FACUA Consumers in Action has warned of the practice of some beach bars and summer terraces of imposing cash as the only form of payment, alleging that their dataphone or POS (Point of Sale Terminal) is permanently damaged.

As reported by the consumer organization in a statement, if at the entrance of an establishment there is a sign indicating that they accept card payments, it will be the client who decides how to pay the amount of the account and that in no case can he be forced to a user to pay an account in cash if they have been previously informed that card payment is possible.

If the establishment does not accept this form of payment for some reason, you must provide a bank account so that a transfer can be made or a mobile number to pay the amount through Bizum.

“Beyond whether it is true or not that the dataphone does not work, FACUA has located some of these establishments in which the poster that informs about this failure is laminated or even framed and with dust on it”, denounced the consumer association, which has specified that, in these cases, “it is clear that it is not a one-time failure of the card payment device, but a common practice on the part of the owner of the establishment”.

The association has reported that, in these cases, the consumer can report the facts to the consumer agency of their autonomous community for the possible existence of an infraction and bring the facts to the attention of the Treasury, given the possibility that the establishment in question only accept cash payments to avoid declaring part of your income.