Originally Posted by
Roger
Maestro is the debit card in the MasterCard family. For miles, you would need a MasterCard. I have a bmi MasterCard (apparently no longer issued to new applicants). Most miles-earning credit cards are Visa these days (apart from BA/AmEx and various MBNA/Amex cards).
I know

Was pretending to be a clueless reporter after the BBC said you can't get Electron
credit cards in the UK.
I was unlucky I didn't join diamond club until after the bmi Mastercard was gone to general application.