Ulster Bank rant

Hi all,

This is a rant, be warned.

Yesterday Ulster Bank charged €50.80 to my current a/c in bank charges of which I was not aware. Each month I log on to internet banking and arrange my payments for the last day of the month, which is also the day which I am paid. Of course foolish me was unaware that 2012 is in fact a leap year and I set the payments up for the 28th of the month.

4 payments, one a transfer between my own accounts, were returned unpaid and each was charged €12.70. This is extortionate for something which was obviously human error.

I am fully aware that banks will have their terms and conditions to back them up but surely, for once in this country, the banks should allow common sense to prevail.

Ulster bank must sit around for four years waiting for this day to come.

Rant over.