More useful is the BonoTransbordo for €7.55 (£6.30) plus the card fee, which can also be used on the metro.

Cardholders are allowed one extra card fee free, every card thereafter costs $45.

While card fees have risen slightly, the cost of an evening's bridge is about the same as that of going to a movie.

As a result, card fees are low and there is a great deal of club spirit sometimes lacking here.

Individual campaigns are charged 4.9% of the funds collected, plus 3% credit card fees.

That shortfall was partly offset by higher service charges and card fees.

Cumberland Farms projects its spending on card fees will hit $48 million this year.

If the consumer simply signs a charge slip, the merchant pays the higher credit card fee.

Some credit-card experts think the public would be better served if finance charges were reduced or basic card fees lowered.

The European Union is to ban excessive card fees levied by airlines from 2014.