Richard Lloyd, of Which?, said: The government must ensure that all businesses only charge the genui

Posted: September 3, 2012 | Author: sedgie47 | Filed under: Airline Route News , Passenger Advice | Tags: Airlines , Charges , Clampdown , credit card , Debit , Department of Business , Excessive , Imposing , Office of Fair Trading , OFT , Passengers | Leave a comment
Consumer affairs minister Norman Lamb said: Traders will no longer be able to make a profit classic tour eiffel by charging the consumer for credit or debit card use above the amount it costs them to process that payment.
Richard Lloyd, of Which?, said: The government must ensure that all businesses only charge the genuine cost they incur for processing the payment and that they are upfront, and make this clear to consumers.
Eleven other airlines were forced to put their debit card surcharges in their headline ticket prices, instead of adding them at the end of the booking process, after a further investigation by the OFT.
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