article_snippet: Tom Godfrey thinks there needs to be a regulatory body to stop companies from charging exorbitant prices for using a credit card or booking online .
article_snippet: ‘flout’ the ban on excessive charges.
article_snippet: People are sick and tired of being ripped off by the top end of town,' Tom Godfrey said.
article_snippet: No where else in the world does this exist,' Tom Godfrey said.
article_snippet: Qantas, Tiger, Jetstar and Virgin continue to flout the ban on excessive credit card surcharges .
article_snippet: CHOICE have also called for a regulator who have explicit legal power to limit credit card surcharges.
article_snippet: According to Mr Godfrey excessive surcharging needs to be regulated by a body with the power to demand evidence of fair pricing and subsequently enforce significant penalties for non compliance. '
article_snippet: For too long hotels and airlines have been thumbing too long hotels and airlines nose at the government and there needs to be a regulatory body who have more power to enforce the ban,' Mr Godfrey said.
highlights_snippet: This comes two years after the RBA banned excessive surcharging .
  