On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:57:57 -0500, Stephen Sprunk
wrote:
Do European banks not have the concept of secondary cards? Each
gets
their own card with their own name on it, and they're linked to a
common
account, but secondary card holders are _not_ signatories to the
card
contract and therefore are not legally liable for payment--which
means
they can be minors.

There are "authorised user" cards which are basically that. I had
one on my parents' account (strictly for use with permission only or
for emergencies) but I can't remember how old I was when I got it -
might have been 16 or 18.

Neil

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Neil Williams, Milton Keynes, UK