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Default Sadiq's looming poll tax moment

On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:31:59 +0000
Graeme Wall wrote:
On 17/12/2018 16:19, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:37:46 +0000
Robin wrote:
Meanwhile vast swathes of both the public and private sectors are
operating in the 21st century with employees placing orders and making
payments online. Eg use of payment cards was common when I retired 13
years ago. There were naturally limits on how much could be charged on


A lot of sole traders don't want the hassle or the fees from lugging a card
machine around when they go to jobs.


Don't need a separate machine, there are smart phone apps that will do
the job now.


How does a smartphone app read chip and pin then? Not all cards are
contactless and not all phones have NFC.