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Unpaid cheque fee - twice

A cheque I wrote from my Santander current account bounced earlier this month - this was my fault, I took my eye off the ball and had insufficient funds for several days.

I just checked my statement online and it shows that 3 days later the same cheque was bounced again, and now I have just been hit with TWO unpaid fees of 25 pounds each.

It's true that I would still have had insufficient funds on the second date, but are Santander allowed to bounce the same cheque more than once thereby pocketing TWO fees? Should I be complaining about this?

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  • Wywth
    Wywth Posts: 5,079 Forumite
    ericpode wrote: »
    A cheque I wrote from my Santander current account bounced earlier this month - this was my fault, I took my eye off the ball and had insufficient funds for several days.

    I just checked my statement online and it shows that 3 days later the same cheque was bounced again, and now I have just been hit with TWO unpaid fees of 25 pounds each.

    It's true that I would still have had insufficient funds on the second date, but are Santander allowed to bounce the same cheque more than once thereby pocketing TWO fees? Should I be complaining about this?

    If it was represented, and again bounced the second time, then yes you will get hit with a second charge.
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