Friday 25 January 2013

2013: Beware if selling to consumers

If your business sells to consumers, there have been some key changes in 2013.

Tighter rules on payment surcharges took hold from April. Following pressure from consumer groups and reflecting EU legislation, charges for using credit or debit cards in excess of those incurred will be banned in all consumer contracts for goods, services, and digital content. But some limited exceptions will survive, and businesses with less than 10 employees will have longer to comply.