Shock rises in credit card 料金s

By Guy Anker
Updated: 10:11 BST, 31 October 2007

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Credit card companies have introduced a whopping 31 different 料金 引き上げ（る）s over the past month which could 結局最後にはーなる costing 消費者s millions in 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金s.

The main changes, 明らかにする／漏らすd by data 分析家 Moneyfacts, see a large rise in 料金s for 身を引くing cash and rises in cash 利益／興味 率s. Banks and building societies have also upped （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限 on foreign use and 増加するd balance 移転 料金s.

The largest cash 料金 jump is from 同盟 & Leicester, which upped its 率 from 2.25% to 3% of the 量 孤立した from last week. A £250 撤退 will now cost £7.50. The AA, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Intelligent 財政／金融 have 増加するd 率s from 2.5% to 3%; while 全国的な, Smile and Yorkshire Building Society cards are up from 2% to 2.5%.

The largest cash 率 増加する is from Smile, with a rise from 14.9% to 23.9% on its Gold ビザ for 経常収支 支えるもの／所有者s. Remember that 身を引くing cash is expensive - there are high 料金s and there is no 利益／興味-解放する／自由な period.

一方／合間, the AA, アマゾン, Bank of Scotland, Britannia Building Society and Intelligent 財政／金融 have all upped the （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限 適用するd to foreign 処理／取引s from 2.75% to 2.95%. Anyone spending £1,000 would be 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d £29.50. Only 全国的な, the 地位，任命する Office and Saga 徴収する no foreign 負担ing 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, though the Saga 割引 適用するs only within the European Union.

同盟 & Leicester 増加するd its balance 移転 料金 from 2.25% to 3% last week; while RBS/NatWest and Tesco cards are up from 2% to 2.5%.