Paying by card.
Paying by card.
Is it law here in Cyprus that all shops and restaurants etc must now have facilities to be able to pay by card.
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I believe it is, but there are still places that prefer you to pay cash..
Trev..
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I believe there was a problem by getting the card reading machines from JCC.
Louise
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I wonder what the response would be if you tried to use your card at the General Hospital
6 euros to see a consultant, and 10 euros in A&E..
6 euros to see a consultant, and 10 euros in A&E..
Trev..
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Interesting that this is law as I've come across consultants in private hospitals who still ask for cash payment in their offices. Also various smaller shops who give excuses for not having a machine. Apparently, they are quite expensive for the shop keeper to have as one told me of various fees and charges to JCC . Is that so?
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I had to pay recently for a doctors report, at Larnaca general, and I paid by card.
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This is not correct, private doctors have to accept card payment, as do shops I was in retail for many years, and JCC charges were about half a percent or less. And I had four cash machines one for each shop.Kili01 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:52 am Interesting that this is law as I've come across consultants in private hospitals who still ask for cash payment in their offices. Also various smaller shops who give excuses for not having a machine. Apparently, they are quite expensive for the shop keeper to have as one told me of various fees and charges to JCC . Is that so?
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My daughter´s doctor doesn´t accept card payment as he says he has no card reading machine. One of my favourite restaurants does have a card reading machine, but quite often t seems to not be working.WHL wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:41 pmThis is not correct, private doctors have to accept card payment, as do shops I was in retail for many years, and JCC charges were about half a percent or less. And I had four cash machines one for each shop.Kili01 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:52 am Interesting that this is law as I've come across consultants in private hospitals who still ask for cash payment in their offices. Also various smaller shops who give excuses for not having a machine. Apparently, they are quite expensive for the shop keeper to have as one told me of various fees and charges to JCC . Is that so?
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Your doctor is required to have a card machine by law, you can draw your own conclusions why people prefer to be paid in cash ?jeba wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:53 amMy daughter´s doctor doesn´t accept card payment as he says he has no card reading machine. One of my favourite restaurants does have a card reading machine, but quite often t seems to not be working.WHL wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:41 pmThis is not correct, private doctors have to accept card payment, as do shops I was in retail for many years, and JCC charges were about half a percent or less. And I had four cash machines one for each shop.Kili01 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:52 am Interesting that this is law as I've come across consultants in private hospitals who still ask for cash payment in their offices. Also various smaller shops who give excuses for not having a machine. Apparently, they are quite expensive for the shop keeper to have as one told me of various fees and charges to JCC . Is that so?
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.... so what happens if you don't have cash with you and you only have a card?
will a card machine mysteriously appear from a drawer or under the counter?
will a card machine mysteriously appear from a drawer or under the counter?
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With reference to the last sentence, one reason why some people (in this instance doctors) prefer to be paid cash is because they get the money straight away, rather than have to wait for the payment to be processed which may take a few weeks or even months if in the private health sector, especially if they are part of a team providing healthcare rather than an individual. No discount for cash and always a receipt so 'all above board'.WHL wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:37 pmYour doctor is required to have a card machine by law, you can draw your own conclusions why people prefer to be paid in cash ?
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When you get paid by card, the money is in your account the next day, not weeks or months, i had a cash machine for over thirty years so i know what I'm talking about.galexinda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:23 pmWith reference to the last sentence, one reason why some people (in this instance doctors) prefer to be paid cash is because they get the money straight away, rather than have to wait for the payment to be processed which may take a few weeks or even months if in the private health sector, especially if they are part of a team providing healthcare rather than an individual. No discount for cash and always a receipt so 'all above board'.
Ps if the doctor is in a group , it wouldn't matter if he got cash, he wouldn't put it in his pocket, but give it to accounts.
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Our business takes card and transactions taken before 6pm are in our accout before 2pm the next day. day.
I started off with nothing and have most of it left !
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Well, we now know more about the card system, so must draw our own conclusions as to why some businesses and individuals will only accept cash. I know of several presumably working on the' 'black'.
Which is a precarious way of doing business.
Dee
Which is a precarious way of doing business.
Dee
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I don't mind paying cash to small businesses, if I like a particular taverna or kiosk. I want them to survive for my convenience as well as theirs
David
Dishonesty is the second best policy
Dishonesty is the second best policy
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No one is stopping anyone from paying cash, the law says people who want to pay by card have to be given that option.
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When Doctors fees / surgeons fees form part of the total payment and the doctor is part of a group if the whole amount is paid by card (or even if the total amount was paid in cash) it would go via the group accounts system and it is here that there is a delay in paying the doctor / surgeon his fees (which can take several weeks). Therefore, by paying the doctor in cash his fees he then gets his payment straight away and the receipt is submitted as part of the total invoice.WHL wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 4:16 pmWhen you get paid by card, the money is in your account the next day, not weeks or months, i had a cash machine for over thirty years so i know what I'm talking about.galexinda wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 3:23 pmWith reference to the last sentence, one reason why some people (in this instance doctors) prefer to be paid cash is because they get the money straight away, rather than have to wait for the payment to be processed which may take a few weeks or even months if in the private health sector, especially if they are part of a team providing healthcare rather than an individual. No discount for cash and always a receipt so 'all above board'.
Ps if the doctor is in a group , it wouldn't matter if he got cash, he wouldn't put it in his pocket, but give it to accounts.