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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 4:14 am
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Originally Posted by Matthew Bennion
"For example, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), someone spending £100 on a travel ticket could expect to be charged 53 pence extra if using a debit card, or £2.10 if using a credit card."
Oh, come on, for heaven's sake!

I'm the last to defend card surcharges, but suggest you do the maths for (say) a £2,000 ticket.

Using the 2.1% example you quote, would you be happy to pay a card surcharge of £42? @:-) If so, try booking VS flights at virgin-atlantic.com for similar extortion.
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