Auto charges on credit/debit cards: Solutions
We look forward to your inputs and will soon have a separate discussion on solutions to address this.
Dept of Consumer Affairs
Auto renewal of Services – Issues identified by Citizens
1. Many service providers offer a one-month free service and thereafter start billing you without asking
2. Credit cards are auto renewed every year and the renewal charges are charged to the card itself
3. Debit card charges are auto debited every year from the users account by some banks
4. Some app stores are a big culprit. The continue to charge subscription charges on the credit card even after user has deleted the app
5. Foreign companies are charging credit and debit cards issued in India without an OTP-SMS approval
6. Some software companies are renewing annual subscriptions without permissions and posting a charge on credit/debit cards
7. Some cases of auto-debit of policy renewals without explicit permission have also been reported
8. Many value added services are renewed by telecom operators every month without the user’s consent
9. Many websites usually do not give an option to stop auto-renewal. more