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Manchester Metrolink declines Contactless payments but will accept chip and pin.

Hi Nick, This thread is for retail and food. The issue with Manchester Metrolink is already reported in the travel one: Known Issues + Bugs Transport 🚙

Apologies. Didn’t realise there were specific threads! Thanks

Issue in ‘Greggs’ using Contactless.

I’ve had an issue using the card in Tesco, chip and pin payment. This may be because I requested £20 cash back…Not sure if this is a known issue?

RichardR: Correct, cashback is not supported on any of the current Monzo cards. This due to it being a prepaid card. Once we have a full current account running the debit cards associated with that should allow Cashback (that comment not a reply to RichardR who well aware of that but for ne…

http://brandedvending.co.uk 's machines don’t appear to work with Monzo cards in any way at all. Had to resort to Android pay

I have been using my card at Greg’s for a good week, contactless and chip +pin with no issues. This is branch inside an esso petrol station but they are using a separate till system.

Greggs worked fine for me today with contactless. It was a new machine though not one of their old machines with the big touch pad

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Rika (Scarlet) 10 October 2016 16:43 8

Correct, cashback is not supported on any of the current Monzo cards.

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