Flights Paid For - Human Error Involved - Cancel Card Payment?

jacques_chirac

Glynnar wrote: »

Yep. Ok I hang my head in shame right now. It's my fault. I am stupid and I failed to check. I have beat myself up enough here thanks! :T

It doesn't answer my question though I'm afraid.

You can request a chargeback (refund). The bank will consider your case, and they will refuse the chargeback. You cannot cancel a payment simply because you have changed your mind.

Voyager2002

Personally, I think that if I could cancel the payment I would do so.

As others have pointed out, you are still bound by your contract with 'On the Beach' but if they were to issue court proceedings, the defect in their web site would be a pretty good defence. And their failure to address the problem today, while you believe you can still withold payment, is unlikely to impress a court.

Note that this discussion is of academic interest (unless your card provider is exceptionally helpful, which I doubt). As has just been posted, the practical situation is as follows:

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You can request a chargeback (refund). The bank will consider your case, and they will refuse the chargeback. You cannot cancel a payment simply because you have changed your mind.
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jacques_chirac

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Personally, I think that if I could cancel the payment I would do so.

As others have pointed out, you are still bound by your contract with 'On the Beach' but if they were to issue court proceedings, the defect in their web site would be a pretty good defence. And their failure to address the problem today, while you believe you can still withold payment, is unlikely to impress a court.

There is no defect. If you enter a search it gives you a number of options around the date entered. The date/ airline/ airport etc is very clear in these results.

Glynnar

jacques_chirac wrote: »

There is no defect. If you enter a search it gives you a number of options around the date entered. The date/ airline/ airport etc is very clear in these results.

The search criteria was "Birmingham only" and "no flexibility in dates"

In smallprint - The outbound was Birmingham to Malaga (3 days before the search criteria)
The inbound was Malaga to East Mids (3 days before the search criteria)

If you have a little bit of time, check out onthebeach website and attempt a rigid search.

jacques_chirac

Glynnar wrote: »

The search criteria was "Birmingham only" and "no flexibility in dates"

In smallprint - The outbound was Birmingham to Malaga (3 days before the search criteria)
The inbound was Malaga to East Mids (3 days before the search criteria)

If you have a little bit of time, check out onthebeach website and attempt a rigid search.

I have looked at the website. You did not read what you were agreeing to. The information could not be clearer.

Paige_Turner

I have to agree with Jaques, I have booked holidays via onthebeach before and found the information very clear. TBH when making such a large purchase I always double/triple check what I'm paying for.

Glynnar

Paige_Turner wrote: »

I have to agree with Jaques, I have booked holidays via onthebeach before and found the information very clear. TBH when making such a large purchase I always double/triple check what I'm paying for.

Again, my fault. *fistpalms my face*. Thanks. I should have double/triple/quadruple checked. I'm pretty sure my conscience has made this clear a number of times!

I am asking what my rights are, not how silly I was, Paige.

bengal-stripe

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Personally, I think that if I could cancel the payment I would do so.

You cannot cancel a Credit- or Debit Card payment which has been authorized: the transaction will have to go through regardless. If there are good reasons, you might subsequently get a refund.

Otherwise people would go into shops, buy goods, pay with cards, then cancel the payment, keep the goods and let the retailer chase after the monies. (When cheque cards were still around, you could not cancel a cheque which was backed-up by card.)

jacques_chirac

Glynnar wrote: »

Again, my fault. *fistpalms my face*. Thanks. I should have double/triple/quadruple checked. I'm pretty sure my conscience has made this clear a number of times!

I am asking what my rights are, not how silly I was, Paige.

And you have been told them here:

jacques_chirac wrote: »

You can request a chargeback (refund). The bank will consider your case, and they will refuse the chargeback. You cannot cancel a payment simply because you have changed your mind.

Glynnar

bengal-stripe wrote: »

You cannot cancel a Credit- or Debit Card payment which has been authorized: the transaction will have to go through regardless. If there are good reasons, you might subsequently get a refund.

Otherwise people would go into shops, buy goods, pay with cards, then cancel the payment, keep the goods and let the retailer chase after the monies. (When cheque cards were still around, you could not cancel a cheque which was backed-up by card.)

Very true. A good way to look at it. It did cross my mind. The payment was pending when I called Barclaycard last night and they said the payment request needs to be "received" by them. I guess I'm not going on holiday and I have a flight to pay for that I'm not going to make! haha