Rip-offs in Credit Card Charges

When your credit card fee is more than what it was supposed to be in retail, think again. You might want to cut your card in half now.
Consumers might not know it, but airlines, holiday companies and cinemas are ripping-off their patrons by imposing a hefty mark-up on card processing fees. While banks typically charge a few pence to process a debit card sale, shoppers can be stung for £5 and often much more. Ryanair, easyJet, Odeon, NCP, Premiere Inn, Eurostar and the Government’s DVLA are guilty in putting a “must-pay” processing fees. Which?, a consumer champion, has lifted the lid on the rip-off.
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