Is my magnetic stripe bank card usable when traveling in the UK ?

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Hurry up and switch to EMV and Paywave. Magnetic stripe cards are no longer accepted in many places as they are too easy to be fraudulently used.

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magnetic stripe cards can't be used in many places.

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