ensure prices of fees related to bank accounts are transparent and comparable so that consumers can compare tariffs of different banks and shop around for better deals;

(i) ensure prices of fees related to bank accounts are transparent and comparable so that consumers can compare tariffs of different banks and shop around for better deals;

16. Notes that existing commercial practices (such as check-in fees, priority boarding fees, excessive credit card-payment fees especially when buying more than 1 ticket, luggage fees, fees for complying with EU legislation or the blocking of double the amount of the price of the ticket from the passenger’s bank account for a certain period of time) lead to substantive differences between the advertised and the final price thus misleading consumers about the components making up final air fares and therefore stresses the need to ensure price transparency, similarly to the provisions on passenger transport services in the recently adopted ...[+++] Consumer Rights Directive which states that before the consumer is bound by any contract or ay offer, the trader shall provide the consumer with the total price inclusive of taxes; insists that the advertised price must fairly reflect the final price, urges the Commission for an increased control of advertised and final air fares, especially on the airlines’ websites;

Member States should remain free to maintain or introduce national provisions prohibiting the creditor from requiring the consumer, in connection with the credit agreement, to open a bank account or conclude an agreement in respect of another ancillary service, or to pay the expenses or fees for such bank accounts or other ancillary services.

The rapporteur is extremely quick, however, to reject the idea that payment service providers should be held to account in the event of merchant-customer disputes, the idea of maximum charges for closing bank accounts and the idea of restricting the personal contribution by customers in the event of unauthorised transactions.

Appendix 1 Here you must indicate the details of your credit card or bank account if you choose to pay the court fees by credit card or if you allow the court to collect the fees from your bank account.