Re: Paypal and bank account details
Not requesting an overdraft is not an explicit instruction to dishonour all payments that would take the account overdrawn. Those accounts do exist, such as basic bank accounts.
Instructing a direct debit setup is, however, an explicit instruction. They can't set up a direct debit without your say-so.
Requesting an overdraft is an application for a line of credit to be extended to you. Just because you don't apply for that credit, doesn't mean you are instructing the bank to reject all payments that take you overdrawn.
In actual fact, almost all current accounts have a 'buffer' from £10 up. Whatever the limit of the buffer, all payment requests up to that limit will be approved.
It is possible that a direct debit may be honoured by a bank that would take the account overdrawn.
As a former banking industry 'insider', I'll be glad to any other bank account questions you may have.
Thanks.
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