I just noticed another benefit on the application page - double points on grocery/petrol spend;
Originally Posted by Amex Benefits
First year bonus
Spend just like normal on the things you buy every day like groceries and petrol and as a first year bonus, you'll earn double Membership Rewards points to spend on what you want.
So in actual fact do you get 2 points per spent on;
Originally Posted by Amex T&Cs
5. You will accrue Points in addition to this for certain transactions at the rate of 1 Point for virtually every full pound charged per transaction at major supermarkets and petrol stations for your first year of cardmembership.
So using this for your weekly shopping could be extra profitable.