Originally Posted by
clearedforlanding
If they got rid of the 2.99% fx fee I'd probably jump at it as I put a fair amount of foreign transactions on my card. Doubt this is going to happen given the competition in the UK and the amount of money Amex probably takes from it.
I agree. It's absurd that I can't use my Platinum card for non-GBP transactions without being stung for a 3% fee that my other cards don't charge. When I'm paying an annual fee of £300 or even worse £450, I should be able to earn MR points on all my expenditure, not just GBP expenditure. It's not worth paying the 3% to earn MR points either, because the MR points are worth less than the 3% fee.