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jennyjoan | 10:05 Tue 30th Nov 2021 | ChatterBank
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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?
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Yes banks freeze inactive accounts but not for 6 weeks!
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right - would you know how long the card would have to be inactive.
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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.
A quick google search (amazingingly easy to do) seems to show anything from 6 months to 2 years depending on the bank
i confess i have never heard of this, how awful for your friend..
I can't go one day without using my cards.
No chance of that happening to me then;-)
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LB - I maybe could use my one and only card once a week - I lift enough money to do me for the week
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.
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.
I spend cash and on cards. It's not difficult, diddly.
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I love cash - where I live all the shops take cash. But admit when I do big shops I pay by card.
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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.

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