Premium rate charges will often appear on your phone bill separate to your standard network rate charges. For example, if it costs £2.00 + SNR to enter a competition and your standard network rate is set at 12p by your provider, then it will cost you £2.12 per text entry.
However, this may appear on your phone bill as two separate charges – one at the £2.00 and one at the 12p.
Just to make things slightly complicated, your mobile phone provider may also display the charges on your mobile phone bill excluding VAT. So, taking the above example, the £2.12 it costs to enter the competition could appear on your bill as follows:
• Premium Rate Charge = £1.67 (£2.00 excluding VAT)
• Standard Network Rate = £0.10 (£0.12 excluding VAT)
• VAT = £0.35
• TOTAL = £2.12
If you have any further questions about your bill, you will need to contact your network.
