In the UK to take Maestro/Switch/Electrom & Solo cards we need the start date and issue number to be able to process payment. A modification was available for 1.0.x as an additional component - http://www.questtech.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=133
I believe this should be built into 1.1 which currently can only be used with credit cards.
A module has been written, follow the link, the installation and configuration instructions should be followed to the letter. Don't forget to put your database name in the SQL code where it says "Your Table"
http://code.google.com/p/vm-ukcreditcard/
The above worked great for my site, highly recommended
Has this been verified on vm 1.1.4?