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Cancelling 0% cash advance on Credit Card

Hello,
On Thursday I've taken the offer over the phone from MBNA to get £3000 @ 0% on cash advance with a 4% transfer fee.
I've realised I don't actual need the money, do you know if I can retract from the loan without penalties like a normal loan?
Thanks in advance
Benjamin

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  • Bongedone
    Bongedone Posts: 2,457 Forumite
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    Call them?
  • Bongedone wrote: »
    Call them?

    I would like to know before I call them, to make sure they don't fob me of.
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    Was this arranged over the phone? If so, then there should be a mandatory cooling off period. Depending on what type of product you've bought this might typically be 7 or 14 working days. You're certainly within both of these periods, so contact them (by mail, email or fax) and tell them you don't want it. If they try to charge you, mention the mandatory cooling-off period for contracts negotiated over the phone.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • That's what I thought. Thanks.
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