# Direct debit bug

**URL:** <https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [18 September 2019 21:27 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202 "2019-09-18T21:27:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![sehnsucht](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/sehnsucht/32/43715_2.png) [@sehnsucht](https://community.monzo.com/u/sehnsucht)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2019 21:27 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/1 "2019-09-18T21:27:38Z")

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I set up a direct debit to pay the dvla for my road tax. I set it up in july, i think, and it all came out in one go at the start of august with no problem. But when I click on Payments/Scheduled I can see that it says “expected on tuesday 1st october” and clicking on the entry it says “repeats every month”. Well, no - it should repeat every year. It didn’t take any money in september so I suspect it will not, in fact, take another £200 in a couple of weeks. But…perhaps the app can be fixed to correct that. Maybe it should say “repeats every year” and have the correct date (1st august 2020)?

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**Author:** ![robsug](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/robsug/32/51010_2.png) [@robsug](https://community.monzo.com/u/robsug)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2019 21:28 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/2 "2019-09-18T21:28:39Z")

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If you tap on the ‘repeats every…’ text you can change it to what you like 🙂👍

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**Author:** ![sehnsucht](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/sehnsucht/32/43715_2.png) [@sehnsucht](https://community.monzo.com/u/sehnsucht)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2019 21:31 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/3 "2019-09-18T21:31:52Z")

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Um…ok, so it just changes what I see? It doesn’t alter the amount?

A bit unintuitive - other fields on that page have the same bold title…less bold value formatting but I can’t change them.

Thanks, though. I think I’ll leave it. And the “expected 1st oct” is still a bug!

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**Author:** ![robsug](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/robsug/32/51010_2.png) [@robsug](https://community.monzo.com/u/robsug)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2019 21:34 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/4 "2019-09-18T21:34:05Z")

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It doesn’t change the amount, just the expected schedule. It’s handy to do this so your left-to-spend amount is accurate, for example.  
I think it just defaults to monthly as this is probably the most common timing.

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**Author:** ![sehnsucht](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/sehnsucht/32/43715_2.png) [@sehnsucht](https://community.monzo.com/u/sehnsucht)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2019 00:05 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/5 "2019-09-19T00:05:33Z")

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I wish I could turn off/hide all that pots/left to spend/you are running out stuff. It’s very annoying. I’m not running out, this is my second account and I transfer money in as and when I need to.

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**Author:** ![GarethTheNerd](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/monzo/user_avatar/community.monzo.com/gareththenerd/32/88016_2.png) [@GarethTheNerd](https://community.monzo.com/u/GarethTheNerd)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2019 00:29 UTC](https://community.monzo.com/t/direct-debit-bug/80202/6 "2019-09-19T00:29:13Z")

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Direct debits don’t provide a frequency to Monzo (as far as I’m aware). Monzo essentially have to guess it as far as I know