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Money Box: Overdraft charges, insurance, contactless cards, mortgages for over-60s

Overdraft charges, insurance, contactless cards, mortgages for over-60s

11/05/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Money Box, Overdraft charges, insurance, contactless cards, mortgages for over-60s

The latest news from the world of personal finance, presented by Paul Lewis.

Personal finance news with Paul Lewis, including overdraft charges, car theft insurance nightmare, how safe is a contactless card, and what are the mortgage options for over-60s?

OVERDRAFT CHARGES RISE
NatWest and RBS are putting up charges for people who have arranged to have an overdraft and then make use of it. The new £6 a month charge will apply to million customers with the Select account who go more than £10 overdrawn in a month. In the past there was no charge until they exceeded £100. Interest at 19.89% will also be charged.

CAR TRIALS
You want to sell your car. You advertise it. A potential buyer comes round. He wants a test drive. You take him out in the car. He asks if he can drive. You get out to swap seats. He gets into the driving seat and before you get back in the passenger side zooms off into the distance. You never see your car again. You call your insurer. But a handy get-out clause may stop your claim better than a stinger would halt a car. We ask the insurer to take another look and ask what your rights are.

MORTGAGE WRINKLES
After our story last week on interest only mortgages, we find the lenders who will extend mortgages to people over pension age.

MORE CONTACTLESS
Banks are rolling out contactless credit and debit cards. In fact all our plastic payment methods will have this technology enabled soon. And of course stories are proliferating on the internet about how thieves are using devices to brush past us and steal our data. Can it happen? And if you are concerned can you get a non-contactless alternative?

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