{"id":93963,"date":"2018-07-16T13:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-wont-barclays-let-me-cancel-my-direct-debit\/"},"modified":"2018-07-17T00:04:46","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T17:04:46","slug":"why-wont-barclays-let-me-cancel-my-direct-debit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/why-wont-barclays-let-me-cancel-my-direct-debit\/","title":{"rendered":"Why won\u2019t Barclays let me cancel my direct debit?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe bank insisted I had to tell the \u2018merchant\u2019 involved to confirm the cancellationShortly after we cancelled a direct debit, we received an email from Barclays saying we had to contact the \u201cmerchant\u201d we had been paying to confirm the cancellation. After complaining, we were told that if we did not do so, the merchant could continue to take a payment. Halifax, our other bank, said the same. BG, NewcastleAccording to the official direct debits website, operated by Bacs, you can cancel at any time by contacting your bank or building society. \u201cIf this is by phone or internet, written confirmation may be required.\u201d It recommends you notify the merchant, but you don\u2019t have to. \u201cUnder the scheme, it would have to obtain your authority to reinstate a cancelled instruction,\u201d it adds. But if you are in a contract, such as a 12-month gym membership, cancelling a direct debit does not, in itself, exonerate you from an obligation to pay. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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The bank insisted I had to tell the \u2018merchant\u2019 involved to confirm the cancellationShortly after...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-orx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29243,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dw-fitness-clubs-wont-let-me-cancel-my-membership\/","url_meta":{"origin":93963,"position":0},"title":"DW Fitness Clubs won\u2019t let me cancel my membership","date":"October 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I ran the gym to cancel and stopped my direct debit. 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