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paper billing charges

i have noticed latlely that companys are chargeing fees for paper billing is this legal £1.50 p/m x12= £18 per year per company

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  • Heinz
    Heinz Posts: 11,191 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Car Insurance Carver!
    Yes. It's legal.

    Some give a discount if you opt to go paper-free. All part of the decision-making process when signing up.
    Time has moved on (much quicker than it used to - or so it seems at my age) and my previous advice on residential telephony has been or is now gradually being overtaken by changes in the retail market. Hence, I have now deleted links to my previous 'pearls of wisdom'. I sincerely hope they helped save some of you money.
  • syko29793
    syko29793 Posts: 574 Forumite
    alexf211 wrote: »
    i have noticed latlely that companys are chargeing fees for paper billing is this legal £1.50 p/m x12= £18 per year per company

    Its not a charge for the bill its a discount for not having a paper bill sent to you via post. Not sending a bill via post saves the company money as there is no paper and no postage charges and very little cost in producing a bill so they pass this saving on to the customers.
    More importantly it saves us money too.
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