Bank charges appeal is piling on the misery for consumers

As the Court of Appeal prepares for the bank charges test case between the OFT and the UK's leading high street banks to recommence tomorrow (28 October), Which? chief executive, Peter Vicary-Smith, says: "It's extremely disappointing that instead of looking for ways to make their customers' lives easier during these difficult times, the banks are piling on the misery by continuing to hit them with unfairly high unauthorised overdraft fees.

"The banks should not be appealing the High Court's decision. They should be working with the OFT to establish what constitutes a fair unauthorised overdraft charge and starting the process of refunding the customers they have been overcharging for years."