Lloyds Avios credit cards
Dec 13, 2011, 3:28 am
#151
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Re- Lloyds, my cards and PINs came through this AM.
I have always auto paid off any balances I have on any credit cards and have had no other debt ever (bar my mortgage and being £40 or so overdrawn when I left uni!). I'm not a huge spender, with on average about 2,000ish a month spent on credit cards I'd guess
The limit is only £3,000 though which seems a bit stingy!
Dec 13, 2011, 4:19 am
#152
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I've just realised that throughout the App and set up process I have never provided an Avios number!!
What have other people done on this front?! How will I get my Avios?!
What have other people done on this front?! How will I get my Avios?!
Dec 13, 2011, 4:21 am
#153
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Presumably you were logged into your Avios account at the time, so hopefully they can tell from there.
Dec 13, 2011, 4:28 am
#154
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Dec 13, 2011, 4:38 am
#155
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In my case I called about a week after the card was setup and gave them my avios number and they were able to confirm that the card had been linked to that account correctly.
My first Lloyds avios arrived a couple of days ago and moved them to BAEC to look after for me. (I'm keeping 1 avios in the avios account)
Dec 13, 2011, 4:44 am
#156
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I queried this too, apparently they find it through your name/address, if you dont have an avios account, they create one for you.
In my case I called about a week after the card was setup and gave them my avios number and they were able to confirm that the card had been linked to that account correctly.
My first Lloyds avios arrived a couple of days ago and moved them to BAEC to look after for me. (I'm keeping 1 avios in the avios account)
In my case I called about a week after the card was setup and gave them my avios number and they were able to confirm that the card had been linked to that account correctly.
My first Lloyds avios arrived a couple of days ago and moved them to BAEC to look after for me. (I'm keeping 1 avios in the avios account)
Im on the phone to them now (well on hold waiting for the Avios dept/ company) so I will persevere and ensure they have the number and record of the Bonus too!
Are you getting the 10 point bonus straight away?
Update- Spoke to the lovely Marjorie at Avios, who again confirmed PanGalactic's experience that they automatically connect the accounts together using your registered details and that you should get your Avios from Lloyds deposited monthly.
Seems quite hi-tech in some regards and very low in others, its all a bit of hang on and wait and see if they come in!
Last edited by Cap'n Benj; Dec 13, 2011 at 5:01 am Reason: update following phone call
Dec 13, 2011, 5:34 am
#157
Join Date: Oct 2007
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I was just voicing my opinion that what Amex does may be standard(ish) practice and that larryflyer shouldn't be too surprised or disapponted if Lloyds TSB does the same.
Dec 13, 2011, 5:35 am
#158
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Has anyone managed to get around the non-working link on the Avios site yet?
Dec 13, 2011, 6:13 am
#160
Join Date: Oct 2007
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So have I. I use Firefox and that just brings up a new tab with the same page everytime so I just tried IE for a change and that brought up a "blank page" tab. At least it was something different to look at 
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Edit: Just been speaking on the Avios "Live Web Chat". They are working on it, but can't give a time or date when it will be fixed. I suspect there will be a deluge of applications when it is though.
.Edit: Just been speaking on the Avios "Live Web Chat". They are working on it, but can't give a time or date when it will be fixed. I suspect there will be a deluge of applications when it is though.
Last edited by SteveF; Dec 13, 2011 at 6:49 am
Dec 13, 2011, 9:19 am
#162
Join Date: Jul 2005
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It doesn't take that long to fix a link. I suspect they're slowing down applications before the big spending xmas shopping/sales period. Quite annoying as I'm going to the US for 3 weeks, 25 points per £ spent abroad would have come in handy.
Dec 13, 2011, 9:24 am
#163
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Dec 13, 2011, 10:55 am
#164
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There is still no proof that you get 25 per pound for FX spend abroad. We are waiting for a bonus to post for someone.
If it does work, I will be booking flights on foreign websites for a while!
If it does work, I will be booking flights on foreign websites for a while!
Dec 13, 2011, 12:12 pm
#165
Join Date: May 2011
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It is quite clearly a delaying tactic. Firstly they claim the link is working from their end, then they admit there is an issue and state the techs should sort it out on Monday... surprise surprise it's still not working!