Is there not still a law prohibiting the purchase of alcohol on credit? So a debit card is fine but a credit card would be illegal?
Is there not still a law prohibiting the purchase of alcohol on credit? So a debit card is fine but a credit card would be illegal?
No. I'd hate to see the kerfuffle in supermarket checkouts if there was.Originally Posted by oldboots
And was there ever? You've surely always been able to pay by credit card in restaurants. And settle hotel bills.
Diners Club?
Last edited by NickDavies; 16-10-2018 at 18:20.
Pretty sure it was illegal at one time to sell alcohol on credit, possibly repealed once credit or "charge" cards (Diners/Amex) became widely available. It may date back to the various Defence of the Realm Acts where for example "treating" (buying rounds) was illegal or been part of anti-truck laws.
I found this article from 2003:
https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/...to-drinks-sale
Seems that like so many things, it is open to interpretation and in this case how you choose to define "credit".
brewdog canary wharf and clerkenwell
Last edited by hondo; 21-10-2018 at 06:40.
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
The pub curmudgeon tweeted that Sam Smiths -the Bird in Hand Mobberely has stopped taking cards as of today. So there will be somewhere for the Luddites to drink after all.
No cash accepted at all in Cloudwater Brewery Tap Room they didn't even have a price list anywhere either!
'I only drink on two occasions, when I'm thirsty and when I'm not'
Brendan Behan
Trust Sam Smiths to buck the trend! Also in The Falcon in Chester a sign behind the bar states, "Card payments not accepted, this is a 'Cash-Only' establishment."
Öl Nano Brewery & Bar can be added to the "no cash" list.
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