The 1.8 million who applied for 20 million tickets were originally told to make sure they had enough money in their accounts from 10 May to 10 June.

But London 2012 says people will now not be billed until at least next Monday (May 16) as they continue spending this week carrying out ballots for oversubscribed events.

Last week, as revealed on insidethegames, London 2012 sent out an email to the people who had applied for the tickets advising them to ensure they have cleared funds to cover the cost of their applications.

"We have always said that the money would be taken from between May 10 and June 24 and we are still working to that," said a spokesman for London 2012.

"The earliest the money will come out is May 16 and that is within that timescale, there is no delay."

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