Apacs says that chip-and-pin remains the safest method of payment for goods and services but was never claimed to be foolproof.

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But the Home Office also says none of these reforms has been shown to be foolproof in other countries - and in some cases have made the situation worse.

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Moreover, they are unlikely to be foolproof.

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The information needed to be foolproof.

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Given the reductions in subsidies to localities he is proposing in his next budget, he wants to be sure that local authorities have foolproof cost-cutting mechanisms at their disposal.

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The system is not foolproof, though it is designed to be nearly so.

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If anything can get American consumers to use their mobile phones for commerce it will be saving money at checkout through foolproof beaming coupons.

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It is a phenomenon said to be part of the demise last year of Jessops and Comet, and a survey by agency Foolproof found that 24% of us admitted to doing it in the run-up to last Christmas.

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