Do you have a source for this? Lite googling suggests this isn't true now in the UK (e.g., http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/faqs/ http://www.theukcardsa

Do you have a source for this? Lite googling suggests this isn't true now in the UK (e.g., http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/faqs/ http://www.theukcardsassociation.org.uk/faqs/ ) and I can't find any evidence it was true in the past. Edit: it's also not true in France now: http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxation/banking/bank-cards/ http://www.french-property.com/guides/france/finance-taxatio...