FinancialAdvice.co.uk Logo

Qualified advisers answering your
Financial Questions
call 0800 092 1245

£2bn bank charge claim back on cards

A pot of £2.12 billion is waiting to be claimed by consumers who have been charged by credit card issuers.According to uSwitch, 18.96 million British consumers has been charged a total of £4 billion in bank charges and more than half have not claimed their money back.The price comparison site estimates that 52 per cent of customers have not reclaimed money charged by their banks and credit card providers, equalling £2.12 billion in unclaimed fees. Campaigners claim that charges as much as £30 are unlawful, as banks are only supposed to charge fees to cover administration costs.Consumers are being urged to reclaim bank charges, for bounced cheques and exceeded overdraft limits, as banks have been automatically refunding fees rather than see potentially damaging test cases taken to court. Thousands of pounds has already been paid to consumers in overdraft and other fees, with many people downloading pro-forma letters from internet sites.Nick White, director of financial services at uSwitch, said: "While the majority of banks are bending over backwards to refund bank charges to those consumers that take the initiative to fight back, this is not because the banks have gone soft in the last couple of months."Banks are reported to be considering imposing annual fees for standard current accounts, but 83 per cent of the 4,450 consumers polled by YouGov on behalf of uSwitch said that they would ditch their bank if annual fees were introduced.

Share this..

Related stories

Financial Guides

Financial Calculators

Our useful calculators can help you get your finances in order:



Latest News

Blogs

Helpful new tax year facts that could affect you and your money


Blog | Seven helpful new 2016/2017 tax year facts that could affect you and your money. Our recent online blog shares a brief outline on how to stay up to date.


Read more

Useful Links

Popular Searches

Please Enter More Details

 
Enter More Details
Continue