Objectional bank fee (2)

In the last couple of days I was alerted of the HSBC charge for using internet services that was quietly slipped in under the wire during the festive season.

I am in agreement with the various commentators that the best option is to immediately cancel internet access and if possible make as much of a nuisance with the staff as you can by phoning in regarding every little query that you may think of. You certainly wouldn't want to do that at the counter because that simply is not a service, especially here in Gozo, where you can watch your life slipping away as you wait in endless queues at the half closed counter, while reading adverts about express online banking.

Another alternative is to move your accounts away, but no doubt the other bank(s) will follow suit.

Shame on you HSBC, you simply would not get away with this in a country that had proper competition and choice in the banking sector. You are a true scrooge in every sense of the word.