20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
Mar 20, 2011, 10:17 am
#1576
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
Mar 20, 2011, 10:29 am
#1577
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
not according to the guy I was dealing with, but you may be right. Either way I'm not sure 100quid of M&S vouchers are worth the effort. 
Mar 20, 2011, 10:32 am
#1578
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Exec Club,Skywards,Hilton Honours,Mariott Rewards,SPG
Posts: 956
You do get a pro-rated refund on the annual fee if you cancel in the year. The balance on my cancelled card shows -£15.??
I'm not to sure how long you have to wait to actually get the refund.
I'm not to sure how long you have to wait to actually get the refund.
Mar 20, 2011, 10:41 am
#1579
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SEN
Programs: BAEC
Posts: 612
WHAT???? the Amex customer service agent was fibbing to me?
Shocking, just shocking
Shocking, just shocking
Mar 20, 2011, 10:41 am
#1580
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Mar 20, 2011, 10:47 am
#1581
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 11,969
It sits in the account staring at you and when you want to send them a secure note asking when you can have it - it tells you that the system is currently unavailable which is a euphanism for "as you've cancelled the card we no longer want to hear from you".
Mar 20, 2011, 10:48 am
#1582
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Exec Club,Skywards,Hilton Honours,Mariott Rewards,SPG
Posts: 956
I cannot say for sure because I did not accept the offer, but the offer was for £100 of M&S vouchers. Therefore I assumed it was the former.
Mar 20, 2011, 4:58 pm
#1583
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Thatcham, UK or Adelaide Australia
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Plat OZ Diamond SK Diamond BA Blue
Posts: 3,323
Is anyone amused that Amex are offering GBP100 in M&S vouchers to disuade you from cancelling this card, when M&S are one of the supermarkets that wont credit as Supermarket Spend awarding bonus MRs the card you're trying cancel?
Mar 20, 2011, 5:01 pm
#1584
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Mar 20, 2011, 6:11 pm
#1585
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK oop north
Programs: BMI Diamond Club RIP,BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,692
No worries, just ring Amex and they will send you a cheque(remember them!) worked for me and Mrs Yorkieflyer for the prorata refund
Mar 21, 2011, 2:00 pm
#1586
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
A possible alternative
Sounds like there will be a good number of us giving up this card over the coming months. A 'free' alternative worth considering is the AA MBNA card, the sign up miles have recently been doubled to 10k and you get a whopping 3 miles(albeit AA
) per £ on supermarket + fuel purchases in the first 6 months. With the Gold card being popular for this type of purchases, I thought it worth mentioning.
Plus, there are some good AA redemptions to be had out there.
) per £ on supermarket + fuel purchases in the first 6 months. With the Gold card being popular for this type of purchases, I thought it worth mentioning.Plus, there are some good AA redemptions to be had out there.
Mar 22, 2011, 4:28 am
#1587
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA bronze card, NHS Blood Donor silver card
Posts: 1,617
Oh dear, replying to myself again...
TfL spend which has triggered double points:
LON UNDERGRND OYSTER TRAVLCRD AUTO, LOND (auto-top-up on the Tube)
OYSTER TRAVELCARD (buying a Travelcard online to be collected at a Tube gateline)
TfL spend which hasn't:
AUTOLOAD BUS LONDON UK (auto-top-up triggered on a bus)
I suppose the only way to be certain of the double points for topping up your Oyster card is to do it at a mainline rail station.
LON UNDERGRND OYSTER TRAVLCRD AUTO, LOND (auto-top-up on the Tube)
OYSTER TRAVELCARD (buying a Travelcard online to be collected at a Tube gateline)
TfL spend which hasn't:
AUTOLOAD BUS LONDON UK (auto-top-up triggered on a bus)
I suppose the only way to be certain of the double points for topping up your Oyster card is to do it at a mainline rail station.
Mar 22, 2011, 8:43 am
#1588
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: UK
Programs: Bonvoy Gold, AA Plat, Volare Premier, VS Silver, National Emerald Elite, Hertz President Circle
Posts: 2,526
This was related to losing MR pts following canx of the gold charge card.
What if one does not have a PLAT charge card? Would they be lost? (Hence the need to convert them or send them to someone else before cancelling?)
What if one does not have a PLAT charge card? Would they be lost? (Hence the need to convert them or send them to someone else before cancelling?)
Mar 22, 2011, 8:46 am
#1589
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
If you don't have another MR points card, then yes, they are lost, so best to find somewhere to transfer them to before you cancel.
Mar 22, 2011, 9:49 am
#1590
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: UK
Programs: Bonvoy Gold, AA Plat, Volare Premier, VS Silver, National Emerald Elite, Hertz President Circle
Posts: 2,526