A method for dot printing on cards comprising: activating an extraction station for placing a card on a support carriage, the carriage including at least a plate-like element for supporting said card, said plate-like element having at least a main edge; - performing a main movement of said carriage for bringing said card to a printing station, said card having at least a main side; - activating said printing station for dot printing on said card; characterized in that placing said card on said carriage comprises: - providing an abutment element facing an output of said extraction station; - providing an abutment structure, comprising: • a first abutment portion that defines a first abutment surface for said card; • a second abutment portion that defines a second abutment surface for said carriage, the first abutment surface having a first distance from said second abutment surface; - placing said carriage at a first position, in which said carriage is interposed between the output of said extraction station and said abutment element, and in which said main edge has a second distance from said second abutment portion larger than said first distance; - placing said card on said plate-like element so that the card extends partly beyond the main edge and the main side has a third distance from the main edge that is larger than said first distance; - moving said card in a first direction so as to - performing a first movement, in a second direction transverse to said first direction, of said carriage toward said abutment structure, so that: • first the main side of said card impinges on said first abutment portion and stops at said first abutment surface, and • then the main edge of said plate-like element impinges on said second abutment portion and reaches said second abutment surface. activating an extraction station for placing a card on a support carriage, the carriage including at least a plate-like element for supporting said card, said plate-like element having at least a main edge; - performing a main movement of said carriage for bringing said card to a printing station, said card having at least a main side; - activating said printing station for dot printing on said card; characterized in that - providing an abutment element facing an output of said extraction station; - providing an abutment structure, comprising: • a first abutment portion that defines a first abutment surface for said card; • a second abutment portion that defines a second abutment surface for said carriage, the first abutment surface having a first distance from said second abutment surface; • a first abutment portion that defines a first abutment surface for said card; • a second abutment portion that defines a second abutment surface for said carriage, the first abutment surface having a first distance from said second abutment surface; - placing said carriage at a first position, in which said carriage is interposed between the output of said extraction station and said abutment element, and in which said main edge has a second distance from said second abutment portion larger than said first distance; - placing said card on said plate-like element so that the card extends partly beyond the main edge and the main side has a third distance from the main edge that is larger than said first distance; - moving said card in a first direction so as to - performing a first movement, in a second direction transverse to said first direction, of said carriage toward said abutment structure, so that: • first the main side of said card impinges on said first abutment portion and stops at said first abutment surface, and • then the main edge of said plate-like element impinges on said second abutment portion and reaches said second abutment surface. • first the main side of said card impinges on said first abutment portion and stops at said first abutment surface, and • then the main edge of said plate-like element impinges on said second abutment portion and reaches said second abutment surface.