bank card chip has broken...any way to bring it back to life?

[joko]

tried to use my bank card in about 3 places and the machines just dont even acknowledge that there is even a card in it - may as well be inserting a donor card or something

the bank have said the chip must have died or got damaged an isnt recognised

they are sending a new one but is there any way to bring it back to life?

i like the numbers on this card you see and have memorised them...so would like to keep it if possible

cheers

[gingejbee]

Surely a replacement card will have all the same numbers on it?

[daffy654]

Replacement card will have the same numbers on the front and same PIN, but will have a different 3 digit security code (last 3 numbers on signature strip).

[heathfield]

It's gone to that great ATM in the sky, Joko.

[fadeout73]

Gingejbee & Daffy, I had a replacement card not that long ago and the long card number was different together with the 3 digit security code. The only numbers that stayed the same were the account number and sort code.

[daffy654]

How strange fadeout. My replacement cards have always had the same (long) number on the front each time. The only time it changed was when the bank changed my card from a Visa Electron to a Visa Debit.

[boxtops]

ditto, for security reasons - but the PIN stayed the same so I didn't have to remember a new one.
Joko, if you have any on-line banking payments etc., remember to use the new card number when it arrives - I forgot to change mine to send payments to one of my cards (after it was stolen) and I ran the risk of the credits not getting to the right account.

[gingejbee]

Fadeout - now you mention it.... my last card had a slightly different card number and security code. Didn't concern me because I don't care to memorise them!

[Postdog]

regarding the change of number, if you use any services which require access to the card (amazon, lottery, whatever) you need to log into these and change the card details.

[joko]

they change the last 4 digits of the long number and the security code every time...also the issue and expiry dates

they do not stay the same, as it would be pointless to stop a stolen card if the new one had all the same details!

[bednobs]

if you have asked for a new one they will cancel the old one

[wildwood]

Precisely bednobs, When we get our new card for the next two years it has the same number as the expired one but if you get a replacement card (stolen, lost etc) they change the number for security.
Mrs WW and I have a joined account and have a card each but the last four numbers are different eventhough we have the same pin.

[magicmerlin]

New card will come with its own unique pin which should arrive before card.

Once you have registered new card you will be able to change PIN to whatever 4 digit number you want.

[Mosaic]

Plus, if you could fix them, then it would mean thieves could use them even when they've been cut up.

[joko]

mosaic...the card is not physically broken or cut up! - i am not asking for a way to glue it back together... it looks completely normal ... but rather the chips data has been damaged, wiped or disabled somehow...

[237SJ]

There is no way to bring it back to life. When you pay with a card that can`t be read by a chip and pin machine the machine operator will ask you for another form of payment (cash or another card). It`s inconvenient but the only way is to cut your losses and get a new card i`m afraid.

[albaqwerty]

I've heard that keeping cards away from anything magnetic will prevent the chip from going haywire.

Do not dit it on top of the telly for example (unless that's an urban myth)