Another Rip Off but with no choice

In my previous post I described a "legitimate" Rip Off where at least you have a real choice of provider to use so can avoid it.

There is another Rip Off which is insidious to say the least.

I don't like the thought of anybody having free access to my bank account and being able to draw money from it when ever they like so I avoid Direct Debits which is a licence for corporations to steal money if they make a mistake, and if they make a mistake and take too much you try getting it back quickly! So I prefer good old fashioned cheques.

BT, yes I am naming them, used to charge £4.50 to pay them by cheque which was criminal enough now on the latest bill without warning the charge has gone to £9.00, how, why, what for? Rip off I'm livid, so is my master.

If you ring them to complain they basically tell you tough and research shows that one way or another you cannot avoid BT as other providers rely on BT for the line rental.

Can you imagine going to anywhere in the real world like shops or restaurants and when the bill comes being told you have to pay extra just to pay, businesses trying that on would soon go bust as people (and dogs) would avoid them like the plague but yet BT, other utilities and airlines can do what they like.

So here is a question, when is the cost of goods not the real cost of goods, and another question how come you humans allow them to continually get away with it. What would I know I'm only a dog!