same, and i have used my card to buy plenty of games already

Dito.
I hate living in 1984

I cannot look at the store page for games that i already own

You are adding a credit card and not a debit card right?

Yep it's fking ridiculous, not only does it have to be a credit card and not a debit card but it also can't be overdrawn because a £1 transaction has to go through.

So if your credit score is too low to get a credit card or you get one declined because you're unemployed you're just screwed. Welcome to CCP UK.

Debit cards don't work, it has to be a credit card and only one of the credit cards Steam's age verification system is recognising. At this time Steam has said it is unprepared to offer any other way to age verify even if said alternate way is one accepted under Category 1 of the OSA

Same

One issue is that to have a credit card you usually have to be at least 18 years old, while debit cards can be available to those under 18. I had my first checking account at 13 and probably could have had a debit card if they had existed back then.

This is happening to me as well. I've attempted to add my card four times, each time Steam took £1 from my bank, so £4 in total and I'm still unable to view adult rated content. Sounds like theft me.

When I try to view adult content, it tells me to add a card. So I add the card, it says it's successful and £1 get's removed from my bank... however, when I try to view the adult content after adding the card, it just takes me back to the page where it asks to add a card.

When I do, I can see my card in the drop down list... I select it, choose continue and... yeah, back to the Add Credit Card screen.

I'm just going around in circles. I've lost money AND I still can't view the content I want. I've contacted Steam support and on Twitter X, so we'll see.

EDIT: So some people here are saying that Debit Cards don't work? Yet it still takes money out of our banks for verification? As I said above, definitely sounds like theft!

Oprindeligt skrevet af -Tr¡Ρ-:

Yep it's fking ridiculous, not only does it have to be a credit card and not a debit card but it also can't be overdrawn because a £1 transaction has to go through.

So if your credit score is too low to get a credit card or you get one declined because you're unemployed you're just screwed. Welcome to CCP UK.

UK has gone insane

As a adult it took me ages when i first ordered a credit card. Simply becaus it cost atleast 50€ a year and just could pay with debit cards. However when i needed something online i needed a Credit card. But these days its not always neccesary anymore. Well its now neccesary again, the world is running backwards.

Would't be suprised Visa & mastercard are working close with the goverment to increase sales/cardholders...

So in the UK also no giftcards anymore?

Oprindeligt skrevet af PureChaosX:

This is happening to me as well. I've attempted to add my card four times, each time Steam took £1 from my bank, so £4 in total and I'm still unable to view adult rated content. Sounds like theft me.

When I try to view adult content, it tells me to add a card. So I add the card, it says it's successful and £1 get's removed from my bank... however, when I try to view the adult content after adding the card, it just takes me back to the page where it asks to add a card.

When I do, I can see my card in the drop down list... I select it, choose continue and... yeah, back to the Add Credit Card screen.

I'm just going around in circles. I've lost money AND I still can't view the content I want. I've contacted Steam support and on Twitter X, so we'll see.

EDIT: So some people here are saying that Debit Cards don't work? Yet it still takes money out of our banks for verification? As I said above, definitely sounds like theft!

They aren't taking any money. It's just an authorization to verify that the account is valid and will drop off in a few days.

Debit cards don't work because they are frequently available to teens (13-17) while credit cards are usually only allowed to be issued to people 18+.

I wonder if a Visa Prepaid CitizenCard would work since that has a built system for age verification just not sure if Steam would accept it at current.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Covargo:

I wonder if a Visa Prepaid CitizenCard would work since that has a built system for age verification just not sure if Steam would accept it at current.

It might not because the card numbers used also reveal what type of card it is (credit, debit, pre-paid).

Oprindeligt skrevet af JPMcMillen:

They aren't taking any money. It's just an authorization to verify that the account is valid and will drop off in a few days.

Debit cards don't work because they are frequently available to teens (13-17) while credit cards are usually only allowed to be issued to people 18+.

It seems you are correct sir... just checked my bank and there are no withdrawals of £1. So that's one good thing at least.

Still pretty obscene that credit card identification is the only way to prove your age. Severely limiting the amount of people who can purchase certain content on Steam if they don't have a credit card.

i live in Uk and can't even get a credit card , seems steam really did not think this one through.