Never Knew This

[jennyjoan]

My friend who has been very sick and in hospital for 6 weeks and got home last Monday. Anyway she tried to order groceries online and her card was blocked.

Had a terrible time contacting the bank (she can't breathe) who said that her card was blocked because inactivity. After a bit of time it was sorted.

Would that be true, like I could lift money if I wanted - to do me for a month and a half but I don't think I would have been blocked, well I don't think so. Would this be correct?

[Redhelen72]

Yes banks freeze inactive accounts but not for 6 weeks!

[jennyjoan]

right - would you know how long the card would have to be inactive.

[jennyjoan]

I can't see her as she is in Bangor - she lives on her own - so I'm thinking perhaps being very sick at home as well - she hadn't been purchasing for some weeks prior to going into hospital.

[Redhelen72]

A quick google search (amazingingly easy to do) seems to show anything from 6 months to 2 years depending on the bank

[emmie]

i confess i have never heard of this, how awful for your friend..

[ladybirder]

I can't go one day without using my cards.
No chance of that happening to me then;-)

[jennyjoan]

LB - I maybe could use my one and only card once a week - I lift enough money to do me for the week

[diddlydo]

Jennyjoan - how do you manage to spend actual cash in the current climate? I've still got the same £10 note in my purse that I've had since March 2020 as no retailers around here accept cash.

[ladybirder]

I don't do cash jj any more now since they take cards for small amounts in shops.
Except I did get some a couple of days ago so I have cash ready to give as Christmas Thank You gifts to my favourite delivery guys and gals.

[naomi24]

I spend cash and on cards. It's not difficult, diddly.

[jennyjoan]

I love cash - where I live all the shops take cash. But admit when I do big shops I pay by card.

[jennyjoan]

I don't have contactless on my card - I didn't want it - I'm too afraid of losing the card as I can be careless at times.