Itās not allowed. There is only a 0.2 second time limit to confirm or deny the transaction.
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It came as an unpleasant surprise to me when transiting through Dubai that overseas merchantsā card readers can override your bankās contactless limit. Back then the limit was Ā£30, I was fumbling with chip and PIN and voilĆ , the payment went through. 
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And this is why people use Uber.
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I just like knowing how much it is upfront.
Iāve had experiences before with traditional taxis where Iāve agreed a price upfront with the driver, only for them to try and get more out of me at the destination.
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Wouldnāt setting your contactless limit to Ā£50 or something like that have helped prevent things like this when youāre abroad?
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I have no idea why that was hidden.
Edit: Iām guessing the swearing in the image. So images also get scanned.
Basically he got his refund plus Ā£180 for the complaint.
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I always love the āsob storiesā āI went to Paris to recover from the grief of losing my dog.ā.
Its like the āMy account got blocked and now I canāt buy any foodā threads 
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I tried setting mine to Ā£45 - the last limit before it jumped to Ā£100, got annoyed instantly with the constant PIN prompts. Ā£50 is still the best limit. Setting the limit to anything that youāre not willing to lose as if it was cash is wild. 
This doesnāt apply to Apple Pay or other digital wallets, only the physical I believe.
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Apple Pay can override the debit card limit you set up with your banks, Google Wallet canāt. Both can authorise credit payments higher than the default Ā£100 though.
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And the person in the article was obviously using Apple Pay, else the ā¬570 wouldnāt have gone through.
Unless they used chip and pin but then they mustāve been really stupid to not see it on the screen.
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Thatās made me think twice about using Apple Pay everywhere on an upcoming holiday then
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Just check the amount first and youāll be fine.
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I could be wrong, but Iām sure one recently had checked the amount and paid as normal but a second presentment went in for a much higher amount?
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Customers that can take ID photos, 75 million of them.
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Wrong thread. This message is similar to those I have seen on Reddit about Wise. Monzo, Revolut, Lloyds, Monese.
Same wording, same complaint.
Is it you making all those posts?
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