A few items have a surcharge of $4 or $6.
In London, Brian Moore, a spokesman for Europay, which represents MasterCard, said that kiosks on a British domestic network called Link did have a surcharge, but would not accept Cirrus cards.
I've seen accessible tours that are five times the cost of tours for able-bodied people and, in some destinations, accessible taxis have a surcharge as well.
Other passengers with disabilities were picked up but dropped off at incorrect locations, or had a surcharge added to the fare, despite it being illegal to charge "extra fees for guide dogs or wheelchairs".
Other detail to watch out for includes any first minute surcharge (Sim4travel has a 20p surcharge); also if billing rounds up calls to the nearest minute and billing increments.
Some restaurants have also instituted a similar surcharge, but with a different aim: AOC in Los Angeles has a 3.5percentt surcharge "to cover a large portion of full health care benefits for our full-time employees," a notice on the menu reads.
The mayor decided to smooth the path of change by giving cabbies the largest fare increase they have ever had, through a surcharge that kicks in at 8pm.
Because my sister was not registered as a resident when the move occurred, the co-op has imposed a surcharge on my parents.
Greece has announced a surcharge on cashpoint withdrawals and financial transactions in an attempt to stop capital flight out of the country's banks and raise cash as the Greek government faces bankruptcy.
The Council has advocated a surcharge on the personal income tax for city residents and a revival of the commuter tax, in addition to selling more taxi medallions and raising a tax on absentee landlords.
And there is bound to be more anger, now that the utility has requested a surcharge of about 16percentt in March, to pay off $450 million it owes its power suppliers.
