Bank of Ireland moves from Laser to Visa Debit

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 30-10-2010 03:16PM #1

Bank of Ireland (BoI) has confirmed it is to issue current account customers with Visa Debit cards in place of Laser cards from next year, as announced in the Irish Times today.

The bank said it is to begin sending one million replacement debit cards to customers during the second half of 2011.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1029/breaking18.html

This is really useful, especially since they took my credit card away from me:mad:

OutlawPete · 30-10-2010 03:17PM

So have TSB, although I haven't got my card yet.

gonedrinking · 30-10-2010 03:21PM

so we'll finally be able to buy stuff on the net, shame no one has any money anymore though

alwaysadub · 30-10-2010 03:22PM

That's what happens when you don't pay your bills Slasher!:p
Believe me,i should know.

I'm with AIB so i still have my Laser card. Can Visa Debit cards be used online and everything too?

Maddison · 30-10-2010 03:22PM

Yayyyyy!!!!Bank wont give me a credit card cuz I is cr*p with money sooo yayyyyy!!!But Im thinking of abandoning BOI at the mo as they make me angry.

Ruu_Old · 30-10-2010 03:23PM

About time, the Laser was/is pretty pointless. Do the gov. still charge the 20 euro levy on it? If so, how will they make up for that with the new Visa debit?

orourkeda · 30-10-2010 03:24PM

cash is king kids

Gunsfortoys · 30-10-2010 03:27PM

Visa isn't going to work properly for a while. TSB have brought them out and have had nothing but complaints. Apparently, shops need to upgrade their chip and pin devices as the Visa debit doesn't work in a lot of them at the moment.

gonedrinking · 30-10-2010 03:27PM

Debit is king, cash is so 90's

OutlawPete · 30-10-2010 03:27PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

I'm with AIB so i still have my Laser card. Can Visa Debit cards be used online and everything too?

Yup, you just use them as you would an ordinary Visa.

You can even slide them between the cheeks of hooker's arse for extras.

sink · 30-10-2010 03:30PM

I'm with Ulster Bank and got mine earlier this year. It's very handy as it's accepted for just about everything that a Visa credit card would.

The only thing I couldn't do with it was put down an excess deposit on a hire car. They required a credit card for some reason.

I hardly ever use my credit card anymore but still keep it for contingencies.

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 30-10-2010 03:30PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

That's what happens when you don't pay your bills Slasher!:p
Believe me,i should know.

I'm with AIB so i still have my Laser card. Can Visa Debit cards be used online and everything too?

Yep they can

Ruu wrote: »

About time, the Laser was/is pretty pointless. Do the gov. still charge the 20 euro levy on it? If so, how will they make up for that with the new Visa debit?

Yeah, this is just something that had to happen, it would have been foolish to be the last one to switch (looking at you AIB)

As for the levy, it's 20 on a laser and 40 on a credit card (or is it 30?) so there may be a sting there
Also the consumer watchdog warned the banks against adding any charges for this service

sink · 30-10-2010 03:31PM

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Visa isn't going to work properly for a while. TSB have brought them out and have had nothing but complaints. Apparently, shops need to upgrade their chip and pin devices as the Visa debit doesn't work in a lot of them at the moment.

I've been using it for over a month and never not been able to use it in a shop.

LionelNashe · 30-10-2010 03:31PM

Maddison wrote: »

Yayyyyy!!!!Bank wont give me a credit card cuz I is cr*p with money sooo yayyyyy!!!But Im thinking of abandoning BOI at the mo as they make me angry.

I switched from BOI to AIB 14 years ago and BOI still make me angry

Gunsfortoys · 30-10-2010 03:32PM

sink wrote: »

I've been using it for over a month and never not been able to use it in a shop.

Strange, a friend of mine works for them and said they get a lot of complaints. Must just be TSB then.

alwaysadub · 30-10-2010 03:32PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Yup, you just use them as you would an ordinary Visa.

You can even slide them between the cheeks of hooker's arse for extras.

Oh so they're actually better than a Laser card? I want one now!

My hooker only accepts cards that are platinum or above..

kierank01 · 30-10-2010 03:33PM

I have used my tsb visa debit card in shops and irish websites, but the first time that I used in for an international transaction it wouldn't work.

orourkeda · 30-10-2010 03:34PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Oh so they're actually better than a Laser card? I want one now!

My hooker only accepts cards that are platinum or above..

Sounds like she needs to be thought a lesson.

bigneacy · 30-10-2010 03:35PM

gonedrinking wrote: »

Debt is king, cash is so 90's

fyp :pac:

Kinetic^ · 30-10-2010 03:35PM

Now if they'll work on their online banking system to work on more then just IE.

blackbird98 · 30-10-2010 03:35PM

I got mine from TSB a few months ago, the other difference is that you lose the cheque guarantee facility, for whoever still writes cheques

FreudianSlippers · 30-10-2010 03:38PM

I left AIB for Ulster Bank for many reasons, one being they have Visa Debit cards.

Johnny Utah · 30-10-2010 03:41PM

blackbird98 wrote: »

I got mine from TSB a few months ago, the other difference is that you lose the cheque guarantee facility, for whoever still writes cheques

PTSB only started issuing their new Visa Debit card in September of this year (or so I was told).....

El Weirdo · 30-10-2010 03:46PM

I've had a Visa debit from Ulster Bank for ages now. No problems except for one shop saying that they couldn't give me cash back on it.

TPD · 30-10-2010 03:47PM

I've been using my Ulsterbank Visa Debit online and at ATMs in different countries, never given me a bit of grief.

PogMoThoin · 30-10-2010 04:18PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

So have TSB, although I haven't got my card yet.

Got mine from Perm Tsb 3 weeks ago

OutlawPete · 30-10-2010 04:28PM

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Got mine from Perm Tsb 3 weeks ago

:mad:

So, if I order a new ATM card will they give it to me ..

Or is it only automatically issued for those that held Laser cards?

Chris P. Bacon · 30-10-2010 04:30PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

So have TSB, although I haven't got my card yet.

I got mine from TSB a few weeks ago,just ring them and tell them that you want it early,i did and they posted it out to me within the week.

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Visa isn't going to work properly for a while. TSB have brought them out and have had nothing but complaints. Apparently, shops need to upgrade their chip and pin devices as the Visa debit doesn't work in a lot of them at the moment.

I haven't had any issues with it,I've used it in a lot of shops and online with no problems.

biko · 30-10-2010 04:32PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

So have TSB, although I haven't got my card yet.

I got mine a week or so ago.

alwaysadub · 30-10-2010 04:33PM

Pete, maybe TSB are trying to give you a hint. :pac:

OutlawPete · 30-10-2010 04:35PM

Richie Cranium wrote: »

I got mine from TSB a few weeks ago ..

biko wrote: »

I got mine a week or so ago.

alwaysadub wrote: »

Pete, maybe TSB are trying to give you a hint. :pac:

Aye, looks that way alright.

Maybe they have issues with my not always having enough money in my account to meet my vast amount of direct debits.

Banks can be funny like that

Bank of Ireland moves from Laser to Visa Debit

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