Unfortunately, the training provided in using credit card terminals in the UK is generally quite poor, especially at small businesses or franchises. I regularly find staff in smaller businesses have no idea what to do when prompted with anything unusual (e.g. DCC, declined payments, referrals, cards without chips).

Don't get me started on how my dentist made me driving a 12-miles round trip through the city centre to make a payment because they had no idea how to process a request for authorisation over the phone.

Ironically, right at the bottom of STA Travel's website, they discourage DCC:
http://www.statravel.co.uk/cashcard-topup.htm

The saga continues.

Yesterday I did what you said and transferred an amount slightly more than covering both a pending dining charge AND the Net $9.45 I was told by the Chase CSR, from my Chase checking account. It did allow me to do it. So I thought it finally ends.

NOPE! This morning I checked Chase one more time before heading out to the cruise terminal later. I found my Available Credit was reduced but there was no pending billing to show that. After some reconciliation (due to the payment would have resulted a small credit but now I actually "owe".), I found that the full $49.45 IS now being "rebilled" as the Available Credit Limit is reduced by the Net of $49.45 + the overage credit resulted by the overpayment yesterday.

The $40 credit promised by the CSR IS NOT included in the Available Credit.

Last Thursday I saw the Available Credit was affected by a NET of $9.45. Now it is affected by a $49.45.

Since I bought TLL-HEL ferry tickets this morning at 44 euro, I went ahead transferring $100 from the checking account to cover both the $49.45 and the ferry tickets which I am not sure it would be treated as Travel until it is billed. (Still have lust under $50 travel credit to use for 2017).

Now I will not have internet access or at least affordable access from this afternoon thru May 1st the first port of call on the mainland. Satellite internet on the ship is ultra slow and ultra expensive at $070 per minute...

What a STUPID thing to do by going thru the full blown RC 76 dispute for a $2.35 difference. I would just write it off to begin with but the obsession of some posters here got to me and I foolish to do this "for the team" even though I am skeptical on the worthiness of such. Turns out my original hunch is right. It is totally NOT worth it.

It has caused tons of work for Chase and tons of time to follow up from me. Totally NOT worth the trouble. A very simple phone call on the DCC difference without all this gymnastic would be a much quicker resolution. In any case, it is the US Banks absorb the scam charge. Those who think that going thru the formal dispute process would make things better in the future, you are living in a pipe dream.

Can Chase reverse credit card refunds into check account? I don't have US banking experience but in HK this can be arranged for incoming credit card refunds.

Seeing a big uptick in DCC in Hong Kong in the past 4 or 5 months particularly at restaurants (Mak Mak, Beef & Liberty & Big Fernand). Always try to stress to staff to please process in Hong Kong Dollars and they almost always say:
1) Yes, sure, we always do (but of course it goes through with DCC added)
2) There’s not choice on the terminal

Had success disputing with Chase but it’s a lot of paperwork, postcards & voicemails from India (very hard to call back).

Thanks for the report. Were these locations previously not offering DCC and now do? Or have they changed their acquirer where they allowed opting out and now do not?

In Hong Kong, especially with the carbon copy receipts, you have good evidence for filing a chargeback. I also request a courtesy copy or reprint. It will show whether or not you're safe:

http://i.imgur.com/qe7nCttm.jpg

In the case of DCC, you can request that the merchant void the transaction and retry to see if there is a facility for opting out or with another card.

Now I am really furious, PayPal has started DCC!

This is not new, sadly. They've done it for many years.

It has always been possible to opt out, though. After some further investigation it turns out that the default setting for my cards have been changed from "Charge in currency of seller's invoice" to "Paypal conversion to Card's home currency" without my knowledge or notification. :mad:

I urge everyone to log in to their PayPal account and check the status of their cards wrt currency conversion.

About 10 days ago my Paypal account for recurring payments on MasterCard had suddenly changed from seller invoice currency to PayPal DCC. Also my payment in store (I only use at certain Shell petrol stations in the U.K.) had changed source from an Amex to my current bank account.

Obviously I did not make either change. Naughty PayPal....

Japan now has compulsory DCC
 

Supplied by kaka, infringing merchant is Kokumin Drugstore at Odori, Sapporo, no asking and cannot be reversed.

Breaks the assumption Japan is compliant even if DCC is offered.

http://www.hongkongcard.com/uploads/...9c388ab688.jpg

DCC is such a nasty plague.

You mean the machine puts in the tick/check mark for you?

Any idea on what to do with a non-compliant Japanese website? The website used forced DCC: I can neither pay in my local currency nor in the merchant's local currency but only in the currency of a third country which is incorrectly identified as my card's billing currency. I need to use the website once in a while and therefore can't risk being declared a persona non grata by the website owner, so it's a bit risky to file for a chargeback. Is there a way to anonymously report the website to VISA or to the authorities to have this shortcoming rectified?

https://usa.visa.com/Forms/merchant-...aint-form.html - use the 'other' checkbox.

But be sure that this is actually a DCC situation. If they process all cards through a merchant account in, say, the US, they can still charge you USD even if your card is in, say, CAD. This would only be against policy if the site shows prices in JPY but then actually charges you in a different currency.