Amex Gold [UK] Lounge Access?
Jun 23, 2014, 4:58 pm
#17
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Amex Gold Lounge Club - using it after card expired?
I currently have an Amex Gold Rewards charge card (UK) which comes with a Lounge Club membership and two free lounge visits. I will only keep the Amex until October, which according to T&C means that the Lounge Club membership would expire.
However, the expiry date on the Lounge Club card itself is some time in 2016. What would happen if I try to gain entrance in, say, November this year? I am by no means a regular lounge-visitor, so I do not know the procedures, but I would not think that the cards get scanned every time. I can imagine though, that they take the card details and try to get the money from Amex.
So, in a scenario in which I am somehow allowed to enter the lounge, and my membership details are taken, is there something that Amex can realistically do to me? Or would nobody care? I've seen similar posts about PP, but I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with LC.
Sorry if the question sounds ridiculous!
However, the expiry date on the Lounge Club card itself is some time in 2016. What would happen if I try to gain entrance in, say, November this year? I am by no means a regular lounge-visitor, so I do not know the procedures, but I would not think that the cards get scanned every time. I can imagine though, that they take the card details and try to get the money from Amex.
So, in a scenario in which I am somehow allowed to enter the lounge, and my membership details are taken, is there something that Amex can realistically do to me? Or would nobody care? I've seen similar posts about PP, but I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with LC.
Sorry if the question sounds ridiculous!
Last edited by XmaX; Jun 23, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Jun 23, 2014, 11:06 pm
#18
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I currently have an Amex Gold Rewards charge card (UK) which comes with a Lounge Club membership and two free lounge visits. I will only keep the Amex until October, which according to T&C means that the Lounge Club membership would expire.
However, the expiry date on the Lounge Club card itself is some time in 2016. What would happen if I try to gain entrance in, say, November this year? I am by no means a regular lounge-visitor, so I do not know the procedures, but I would not think that the cards get scanned every time. I can imagine though, that they take the card details and try to get the money from Amex.
So, in a scenario in which I am somehow allowed to enter the lounge, and my membership details are taken, is there something that Amex can realistically do to me? Or would nobody care? I've seen similar posts about PP, but I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with LC.
Sorry if the question sounds ridiculous!
However, the expiry date on the Lounge Club card itself is some time in 2016. What would happen if I try to gain entrance in, say, November this year? I am by no means a regular lounge-visitor, so I do not know the procedures, but I would not think that the cards get scanned every time. I can imagine though, that they take the card details and try to get the money from Amex.
So, in a scenario in which I am somehow allowed to enter the lounge, and my membership details are taken, is there something that Amex can realistically do to me? Or would nobody care? I've seen similar posts about PP, but I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with LC.
Sorry if the question sounds ridiculous!
Jun 24, 2014, 6:03 am
#19
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This is not important. Soon after you close your American Express card account they will notify Priority Pass that the payment card linked to your Lounge Club card is invalid and the Lounge Club card will not work when swiped.
Jun 24, 2014, 7:07 am
#20
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Not that I am planning to do that, anyway - no lounges at the airports I fly to!
Jun 24, 2014, 3:00 pm
#21
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Someone posted on my site recently that they DID manage to use their 2 free visits after they had cancelled Gold.
It may be that, as long as the free visits are still loaded, the system does not bother checking if the credit card behind it is still valid.
It may be that, as long as the free visits are still loaded, the system does not bother checking if the credit card behind it is still valid.
Jul 12, 2014, 10:03 am
#22
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If I recall, the customer has to show both the Lounge Club card and the AMEX upon entering the lounge - if so, if both cards are within expiry date I reckon entry will be granted.
Jul 12, 2014, 3:46 pm
#23
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No, you do not need to show the Amex.
The Lounge Club card rules say that the card is automatically cancelled if there is not a valid credit card on file. Once you have cancelled your Gold, there is no valid card on file so the Lounge Club card should no longer work (and you cannot ring them and substitute a different card!). As I said, though, it does seem to still work for the 2 free visits.
The Lounge Club card rules say that the card is automatically cancelled if there is not a valid credit card on file. Once you have cancelled your Gold, there is no valid card on file so the Lounge Club card should no longer work (and you cannot ring them and substitute a different card!). As I said, though, it does seem to still work for the 2 free visits.
Aug 8, 2014, 7:14 am
#24
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Just reporting back that I was denied entry to LGW lounges trying to use my Lounge Club card. I cancelled my AMEX Gold about 4 months ago. The lounge staff politely asked me to check with my bank provider if there was a problem with my card.
Fair enough - no complaints.
Fair enough - no complaints.
Jan 14, 2015, 2:22 pm
#26
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London
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Anyone know how soon after applying for the Amex Gold Card you get the Lounge Club membership access? I have a flight at the end of this month and was wondering if I'll be able to get membership in time if I apply for the Amex Gold today? Do you have to physically have the card or is the membership number enough? Just wondering on the off chance really.
Jan 14, 2015, 2:24 pm
#27
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You'll need the physical Lounge Club card but I think they normally arrive reasonably speedily. You could always get onto Amex CS as soon as your main card arrives to try and speed things along.
Jan 20, 2015, 3:52 am
#28
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Very slightly off-topic, but if you sign up for a Gold card, receive the 22,000 MRs, cancel it, wait 6 months and then reapply for the card again, will you still have the £125 fee waived? Ie does it count as a new "first year" or is the offer only ever available for genuinely new customers? I think the T&Cs on the Amex website are a bit ambiguous:
"The first year fee waiver is only available to new American Express Charge Cardmembers. A customer is not considered a new Charge Cardmember if they hold or have held in the last 6 months another American Express Charge Card."
"The first year fee waiver is only available to new American Express Charge Cardmembers. A customer is not considered a new Charge Cardmember if they hold or have held in the last 6 months another American Express Charge Card."