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Mastercard users may be eligible for up to £70
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The title of this thread and, indeed, the MSE guide is misleading.
It was not necessary to have been a Mastercard user to be able to claim.- Lived in the UK for 3 months (one consecutive period) between 1997 and 2008
- Aged over 16 in that period
- Bought stuff in that period
- Lived in UK on 16th September 2016
- Did not previously waive rights
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Grumpy_chap said:The title of this thread and, indeed, the MSE guide is misleading.
It was not necessary to have been a Mastercard user to be able to claim.Mastercard compensation claim
Are you one of millions due up to £70 from Mastercard – even if you've NEVER had one?
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eskbanker said:Agreed about the thread title, specifying Mastercard users, but the MSE guide, with its prominent subtitle (and subsequent explanation), seems OK to me?0
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DullGreyGuy said:NoodleDoodleMan said:Incidentally - how do Visa cards come into this scenario ?
AmEx is different because its both network and card issuer and so interchange fees only apply to AmEx cards issued by other banks which outside of the US has traditionally been relatively tiny.
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born_again said:Not a chance. Charity begins at home.
I don't think that was ever supposed to mean that charity ends at home.If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.1 -
The original copy on the MSE website said that you need to self certify that you meet the criteria so essentially anybody could claim as the admin and cost to actually verify eligibility would outstrip any potential fraud by making false claims?
Does that mean it is a free for all and all we need is the least publication about it as possible to make sure the amount per claimant doesn't drop to amounts below the cost of a pint?0 -
pecunianonolet said:Does that mean it is a free for all and all we need is the least publication about it as possible to make sure the amount per claimant doesn't drop to amounts below the cost of a pint?0
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Grumpy_chap said:The title of this thread and, indeed, the MSE guide is misleading.
It was not necessary to have been a Mastercard user to be able to claim.- Lived in the UK for 3 months (one consecutive period) between 1997 and 2008
- Aged over 16 in that period
- Bought stuff in that period
- Lived in UK on 16th September 2016
- Did not previously waive rights
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I didn't find the qualifying conditions confusing - but I was initially puzzled as to the logic of how somebody who never had a Mastercard CC could claim compensation.0
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NoodleDoodleMan said:I didn't find the qualifying conditions confusing - but I was initially puzzled as to the logic of how somebody who never had a Mastercard CC could claim compensation.
The idea being because of the higher fees, retailers had higher prices to cover it, so even if you did not have or use a card, so long as you actually bought something (even if paid with cash) then you will have paid higher price than needed to due to factoring the fees for those who did use the card.2
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