Coronavirus Precautions

I almost always use contactless anyway and rarely carry cash. If I need to use an atm or handle cash I'll always put my gloves on - as they are so visibly filthy.

The same goes for handles of shopping baskets, doors and trolleys as they're equally bad. I can throw cotton gloves in a hot wash.

A really thorough hand wash when arriving home is a good habit.

My gloves are part of me like putting on a coat and are never removed when handling anything outside the home. I leave them on when shopping at all times, always have done.

Initially because my hands are always cold, but more so now with bugs about. Soaked overnight in Dettol, dried and ready to use. They're ordinary thermal gloves for outdoors and easy to wear when handling money or using the cash machine.

If you have Apple Pay on your phone, there is no limit.

Only true if shops haven't imposed their own limits. Tesco limit Apply Pay to £30, same as the contactless limit.

I have thought that the fashion for wearing gloves all year round could come back. Cotton summer ones could be washed. I don’t think I’d like to wear the latex ones for too long.
Off to see if ebay has any fetching lace ones! ???

If you have Apple Pay on your phone, there is no limit.

I think everyone has to be evangelical about hand washing, it's all we can do really, cash machines and key pads are no doubt filthy, some certainly look that way, but it's all surfaces, we unconsciously touch them all the time. I've just come in from the supermarket. As soon as I come in it's a thorough hand wash with soap and hot water rather than a cursory one. I find it hard not to touch my face, because my hair is prone to blow about, that's another thing we shouldn't do.

As you can only tap for £30 or less is the risk from touching the keys when tapping in you PIN as bad as handling cash.
Just a thought.