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Wait, you need to go to a website to pay your electric bill? Mine is auto-deducted from my bank (up to a certain monthly maximum that I have set myself). You ge
by Sesse__ 2y ago
Wait, you need to go to a website to pay your electric bill? Mine is auto-deducted from my bank (up to a certain monthly maximum that I have set myself). You get bills directly in your bank, and then approve (possibly allowing auto-deduction for future cases) or modify or ignore them as you see fit.
- MH15 2y agoOne would figure you'd set up this autopay through the utility provider's website.
- GrinningFool 2y agoMany banks let you set this up directly with them - through their own site - via partner integrations with utility providers.
- Sesse__ 2y agoUh, why? Why would I need to go through a different procedure between each entity I want to pay? After all, the point of a bank is to make unified transfer procedures between entities.
- BizarroLand 2y agoIt's only if you don't set up autopay, but you usually have to go to the website for the first time at least to set up the autopay.
- Sesse__ 2y agoUsername checks out. :-)
- dsr_ 2y agoI bet a shiny nickel that you live in a place where the liability for a mistake in this procedure is between the bank and the utility company, not on you. Over in the USA, setting up a bill autopay for a variable amount generally involves a credit card intermediary with a 2-4% rake or a lot of risk to you.
- xnorswap 2y agoPeople in the USA need to lobby for better and modern banking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_debit#United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_debit#United_Kingdom Not only does it not cost anything to the payer, the "Direct Debit Guarantee" also protects the payer from mistakes and fraud. This isn't a new system, it's over 50 years old. Paying bills shouldn't be a risky or expensive thing to do.