Quote Originally Posted by Starter View Post
No we don't use the chip & pin though most major card issuers are going that way. Long overdue. The magnetic strip is way too easy to fool. and there is massive fraud here as a result. In a number of ways you guys are ahead of us.
Over here the magnetic strip is pretty much useless, except in banks. I had a problem where a zip in my wallet broke the chip on my card (actually happened twice before I realised what the problem was) and I couldn't get money or pay for anything anywhere. Even getting money out of cash machines or some places where they have the ability to swipe wouldn't work.

We're now moving towards more 'contactless' places where payments under £20 just require you to hold the card near the machine.

As for driving in the US, sounds like a lot of it is the same as when I was in Canada. The drive from the airport in Toronto to my brother's house 20 minutes away was just madness, the way that people change lanes and how close they drive to each other is insane. It's not so bad out of the City but still not great. On the plus side, at least if some dick is sat in the middle lane you can quite happily undertake him.