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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by rrgg
American Express said that in regions where a credit card fee is permitted, they allow the merchant to charge up to 5% of the purchase price excluding taxes. Since I was only paying the taxes on an award, 5% of 0£= 0£. I haven't pursued this yet, since I don't want to risk retribution until maybe after using the ticket.
Again, this is the UK and it is perfectly acceptable under UK legislation. You are paying for the taxes and fuel surcharges which are separate things. You are also buying a ticked from a British based airline, with the payment processed via the UK, so covered by UK rules.

I agree that the charges are too high, but what AMEX says is irrelevant in this case. Pay up, or take your business elsewhere basically.
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