On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 10:41:18 +0000, eastender wrote:

He has just got a new debit card (HSBC) so hopefully that will be
contactless but I don't know if they issue them to students.

My bank here in Norway was unable to issue me with a contactless card
before I went to London this summer. They were running a trial for
students only, though.

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jhk