Credit card

A credit card was a plastic card used to buy goods or services.

In 1981, Peri Brown paid for a room at the Marriott Hotel with the Doctor's credit card. (PROSE: Blue Box)

Polly Wright, who was from 1966, was fascinated by credit cards when she visited the year 1994. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)

On 19 May 1998, the Galaxy IV communications satellite failed, crippling the US pager networks, several broadcast news services, and even some credit card verification. (PROSE: Millennium Shock)

The Seventh Doctor gave Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane unlimited credit cards. Bernice used hers to hire a group of soldiers to escort an archaeological expedition. Jason used his in an attempt to bribe a guard into letting him and his friends escape. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)

Chris Cwej gave Christine Summerfield an unlimited credit card, which she used to travel to the colony worlds. (PROSE: Dead Romance)

In 2007, the Tenth Doctor rewarded Kate Yates for her assistance by using his sonic screwdriver to wipe out her credit card debts, ruining her credit rating permanently in the process. (PROSE: I Am a Dalek)

In 2008, Max Capricorn Cruiseliners issued a million-pound credit card to Mr Copper for purchasing trinkets from the local life forms. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

The Tenth Doctor gave Donna Noble a credit card when she went on a shopping spree on Liater. (COMIC: The Greatest Mall in the Universe)

The Doctor owned a psychic credit card. (PROSE: Only Human, Touched by an Angel)