"tim....." wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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tim..... wrote:
I hadn't realised that banks passed the cardholder's name to the
retailer as part of the transaction and don't recall ever having had
a
receipt of this kind showing my name.

And you're right. Just looked at the receipt and there isn't a name on
it. Or even the full card number. Which means it's of no use on its
own to prove I made a purchase when I said I did as I could simply
have picked one up from the carpark floor, or out of a trolley, etc.
Unless the receipt number is cross referenced to the actual purchase,
which then is cross referenced to me.

Lidl's stored transaction will have the full number. If you tried to
claim someone else's receipt as yours you wouldn't be able to fill in
the rest of the blanks

Yes - of course Lidl have the full details. Point I was making was the
car
park lot asked for my till receipt to prove I made a purchase. Which it
on
its own doesn't.

I accept that you could have picked up someone else's receipt

This seems a very marginal case here, so they probably just take the risk.

After all, the receipt that you pick up has to have the right time on it
for the time of your parking transgression, AND it has to be one for which
the actual owner hasn't already registered his car - think of the
consequences if you fail the latter - potential jail time! [1]

Not too many people are going to take that risk to avoid a 20 quid fine

There is no 20 quid fine.

[1] probably not for a first offence, I admit

No chance of jail time even if it wasn't first offence.