2 new Miles & More credit cards for UK market?
Mar 18, 2010, 6:13 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
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Just a note for the wary, there is no part of MBNA'a standard phone signup process that captures your DC number. I had to call and link it after the card arrived, so it's not quite as smooth as the Amex.
Mar 18, 2010, 7:12 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: N.Wales, UK
Posts: 933
You can still get a BMI Mastercard. You need to apply by phone to MBNA, but I got one approved a couple of weeks ago and now have a shiny new one. As per the dedicated thread, the sign-up bonus is 12,000 miles and the card credits at 1 mile per £.
Just a note for the wary, there is no part of MBNA'a standard phone signup process that captures your DC number. I had to call and link it after the card arrived, so it's not quite as smooth as the Amex.
Just a note for the wary, there is no part of MBNA'a standard phone signup process that captures your DC number. I had to call and link it after the card arrived, so it's not quite as smooth as the Amex.
Very interesting, please tell me...
Can you still get this 12'000 miles bonus if you have already recieved the 24'000 bonus for the BMI amex + card?
Is there a fee for this BMI mastercard?^
Mar 18, 2010, 7:16 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
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Posts: 3,323
No, for the BMI Mastercard, as with the standard BMI Amex, there is no annual fee.
Mar 18, 2010, 11:46 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Manchester, UK
Programs: SAS*D, IC-RA,EM-G
Posts: 99
You can still get a BMI Mastercard. You need to apply by phone to MBNA, but I got one approved a couple of weeks ago and now have a shiny new one. As per the dedicated thread, the sign-up bonus is 12,000 miles and the card credits at 1 mile per £.
Just a note for the wary, there is no part of MBNA'a standard phone signup process that captures your DC number. I had to call and link it after the card arrived, so it's not quite as smooth as the Amex.
Just a note for the wary, there is no part of MBNA'a standard phone signup process that captures your DC number. I had to call and link it after the card arrived, so it's not quite as smooth as the Amex.
Just applied and they did ask for the DC number, Still get 12,000 bonus miles (If spend £250 within 90 Days), no annual fee and 1 point per £1
Mar 18, 2010, 2:04 pm
#21
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Location: London and Zurich
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When my card was renewed, the blurb on the mailer mentioned 1 mile per £, but IIRC others have also continued to get 1.5 miles. Is anyone receiving only 1 mile per £?
Mar 18, 2010, 2:35 pm
#22
Join Date: May 2006
Location: 5 miles from EMA
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Tescos, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Amazon and Waitrose all accept Amex and a few other high street names that I've forgotten too. Most importantly, it's my primary card on Paypal, so everything I buy from eBay goes through it too.
I have no problem using it, even East Midlands Trains accept it, and that means 1700 miles a month just for purchasing a monthly season ticket to London.
Mar 18, 2010, 2:43 pm
#23
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Mar 18, 2010, 2:52 pm
#25
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 334
I think my spending habits must have changed so much in favour of shops that accept amex, that i can't think of any that don't. my attitude is that if they can't be bothered to accept my method of payment they don't want my business and i vote with my feet. (although both the paypal and bmi mc are suitable backups when i get caught out!)
Mar 18, 2010, 3:53 pm
#26
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^ Yeah I guess all the grocery shops take them, its just the hight street retailers like H&M, Costa, Superdry to name a few. I guess its no biggie but I just hate pulling out my amex and then it getting turned down.
Just applied and they did ask for the DC number, Still get 12,000 bonus miles (If spend £250 within 90 Days), no annual fee and 1 point per £1
I also emailed them a few days back and this is what they had to say -
Received: 17/03/2010
from Customer Service
Thank you for your response. I apologise for the incorrect information which you have been given. Regrettably, we do not offer a Visa or MasterCard BMI facility. Please accept my sincere apologies for the fact that you have been advised otherwise. Regards.
from Customer Service
Thank you for your response. I apologise for the incorrect information which you have been given. Regrettably, we do not offer a Visa or MasterCard BMI facility. Please accept my sincere apologies for the fact that you have been advised otherwise. Regards.
Mar 19, 2010, 6:03 am
#28
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Manchester, England
Programs: Bonvoy LT Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, BMI Gold (RIP)
Posts: 8,019
Technically MBNA customer services are correct. The Mastercards are now supposed to only be issued as replacement cards rather than as a new account.
Agents can over ride it on the system to get them issued to new customers, but they are not supposed to.
Agents can over ride it on the system to get them issued to new customers, but they are not supposed to.
Mar 19, 2010, 2:55 pm
#29
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Easy reason for that: The GBP used to be 1,50 to the Euro, now its 1,10. Lufty accounts in Euro, not in Gordon Brown's Pesos. The ratio in Euro did not change at all.
Mar 20, 2010, 6:48 am
#30
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Applied. This time the agent knew exactly what the card I was talking about.