New Posts For Thread: Charging for debit cards now??https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-nowI have been charged 1.5% for my last 3 debit card deposits. Tried emailing Betfair twice and they can't be bothered to respond. Quite staggering really.I am assuming it's a ballsup only affecting me but is anyone else having the same issue?Found this after a quick search....bump.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537043557#537043557Found this after a quick search....bump.Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:45:10 -0600Surely you could just ring them from abroad and tell them to deposit £x into your account from the debit card on the system . This will incur No Charge so what this is all about I don't know.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537022347#537022347Surely you could just ring them from abroad and tell them to deposit £x into your account from the debit card on the system . This will incur No Charge so what this is all about I don't know.Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:19:49 -0600from Betfair's t and c'sDeposit and withdrawal chargesCharges relating to the deposit and withdrawal of funds to or from your Betfair account are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the ‘My Account’ section on the website. However,https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537020131#537020131from Betfair's t and c'sDeposit and withdrawal chargesCharges relating to the deposit and withdrawal of funds to or from your Betfair account are set out in the deposit and withdrawal pages within the ‘My Account’ section on the website. However,Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:10:19 -0600Thank you for your e-mail.Please be advised that this fee is correct. Whilst there is no fee for deposits made from a UK debit card, there will be a fee if the card is being used abroad. This is similar to the fee you receive when withdrawing funds fhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537019641#537019641Thank you for your e-mail.Please be advised that this fee is correct. Whilst there is no fee for deposits made from a UK debit card, there will be a fee if the card is being used abroad. This is similar to the fee you receive when withdrawing funds fSat, 21 Dec 2013 08:46:17 -0600what if you were making a payment at work, which happened to be multi-national and ip was routed via their headquarters in the Duchy of Grand Fenwickhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537004337#537004337what if you were making a payment at work, which happened to be multi-national and ip was routed via their headquarters in the Duchy of Grand FenwickFri, 20 Dec 2013 09:17:21 -0600Just seems like bubbly for the shareholders to me.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537003241#537003241Just seems like bubbly for the shareholders to me.Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:54:23 -0600It seems an odd charge. As others have said you are not dealing in a foreign currency and I can't imagine that they are utilising a foreign payment processor. So just seems like bubbly for the shareholders to me.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=537003101#537003101It seems an odd charge. As others have said you are not dealing in a foreign currency and I can't imagine that they are utilising a foreign payment processor. So just seems like bubbly for the shareholders to me.Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:44:18 -0600The FSA is a toothless tiger,but a few emails to them would do No harm,Until this 1.5% is in the terms and conditions,it should Not be charged.A notice should be placed on the Website or a bulk email sent out stating;"That,if you deposit funds from ahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=536987601#536987601The FSA is a toothless tiger,but a few emails to them would do No harm,Until this 1.5% is in the terms and conditions,it should Not be charged.A notice should be placed on the Website or a bulk email sent out stating;"That,if you deposit funds from aThu, 19 Dec 2013 06:10:59 -0600Kevin G.: We have recently updated our payments pages, with this you should have been charged in the past for using a GBP debit card abroad. That is from the live chat.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=536957641#536957641Kevin G.: We have recently updated our payments pages, with this you should have been charged in the past for using a GBP debit card abroad. That is from the live chat.Tue, 17 Dec 2013 06:32:17 -0600so location of where you made the deposit has on effect on the cost and just using vpn could save you the fee? bizarre if not straight sharp practicehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/30156103/charging-for-debit-cards-now?post_id=536953909#536953909so location of where you made the deposit has on effect on the cost and just using vpn could save you the fee? bizarre if not straight sharp practiceMon, 16 Dec 2013 18:58:39 -0600