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Vital Football Legend
A woman who believed she had been charged £99 for £5 worth of petrol at Asda says the supermarket's new payment system is an "absolute joke".
Jade Louise took to Facebook when she saw a £99 debit on her online bank after topping up at the weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44052530
Same is true of hotel bookings and bars when handing card over for an open bar for example and no doubt plenty more. Not the first time the holding charge has caused issues with pulling your money out or using card again based on available balance. They are right the money isn't physically drawn and held but it is held in situ and can't be accessed until the 'hold' is removed upon proper payment.
The line about checking available balance and limiting petrol to that amount was rather interesting though - especially when they say it's about helping customers stay out of the red. Which is it? Stay out of the red, or protect themselves, leaving you unaware, whilst you go into the red not physically knowing how much is available in your account?
Jade Louise took to Facebook when she saw a £99 debit on her online bank after topping up at the weekend.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44052530
Same is true of hotel bookings and bars when handing card over for an open bar for example and no doubt plenty more. Not the first time the holding charge has caused issues with pulling your money out or using card again based on available balance. They are right the money isn't physically drawn and held but it is held in situ and can't be accessed until the 'hold' is removed upon proper payment.
The line about checking available balance and limiting petrol to that amount was rather interesting though - especially when they say it's about helping customers stay out of the red. Which is it? Stay out of the red, or protect themselves, leaving you unaware, whilst you go into the red not physically knowing how much is available in your account?
