Petition · past parliament · HM Treasury
Encourage banks to delay 40% bank overdraft charges during the corona pandemic
Closed
1,435 signatures
What the petition asks
Self employed people and others may be severely impacted by work cancellations during the corona pandemic. In light of this, it could be very difficult to manage financially and going overdrawn may become unavoidable. To be hit with near 40% charges in the current climate is financially devastating.
To introduce these new bank charges now, couldn't be worse timing. We want the government to work with banks to prevent people from being hampered by these new charges, during what are already very difficult and stressful times with employment and lack of it.
Timeline
| 24 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,435
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
24 Mar 2020
Closed
24 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.