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Charged and charged again

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thatisall · 16/01/2013 20:47

~Hello, I need some advice.

Recently my husband and I changed the way we manage our finances. Basically this meant that we would put money in my account to cover outgoings (I was recently made redundant so don't have a proper income).

We overlooked a direct debit for pet insurance for 9.99 and so the payment was not made.

I was therefore charged 8.00 by my bank. I then received a letter from the insurance company saying that they would try to take it out again, but would take out 10.00 ontop of the payment to cover administrative costs?

I don't remember reading about this in the contract but potentially it was there.

Is this all legal etc?
Is there anything i can do about it as it's blooming annoying, especially when you consider that if I needed to make a claim right now (before the payment is re-requested) I probably wouldn't be covered?

What do you think?

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Mum2Fergus · 16/01/2013 21:07

You'd need to check your Terms & Conditions re the admin fee but it wouldnt be unheard of. Have you contacted your Branch to explain? If you're generally in credit they may see their way to a 'gesture of goodwill' refund...

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