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Apple Pay Apple Pay in the UK

It will be an awkward situation if Subway start asking for my debit card. I never take my wallet when I go out for lunch now. I'll order my sandwich, they'll make it, wrap it, hand it over and then tell me "oh your phone won't work any more".

Tough luck, buddy. Its worked the last 20 times I've come here. Guess that sandwich is going in the bin then.
 
From the image shown in the App Store it looks like a QR code (to me).

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I've been using my Clubcard in wallet through Stocard for months now. I always do that Scan as you shop thing at my local Tesco Extra and it scans it on my phone every time!
 
azing said:
I've been using my Clubcard in wallet through Stocard for months now. I always do that Scan as you shop thing at my local Tesco Extra and it scans it on my phone every time!
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Stocard has been too hit or miss with me. It'll work at the fuel pumps, and it'll work at the till if the gun scanner happens to be compatible. Never works on the self serve.

I've put the fob back on my keys now.
 
CasuallyDressed said:
Stocard has been too hit or miss with me. It'll work at the fuel pumps, and it'll work at the till if the gun scanner happens to be compatible. Never works on the self serve.

I've put the fob back on my keys now.
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I experienced the same trying to use that app. I've already had a better success rate using the Wallet app already.
 
brandscill said:
I still find the whole implementation clumsy.

I was in Nero and presented my iPhone after saying I'd pay with card the iPhone didn't first seem to respond to the contactless so I pressed the home button. As I did this it had responded and made the audible beep to say it had paid even though it was now on the home screen. The Barista turned around from the coffee machine and saw me looking confused and then said I'd need to insert my card. She was right, it was now saying I'd need to swipe my card or insert it.

I find the unpredictability annoying, I often prime Apple Pay before I begin or just avoid it all together to save embarrassment of it not working.
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As a visitor to Great Britain last month (from the U.S.), I found the implementation of Apple Pay on London's transport system (the tube and buses) to be fantastically easy. No need to prime anything either -- just held my phone over the circular yellow reader and apple pay popped up waiting for my finger print (whether phone was locked or not). I only wish my city (Philadelphia) had such a system of payment on its public transport. They are still stuck in the 1970s (tokens and flashing passes to a human conductor -- are you kidding me?). Could learn a thing or two from our U.K. friends.
 
Does anyone know if cex have a limit on contactless payments as I noticed in their Durham store last weektheir terminals are contactless
 
caesarp said:
As a visitor to Great Britain last month (from the U.S.), I found the implementation of Apple Pay on London's transport system (the tube and buses) to be fantastically easy. No need to prime anything either -- just held my phone over the circular yellow reader and apple pay popped up waiting for my finger print (whether phone was locked or not). I only wish my city (Philadelphia) had such a system of payment on its public transport. They are still stuck in the 1970s (tokens and flashing passes to a human conductor -- are you kidding me?). Could learn a thing or two from our U.K. friends.
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I wish other transport providers in the UK supported contactless payment like this!!

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nicho said:
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The future is already here in China. ATM withdrawals through Apple Pay. I wonder how long it would take banks to roll this out in the uk...?
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I've seen banking terminals which have a contactless pad in them. Barclays are rolling them out in certain branches. They let you do a wider range of things, including pay in cash and cheques. Not sure what the contactless pad does, I've always just put my card in (automatic action).

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AlecEdworthy said:
I wish other transport providers in the UK supported contactless payment like this!!

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Me too.

Aren't the major rail companies meant to be in discussions to adopt an Oyster style system across the network?

Granted you'd have to make sure you had enough charge to commence and end the journey but would save the hassle of having to collect tickets from the station beforehand.
 
iGeek2014 said:
Me too.

Aren't the major rail companies meant to be in discussions to adopt an Oyster style system across the network?

Granted you'd have to make sure you had enough charge to commence and end the journey but would save the hassle of having to collect tickets from the station beforehand.
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Some are operating an e-ticketing system via a contactless card, however the one my local train provider (East Midlands Trains) uses rarely works (I think I've managed to use it successfully once out of ten or more tries recently). Even then it's just a card you can load ticket on to when buying them from a ticket machine at the station.

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caesarp said:
As a visitor to Great Britain last month (from the U.S.), I found the implementation of Apple Pay on London's transport system (the tube and buses) to be fantastically easy. No need to prime anything either -- just held my phone over the circular yellow reader and apple pay popped up waiting for my finger print (whether phone was locked or not). I only wish my city (Philadelphia) had such a system of payment on its public transport. They are still stuck in the 1970s (tokens and flashing passes to a human conductor -- are you kidding me?). Could learn a thing or two from our U.K. friends.
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Agreed implementation on TFL network is very good
 
AlecEdworthy said:
Some are operating an e-ticketing system via a contactless card, however the one my local train provider (East Midlands Trains) uses rarely works (I think I've managed to use it successfully once out of ten or more tries recently). Even then it's just a card you can load ticket on to when buying them from a ticket machine at the station.
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Southern and Thameslink have a smartcard system that uses contactless readers. At the moment it only supports season tickets (no PAYG, although they're promising that later) and there are some bugs (they still issue paper receipts that you have to carry as the ticket inspectors don't always have readers, and they haven't figured out how to handle interchanges onto the tube everywhere).
 
AlecEdworthy said:
I've seen banking terminals which have a contactless pad in them. Barclays are rolling them out in certain branches. They let you do a wider range of things, including pay in cash and cheques. Not sure what the contactless pad does, I've always just put my card in (automatic action).

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Santander has these types of ATMs too, just tap your card on the pad and type your pin in. Then you can do whatever you can normally do, although you have to keep tapping your card to verify certain actions. It doesn't work with Apple Pay though, I've tried a few times and my iPhone just says there's an issue or something.
 
azing said:
Santander has these types of ATMs too, just tap your card on the pad and type your pin in. Then you can do whatever you can normally do, although you have to keep tapping your card to verify certain actions. It doesn't work with Apple Pay though, I've tried a few times and my iPhone just says there's an issue or something.
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i wonder if it works here because the implementation of apple pay means it is literally cloning an extra CUP card, it's a bit different to how it works in other countries. i'm tempted to try my first direct card but the fees would be huge :/
 
AlecEdworthy said:
Some are operating an e-ticketing system via a contactless card, however the one my local train provider (East Midlands Trains) uses rarely works (I think I've managed to use it successfully once out of ten or more tries recently). Even then it's just a card you can load ticket on to when buying them from a ticket machine at the station.

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Funnily enough East Midlands Trains are also my local train provider.
 
iGeek2014 said:
Me too.

Aren't the major rail companies meant to be in discussions to adopt an Oyster style system across the network?

Granted you'd have to make sure you had enough charge to commence and end the journey but would save the hassle of having to collect tickets from the station beforehand.
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Greater anglia has just introduced a smart ticketing system on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street line. At the moment you can only load Monthly and Annual Season Tickets on to it, though I think there are plans to extend this. At present, you have to use a ticket machine to load the ticket onto the card, which kind of defeats the object. I did read last year that the rail companies in the UK are working on a single system that would be able to use a contactless card in place of a paper ticket.
 
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