Originally Posted by rfrost

I upgraded from Red to Silver in March of this year. I just called and, consistent with the reply you received, was told that the new rules going into effect on January 1 apply "across the board to everyone."
If the 10% rebate on awards still holds, I will downgrade to Red next year and keep the card in the drawer that would hold my socks were it not for all the other things in there (except where I need a chip & pin card). If the rebate goes away, too, I will probably close the card, provided that I can find another card with chip and pin. Dutch trains and the Copenhagen metro are too much trouble without one.