Paying UK tax with your BMI Mastercard – the definitive guide!
Mar 20, 2009, 9:26 am
#31
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This is starting to sound more like the "pudding run" guy, with his tax-deductable puddings going to the salvation army. Must remember to make my next charity donation by CC rather than just hand over the cash!
Mar 20, 2009, 4:41 pm
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Mar 21, 2009, 4:29 am
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Thames Water takes MC even though the bill says they don't - look at the online payment page. No surcharge. BT also takes MC although the bills don't (at least didn't) admit it if you go online to pay.
Mar 21, 2009, 6:45 am
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Mar 22, 2009, 10:35 am
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Another good one is that we are a trading business and over the last few years some suppliers have agreed to accept card payments, without any additional fee/card charge. When paying one of their VAT invoices for, say, £115 its great knowing we will be reclaiming (or setting-off) the VAT element (£15) in our next Return. If a refund is due, they settle by cheque and if a payment is due then (as pointed out in your OP), one can pay by card!!
Mar 22, 2009, 10:52 am
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IMHO, only the BAA Worldcard (Visa) which gives 1 WorldPoint per £1. However, each WorldPoint can be converted into 1.5 bmi miles or 1 Virgin flyingclub mile. Going for the former conversion makes it worthwhile. Issued by HBOS, but you can only make a telephone application. Details of this card on the net are almost non-existent in my experience.
Mar 22, 2009, 1:45 pm
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I thought the BAA card was now not even available by phone. It would be VERY interesting if it was.
Mar 22, 2009, 2:43 pm
#43
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IMHO, only the BAA Worldcard (Visa) which gives 1 WorldPoint per £1. However, each WorldPoint can be converted into 1.5 bmi miles or 1 Virgin flyingclub mile. Going for the former conversion makes it worthwhile. Issued by HBOS, but you can only make a telephone application. Details of this card on the net are almost non-existent in my experience.
Mar 22, 2009, 2:48 pm
#44
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See my paragraph in the first post on other airline cards. Hotel cards are useless - 40,000 points would be c£200 in card fee which is 1 night in a Hilton or InterCon, so a waste of money.
I thought the BAA card was now not even available by phone. It would be VERY interesting if it was.
I thought the BAA card was now not even available by phone. It would be VERY interesting if it was.
ps. i do hv the Points Accelerator added to my amex charge card, but again, it is not accepted,
Mar 23, 2009, 4:28 am
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