Originally Posted by
gnarly
However, to get back on track with this thread, when presenting an American Express card, you will need to insist on using the BoV machine and swiping the card. As although I have UK issued Amex Platinum and BA Amex cards with PINs, the machine will only work in swipe mode.
There's lots of places that you can use an Amex with pin here in Europe. Some places still haven't upgraded their machines to do this, true, but most places I use my Amex work with the pin.