in the UK, aplasticcardyou show when you arepayingfor something bychequetoprovethatyourbankwillpaythecheque. Adebitcardcan be used for the samepurpose.
For a long time we had a £25 marking on achequecard.
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In real terms the £50chequecardhas declined enormously in the period since it was introduced.
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It will be similar to a bankchequecard.
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It may be that such a voluntary system would help to curbchequecardfraud.
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If a thief goes to the trouble of forging achequecard, it can be used only with the one personalised cheque book.
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Moreover, it is virtually impossible to cash a cheque without achequecard.
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The local post office could operate a discretionary cashback facility to customers, which they could do even without any machinery other than the guarantee implied by thechequecard.
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If the steward happens to be especially helpful, he will go on to say that it can be a driving licence or a bankchequecard.
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For example, the banking industry loses about £0·25 billion a year throughchequecardfraud because of the lack of any suitable bona fide identity card.
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If one is not required to carry a driving licence, or if one does not possess one, presumably the bankchequecardis thought to be a suitable alternative.
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