Just received my MBNA statement.
They no longer allow you to go into a bank and pay over the counter. You must now use one of the following methods. Direct Debit, the Post Office, Standing Order, by post or Telebanking.
This is most inconvienent and I feel that I am losing some element of control.
I don't like DD's where someone has the right to go to my account and take money out without my express permission.
As for the Post Office, I havn't been in one of those in years. The queues of people collecting their Dole or other SW payment has been enough to put me off going near them.
A Standing Order is no good either as the amount I would wish to lodge would be different every month.
Sending a cheque doesn't appeal either as I would be afraid that the cheque would be lost in the post. I wouldn't realise this until my next bill arrived by which time some extortionate charges would have been applied. At least at the moment if my account is not credited I can argue that I paid on time and that it's the banks fault for any delay
Telebanking, I don't like that either. I'm always afraid of some form of spyware being used to clear out my current account. Naturally if this is going to happen, it's going to happen when I'm abroad so as to maximise my inconvienence.
I think it may be time to leave MBNA
Murt
They no longer allow you to go into a bank and pay over the counter. You must now use one of the following methods. Direct Debit, the Post Office, Standing Order, by post or Telebanking.
This is most inconvienent and I feel that I am losing some element of control.
I don't like DD's where someone has the right to go to my account and take money out without my express permission.
As for the Post Office, I havn't been in one of those in years. The queues of people collecting their Dole or other SW payment has been enough to put me off going near them.
A Standing Order is no good either as the amount I would wish to lodge would be different every month.
Sending a cheque doesn't appeal either as I would be afraid that the cheque would be lost in the post. I wouldn't realise this until my next bill arrived by which time some extortionate charges would have been applied. At least at the moment if my account is not credited I can argue that I paid on time and that it's the banks fault for any delay
Telebanking, I don't like that either. I'm always afraid of some form of spyware being used to clear out my current account. Naturally if this is going to happen, it's going to happen when I'm abroad so as to maximise my inconvienence.
I think it may be time to leave MBNA
Murt