Tim Watts wrote:
On 10/07/15 12:04, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Was surprised they demanded a credit card at the start - not had that in a
pub before.

That's common in London.

Not uncommon elsewhere. It seems very sensible to me. Organised places
(I'm thinking of continental Europe here) put the card in locker and
hand you the key.

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Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England