On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:51:15 +0100, Jane wrote: >Incidently at the moment, in this country at any rate, shops are not allowed >to pass on the credit card charges to customers its part of the terms and >conditions of running a credit card facility in your company.
That used to be true in UK, but is not any more. There was a monopolies court case about it, where the court held that by imposing this restriction on retailers the card companies were acting as a monopoly, which is illegal. So the retailers can now decide for themselves whether to impose a surcharge for credit cards or debit cards, offer a discount for cash or charge everyone the same price. Most opt for the same prices, but a few don't -- Of all human follies there's none could be greater. Than trying to render our fellow-men better. - Moliere Steph Peters, Manchester, England [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scanned by WinProxy http://www.Ositis.com/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
