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Charged FIVE times for two tickets!

Hi / sorry if this is in the wrong place or a really silly question - I'm worrying!
My dad and I bought two theatre tickets over the phone with his debit card. It wouldn't go through twice because Dad couldn't remember which postcode his card was registered to but we got there.
Tickets arrived and all was fine until Dad saw he'd been charged £42 five times over by the theatre!!!!
Is it going to be a simple case of phoning the theatre and getting the (rather large sum of) money back? Or do we need to go to the bank? Thanks!

Comments

  • hcb42
    hcb42 Posts: 5,962 Forumite
    Ring the theatre , simple to fix.

    Get the credit cards registered to the home address....
  • Thank you. It is registered to his home address (not business) as it turns out lol. I think he's getting a bit forgetful!
  • RAP_2
    RAP_2 Posts: 402 Forumite
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    Give them a ring and if you get no joy come back here. The guys that post here really know their stuff (not me, I just lurk lol).
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  • Fosterdog
    Fosterdog Posts: 4,948 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    How long ago were the tickets bought? The money may have just been put in holding as a pending transaction which will automatically go back into the account after a few days.
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    As above. If still no joy then contact the bank/credit card company and raise 4 of them as disputed transactions.
  • AnnieO1234
    AnnieO1234 Posts: 1,722 Forumite
    Have you received two tickets or ten? If it's clearly two the theatre shouldn't have a problem at all. If it's ten however you may have a little more difficulty. X
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