Forgotten direct debits and standing orders have cost Brits the equivalent of £427 million a month!
Nearly one in five people (19%) have discovered forgotten direct debits and standing orders.
The average amount forgotten per person was £53 a month the equivalent of £427 million a month nationally!
Brits claim to spend more than £13.1 billion a month (excluding mortgages) by direct debits and standing orders. Yet 47% (20 million people) don't know exactly how much or to whom they are making payments.
Click on link to Lifestyle - Your Money (below) for the full report.
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