Debit cards

Some Hotel Chocolat customers have had payments taken from their accounts this month for purchases made a year ago.

Many holidaymakers will soon be jetting off for the summer, but before you go it's sometimes worth contacting your bank or credit card provider to let them know.

Two budget airlines have scrapped fees for the privilege of paying by debit card, ahead of Government moves to ban surcharges.

The dreaded fee to buy foreign currency in the UK on a debit card is slowly dying, after banks were forced to axe the charge following pressure from the Office of Fair Trading.

Some bank staff are giving consumers the wrong information about cancelling regular card payments, research reveals today.

Filmgoers in England and Wales will no longer be charged payment fees when buying cinema tickets online or over the phone from Cineworld.

The Government is to block firms from using "hidden" credit and debit card surcharges to ramp up the price of flights, concert tickets and other goods.

A number of banks will end the controversial practice of charging their debit card customers to take out foreign currency from a bureau de change in the UK, following an agreement with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

A combination of complex charges and poor or misleading information means consumers are paying too much when buying foreign money or using cards overseas, a lobby group says.

Consumers need to make sure they don't get caught out when cheque guarantee cards are scrapped tomorrow.