IF YOU’RE

out shopping and run out of cash with only your car keys to hand, this could prove a godsend.

Upmarket French carmaker DS — part of the Peugeot-Citroen group — has joined with Barclaycard to create what they claim to be the UK’s, and possibly the world’s, first ‘ contactless’ car- key payment system.

Instead of tapping a debit card on the payment machine, just wave your key (above). The same radio frequency identification technology used in electronic car keys to open doors and start the engine will debit your account.

At first, it’ll only be available to customers who order the DS 3 Connected Chic model, from £15,775, during September. And you have to be a UK-registered Visa or MasterCard debit or credit card holder.