Britons addicted to credit cards.(Business)

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: November 3, 2004 | Copyright information

Britons are 'officially addicted' to plastic, according to a report on credit cards.

We hold more credit cards than anywhere else in Europe - equivalent to two cards for every man, woman and child, the survey for market analyst Datamonitor found.

This level is double the European average, and the UK is also the only country in Europe with more credit cards than people.

In 2003 67 million credit cards were in circulation in the UK, accounting for mo...

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