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Railcards.co.uk Misleads with Cashback Offer

Author
Dr Mike Ward
Date
24 Sept 2024
Type
Visual interference

“Found after buying a railcard from Railcards .co.uk. Attention grabbed by “20.87 cash back” and “Get your cashback” button. Small print at the bottom hints (but doesn’t really make it clear) that you are signing up to have 18.00 pm removed from your card accou…”

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