UK’s south east is credit card central

The south east of Britain has been found to have the greatest number of credit card holders per capita than any other region.

A recent survey by the UK payments association, APACS, has revealed the payment habits of people and how they vary from region to region.

Results revealed that 75 per cent of adults in the south east have credit cards compared with the national total of 67 per cent.

Furthermore, it found, people in the north east are less likely to regularly use cheques than anywhere else while in the North West, people make more regular visits to cash machines, withdrawing £5,355 more than anywhere else in the UK.

Sandra Quinn, director of communications at APACS, said: “Different parts of Britain have long been associated with certain payment stereotypes – whether those are about being overly careful with spending or flash with the cash – and these guides – drawn from the UK’s ongoing largest study of payments behaviour – offer a revealing and interesting look behind the statistics.”

She added that although the majority of people are happy with the payment methods available, managing finances can be made easier and more convenient by “taking advantage” of the various options.

The regional comparisons were based on a survey of 4046 adults representing the most comprehensive ongoing survey of its kind.

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