Post by Ol'Salty on Nov 5, 2012 22:36:37 GMT 2
My old company regularly sends out a bimonthly "Pensions Newsletter" containing a wealth of information which may be of interest and/or benefit to its Pensioners.
The latest issue contained the following, which I thought may also be of interest to those who follow this Forum . . .
1. Following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) consumer law investigation, some 12 airlines have now agreed to include debit card surcharges in their advertised ticket prices, in a bid to prevent nasty shocks for customers at the end of their online transactions.
The Civil Aviation Authority publishes a quarterly table comparing the charges made by airlines for optional extras and payment charges. These extras include fees for priority check-in and boarding, charges for hold luggage and fees for changing details on tickets.
Visit ~ [a href="www.caa.co.uk"]www.caa.co.uk[/a] for more information.
Following on from the investigation, which arose after consumer group "Which?" lodged a 'Super-Complaint' with the OFT, the government is now planning to ban all 'excessive' surcharges, both on debit and credit cards, with the aim of any such charges being a true reflection of the actual amount paid by the company for processing payments.
2. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has reduced some types of passport fees - w.e.f. 3rd September.
After this date, a standard adult passport will reduce by £5.00, to £72.50 and a standard child passport will drop to £46.00, from £49.00 previously.
To see the full table of revised prices, visit [a href="www.direct.gov.uk"]www.direct.gov.uk[/a] and go to the 'Travel and Transport' section.[/b][/color]
Rgds,
Chris
The latest issue contained the following, which I thought may also be of interest to those who follow this Forum . . .
1. Following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) consumer law investigation, some 12 airlines have now agreed to include debit card surcharges in their advertised ticket prices, in a bid to prevent nasty shocks for customers at the end of their online transactions.
The Civil Aviation Authority publishes a quarterly table comparing the charges made by airlines for optional extras and payment charges. These extras include fees for priority check-in and boarding, charges for hold luggage and fees for changing details on tickets.
Visit ~ [a href="www.caa.co.uk"]www.caa.co.uk[/a] for more information.
Following on from the investigation, which arose after consumer group "Which?" lodged a 'Super-Complaint' with the OFT, the government is now planning to ban all 'excessive' surcharges, both on debit and credit cards, with the aim of any such charges being a true reflection of the actual amount paid by the company for processing payments.
2. The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has reduced some types of passport fees - w.e.f. 3rd September.
After this date, a standard adult passport will reduce by £5.00, to £72.50 and a standard child passport will drop to £46.00, from £49.00 previously.
To see the full table of revised prices, visit [a href="www.direct.gov.uk"]www.direct.gov.uk[/a] and go to the 'Travel and Transport' section.[/b][/color]
Rgds,
Chris