Energy suppliers criticised for slow payment of refunds
Thousands of consumers have had to wait months or even years to get money back from their energy supplier, said the industry's consumer watchdog today.
Energywatch says ...
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How Barclaycard moved the payment goalposts and landed us with an overdraft
My wife and I manage our finances and cashflow very carefully, but a computer error by Barclaycard has caused us to go into the red and incur undeserved overdraft charges...
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We don't like the payment hierarchy
Under the spotlight this week is the "payment hierarchy" practice followed by most credit card providers.
The type of debt you have on your credit card will vary and wh...
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Government called to account over benefit payment changes
A Department of Trade and Industry committee today lambasted the government over the way it has dealt with the move towards electronic payments of post office benefits, s...
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Real IRA trial told of ?750,000 spy payment
The FBI and MI5 paid an American truck company boss $1.25m (£750,000) to spy on dissident Irish republican terrorists, the trial of the alleged Real IRA leader, Mich...
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Payment protection
Two leading disability charities have persuaded the government to change the law so that older and disabled people living in care homes will automatically be exempt from ...
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PCC bans newspaper payments to witnesses
The UK's press watchdog has imposed an outright ban on newspapers making payments to witnesses in criminal trials, scrapping the defence that such payments are sometimes ...
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Worry over level of congestion payments
The number of motorists paying London's congestion charge has fallen substantially short of expectations, Transport for London admitted yesterday, following an embarrassi...
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United awaiting Stam payment
Manchester United have denied claims by Lazio that the Serie A leaders have stumped up the £12m they owe as part payment of the transfer fee for Jaap Stam. United re...
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Wessex Water chief protests innocence over ?1m payment
Colin Skellett, chairman and chief executive of Wessex Water, yesterday strongly protested his innocence, insisting he had not been given a £1m bribe during the sale...
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