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I was charged £12 by Natwest Credit cards last month as a late payment fee.
I was somewhat perturbed by this as they've had a direct debit instruction for the last 12 years to always take the minimum payment, something they do even if I've paid the balance in full.
Muppets. It's not as if it's particularly hard either, bearing in mind my bank account is with them too.
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It's not a fine, it's a tax on the fiscally stupid.
It is a system to generate revenue for banks. It is designed to be. That is why you have to move money back and forth. You are not aware but the type of quid banks generate from fines is comparable to introducing permanent account monthly fees which is what banks are currently threatening to do should they are banned to fine over drafting.
Wasn't it the government that pushed the banks into reducing these charges, and paved the way for actions to reclaim past charges?
Perfect timing, when the aim should be to discourage and reduce personal debt and not add extra burdens on the banks. What a bunch of f***wits. But then we knew that.
Wasn't it the government that pushed the banks into reducing these charges, and paved the way for actions to reclaim past charges?
Perfect timing, when the aim should be to discourage and reduce personal debt and not add extra burdens on the banks. What a bunch of f***wits. But then we knew that.
I understood that it was about whether the charges were fair. Being charged £30 for exceeding your overdraft by a couple of quid obviously wasn't as it didn't cost the banks anywhere near £30.
Probably doesn't cost them £12 either and they do still seem to be making money .....
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The banks were allowed to place a charge to cover their costs - not fine their customers. There is no way that it costs a bank £30 to send a standardised letter to to tell a customer that they have gone overdrawn. I've had instances where an account has incurred a charge which the HSBC place onto the account 30 days later and it is their charge which pushed the account overdrawn which means another charge in 30 days time.
Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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