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Sportingbet have announced that they will now charge customers for making deposits with debit cards. This is outrageous. Here are a couple of questions and answers from their Customer Help FAQs:
Why am I being charged to make a deposit?
From February 2012 part of the transaction cost/fee, previously absorbed, will now be passed on to the Customer.
From the recent OFT report on airlines and other operations making "hidden add-on charges" we learnt that banks made charges to vendors for accepting debit card payments of approximately 20p per transaction. I was charged £1 to make a deposit of £160. A 900% profit is not to be sniffed at in these trying times.
Can I reduce deposit fees?
If you wish to make a deposit, you can reduce or cancel any pending withdrawal instead, thereby incurring no fees for the deposit.
Well, that's a generous concession. You will incur no charges if you use funds that are already resting in your account (copyright Father Ted).
Over the years I have been requested to close my account by a few bookmakers. I have had others close my account by suddenly and mysteriously going out of business. To the best of my recollection Sportingbet will be the first bookmaker that I have banned from taking my bets.
Why am I being charged to make a deposit?
From February 2012 part of the transaction cost/fee, previously absorbed, will now be passed on to the Customer.
From the recent OFT report on airlines and other operations making "hidden add-on charges" we learnt that banks made charges to vendors for accepting debit card payments of approximately 20p per transaction. I was charged £1 to make a deposit of £160. A 900% profit is not to be sniffed at in these trying times.
Can I reduce deposit fees?
If you wish to make a deposit, you can reduce or cancel any pending withdrawal instead, thereby incurring no fees for the deposit.
Well, that's a generous concession. You will incur no charges if you use funds that are already resting in your account (copyright Father Ted).
Over the years I have been requested to close my account by a few bookmakers. I have had others close my account by suddenly and mysteriously going out of business. To the best of my recollection Sportingbet will be the first bookmaker that I have banned from taking my bets.
