BHS not ready for chip & pin

At least two major retail chains will not be ready for the switch over to chip and pin by the February 14th Deadline. BHS and B&Q will not have working chip and pin systems in place and shoppers will still have to sign receipts to verify card purchases.

Barclaycard said liability for any fraud would lie with the weakest link in the chain - the stores that have not installed the systems. Crooks armed with stolen cards will need Pins in most stores so will only be able to forge signatures in the stores that have not switched.