is it a rip off?

pinochio

Ok so its not a credit card questions that's because I found nothing relating to debit cards.


A parking charge notice from a private car park (for shoppers) was sent to a disabled friend who thought blue badge holders parked free as there was no indication on the bays disabled had to pay.


They could have paid on the autoline but didn't like the 'Paying by credit or debit charge their is a surcharge of £.50' which I thought had been changed after EU changed the law which started on March 1st 2015. I've asked my bank what they charge businesses am waiting answer.
Thanks for your time lads and lasses.

[Deleted User]

They can only charge what it costs them - which may be 50p, when all costs are taken into account, not just bank charges.

Vortigern

It's not the 50p that's the rip-off - it's the parking fee on a shoppers' car park.

It is possible to avoid paying it - visit the parking board to learn how.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

pogofish

pinochio wrote: »

Ok so its not a credit card questions that's because I found nothing relating to debit cards.


A parking charge notice from a private car park (for shoppers) was sent to a disabled friend who thought blue badge holders parked free as there was no indication on the bays disabled had to pay.


They could have paid on the autoline but didn't like the 'Paying by credit or debit charge their is a surcharge of £.50' which I thought had been changed after EU changed the law which started on March 1st 2015. I've asked my bank what they charge businesses am waiting answer.
Thanks for your time lads and lasses.

Debit Cards are under the remit of the Banking Forum.

And yes, get yourself into the Parking Tickets Forum and read the Newbies Sticky for the roadmap to see them-off.

antrobus

pinochio wrote: »

...A parking charge notice from a private car park (for shoppers) was sent to a disabled friend who thought blue badge holders parked free as there was no indication on the bays disabled had to pay....

Are you saying that your friend parked in a pay and display car park on the assumption that blue badge holders did not have to pay?

pinochio wrote: »

...They could have paid on the autoline but didn't like the 'Paying by credit or debit charge their is a surcharge of £.50' which I thought had been changed after EU changed the law which started on March 1st 2015.....

Not yet. There is a ban on card surcharges in PSD2, but that's not yet in effect.

pinochio wrote: »

...I've asked my bank what they charge businesses am waiting answer.....

It's nothing to do with your bank. It's VISA and Mastercard that levy the charges.