28 Jul 2025

Card surcharges to be scrapped

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 28 July 2025

The government has announced it intends to ban surcharges at the till. Whether it'll actually lead to lower prices though is unclear, the retail sector has warned businesses may have to pass on those costs somehow. But the government has warned businesses not to, citing a big reduction in the fees they pay to accept Visa and Mastercard payments. Giles Dexter reports.