People often ask me how to get a refund when a flight goes belly-up. Belly-up covers drama from Sandy or that Nor'easter-when airlines are the ones canceling flights-to you falling ill and scrubbing your own trip.
It may be that the company placed a block â or a hold â on your card for the estimated total of your bill. Merchants use blocks to make sure you have sufficient funds to pay your bill. If youâre near your credit limit or you have a low balance in your bank account when a block is placed, your card could be declined for additional purchases. To avoid surprises at the cash register, ask your card issuer and the merchant if they use blocking.
The bank account number can be longer than 18 characters and may contain hyphens. The first part (up to the first '-') of the bank account number is to be entered in the 'Bank key' field and the remaining part in the 'Bank account number' field. Example 1: 079629-04122604361 (Bank account number).