Why this answer
What actually matters
- Obtain the refund date, amount and reference.
- Check the original card and replacement-card mapping.
- Allow the normal processing period.
- Ask the bank for a trace after that period.
Important nuance
When the statement may have a point
- A refund can legitimately take several working days.
- The merchant may need to initiate a missing-refund trace through its acquirer.
What you could say
Keep the response tied to the actual rule.
Evidence
What to have beside you
- Card statement and transaction record
- Underlying contract/order and evidence of breach or misrepresentation
- Correspondence with the supplier
- Bank decision and the scheme or legal basis it says it applied
If they still refuse
Move the dispute forward.
- Ask the bank to identify whether it assessed Section 75, chargeback or another route.
- Keep the underlying merchant evidence: the bank cannot sensibly assess the derivative dispute without it.
- Escalate eligible complaints to FOS after the firm’s complaint process.
Read the full rules
Go deeper before escalating.
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