Originally Posted by
sciconf
Sorry for the confusion - I meant "not contactless" - I can not insert my card to get charged?
The Barclays card are chip enabled but not contactless. This can not be used on London Bus?
I can not insert it and be charged?
Correct. In some places, including all UK buses I've been on in the last few years, it's not possible to pay with a credit/debit card if contactless doesn't work and you don't have your credit card info loaded on your phone (or smart watch) in some way. There's no possibility on the bus to insert the card. The difference between London buses and other buses in the UK is that most (possibly all?) other buses will take cash but London buses will not.
There's a description of which payments work for London transport, including buses, here:
https://tfl.gov.uk/fares/how-to-pay-...-pay-as-you-go Garmin pay does work, according to that website. I have no knowledge of how well garmin pay will work in general in Europe.