On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:23:50 +0000
Brian Reay wrote:

I've not seen one in some time but then nor have I signed a credit
card bill in the UK for years, yet I was asked to in the US a year or
so back (ie no PIN) so there could still be imprint machines out
there.

Now many years ago, but I once paid a speeding fine sitting in a police
car like that. Back in the days of '55', the offence was 'Energy Speed',
meaning that it was safe, but the State had to comply with the
National Speed Limit if it wanted to receive Federal Funding.

--
Davey.