Amazon charge £1 for "Free" 30 day prime membership?

[Confused147]

I have just made a purchase with Amazon for the first time using their one day delivery prime service which is said to be "free" for 30 days, after that you pay £7.99 a month. But after looking on my bank statement to check my purchase I also noticed I had been charged £1.00 for using their prime service. The transaction reads "AMAZON PRIME AMZN.CO.UK/PMLU". So if its free why am I being charged £1.00 ??

Has this happened to anyone else? I feel ripped off and I wasn't warned of any charge

 

[GB]

Are you sure its an actual charge rather than an authorisation?

In most cases, an amount of £1.00 showing on your account is related to one of our security measures to confirm the validity of your payment card.

When you place your first order with us, or use a card for the first time, we may contact your payment card's issuing bank to confirm that your card is a valid number, and hasn't been reported as lost or stolen. This is communicated via a £1.00 authorisation.

However, we don't proceed with the charge and the £1.00 won't appear as a charge on your statement. The authorisation will lapse after no longer than 10 business days.

 

[Darandio]

Yes, it's an authorisation and will normally disappear within 24-48 hours.

 

[Confused147]

oh right thank you.