[ic] Re: Credit card surcharge on Checkout.html

Dan Browning interchange-users@icdevgroup.org
Fri Sep 6 12:49:02 2002


At 05:39 PM 9/6/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >Most credit card merchant agreements include specific provisions that
> >prohibit surcharges or extra fees or price tiers based on the use of their
> >credit card.
>
> >>It's true.  However, they do allow you to increase *all* of your product
> >>prices by 4.1%, and then offer a 4.1% discount for cash items.
>
>Half the retailers in the UK are breaking their agreements then by issuing
>minimum spend levels or incur a surcharge? For example Travel Agents who
>charge a surcharge for cc use when you book a flight/holiday. I will read
>into my Merchant Agreement.

I would be interested if you find that Merchant Agreements in the UK are 
different, let me know after you sober up (which, of course, will be 
necessary after subjecting yourself to such legalese).

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