tim (not at home) wrote:
> "Nick" wrote in message
> news:63q06jF28obfpU1@mid.individual.net...
>> Jethro wrote:
>>>> Where has it been explained that it cost BT more to process a timely
>>>> direct credit than it does to process a direct debit?- Hide quoted
>>>> text -
>>> ISTR the *banks* make the charge. Therefore BT are simply passing on
>>> the cost. What the *exact* figure is seems to be a bit of an industry
>>> secret. I'd be surprised if it was as much as 4.50 ....
>>>
>>> ISTM the protaganist in this court action has forgotten the days when
>>> she would have had to paid an extra 10,20 pence to be able to write a
>>> cheque to pay a bill. IIRC this charge was one of the incentives to
>>> switch to standing orders in the 70s/
>> No. Show me a bank that charges more for a direct credit than a direct
>> debit.
>>
>> The reason companies like BT do it is to reduce customer churn.
>
> how does filling a DD form, reduce my inclination to move to a new supplier?
>
Each time you make a payment you check your bill and hence consider the
amount you are paying and if you are happy with the service. If you pay
DD you do not need to think about it. |