Quasi Cash Fee - Can I reclaim?

GRAHAM2109

Hi

I had a few bets on line and was horrified to see Abbey National have slapped a Quasi Cash Fee on me for these bets.
A friend of mine who is with HSBC also used a creditcard to place same bets and was charged nothing.
Have I a right to claim these fees back? I cant see anything on Martin's site about this kind of fee.

Thanks

Graham

YorkshireBoy

GRAHAM2109 wrote: »

I cant see anything on Martin's site about this kind of fee.

Maybe there's something in your T&C's about them?

GRAHAM2109

The Abbey staff doesn't even know what it is

jamalfatty

Its a cash advance fee, and you'll have absolutely nil chance of claiming them back

TrickyDicky

Most credit cards count betting as a cash advance. So paying from your credit card will incur a fee plus a higher than normal rate of interest from the moment you made the payment.

Also some online gambling, online poker site especially, do all their currency as $, so often you'll get a foreign transaction fee aswell, whether a credit or debit card.

GRAHAM2109

Thanks for the info.
Don't know why HSBC don't make these charges. I am going to Abbey today and closing all my accounts.