Lloyds Avios credit cards
Feb 28, 2012, 8:26 am
#781
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NJ, USA
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Still no sign of my bonus Avios from the first statement, and the second statement is due to be generated in the next 5 days or so. Perhaps they'll arrive soon!
Feb 28, 2012, 9:01 am
#782
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Gift vouchers from stores you know you are going to shop at this year is another good way to bring some spend forward. My groceries for the rest of the year are going to be taking part in this promo.
Feb 28, 2012, 9:45 am
#783
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Feb 28, 2012, 11:16 am
#784
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Feb 28, 2012, 11:35 am
#785
Join Date: Jan 2012
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I've been buying £100 Tesco gift cards every time I go near the place for the last month. Yesterday my wife was told that a supervisor now has to be called for any £100 gift cards. I wonder if they've noticed a sudden jump in the quantity being sold? If they start making it difficult I'll go for £99 in future .
.I've had my card now for over 2 months. 2 statements down and still no bonus points. Phoned again today and yes my name is on list, but still can't give me any time scales to when it will be fixed!
Feb 29, 2012, 12:22 am
#786
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
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Well, so far today on Mr P's shiny new Lloyds Avios Duo Premier Amex I have paid:
My car insurance for a year instead of monthly, saving £140 (and also blagged a free MOT voucher)
Mrs P's Gym membership for year instead of monthly saving £225
With the bonus Avios, I'll also be getting about 28,000 for the first 2 transactions and I'm just getting warmed up
So not only earning Sh!tloads of Avios, but saving money at the same time.
Don't forget if you are bringing spend forward like this in order to get the bonus Avios, make sure you ask for good discounts too!!!
Let the rinsing begin!!!
My car insurance for a year instead of monthly, saving £140 (and also blagged a free MOT voucher)
Mrs P's Gym membership for year instead of monthly saving £225
With the bonus Avios, I'll also be getting about 28,000 for the first 2 transactions and I'm just getting warmed up
So not only earning Sh!tloads of Avios, but saving money at the same time.
Don't forget if you are bringing spend forward like this in order to get the bonus Avios, make sure you ask for good discounts too!!!
Let the rinsing begin!!!
Feb 29, 2012, 2:52 am
#787
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If I want to pay my bill via an online payment, what do I use as the Sort Code/Account Number?
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
Feb 29, 2012, 3:07 am
#788
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,647
If I want to pay my bill via an online payment, what do I use as the Sort Code/Account Number?
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
Feb 29, 2012, 3:21 am
#789
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The account number is indeed a load of zeros, the sort code is looks ok (it's the same as my internet banking used automatically) and you do put your account number as the reference, but I recommend that you try a small transfer first, say £10, to ensure that you do not accidentally pay another person's account.
Feb 29, 2012, 3:40 am
#790
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The account number is indeed a load of zeros, the sort code is looks ok (it's the same as my internet banking used automatically) and you do put your account number as the reference, but I recommend that you try a small transfer first, say £10, to ensure that you do not accidentally pay another person's account.
77-29-00 all 0's and my Amex card number as the reference
You mean they actually have one?
Feb 29, 2012, 4:26 am
#792
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: UK. BAEC AAdvantage
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If I want to pay my bill via an online payment, what do I use as the Sort Code/Account Number?
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
The Sort Code seems OK - '77-29-00', but the Account Number seems to be '00000000' on the payment slip. Is this correct Account Number? If so, I assume that I then put my Credit Card number in the 'Your Reference' part of the payment?
Cheers.
Feb 29, 2012, 5:08 am
#793
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Here's a shocking thought: I might actually keep this card...
Having acquired a number of (usually AMEX) credit cards over the past year or so, I thought it might be time to start consolidating. And here's the funny thing: although we have all here jumped on the bandwagon with the intention of milking the Duo cards for all the Avios they're worth during the bonus period, I might actually keep mine.
Here are my reasons, which I invited the assembled company to pick apart ruthlessly
:
Therefore, after earning the AMEX 2-4-1, I think I'm going to reduce that to a basic AMEX and continue with the LTSB as my main card until renewal next year.
What do you think of that logic?
Here are my reasons, which I invited the assembled company to pick apart ruthlessly
:- I have a Premium AMEX for the 2-4-1, which I will earn before year-end in in the summer.
- However, what do you get for £150? A 2-4-1 and 50% extra Avios (ignoring the LTSB 2-4-1; I'm not blowing my hard-earned miles in economy!)
- However, my Duo pays 1.5 Avios / £ anyway for the next year at a cost of £50 (minus a £25 refund, apparently).
- OK, I might miss out on a few BA-related points at 3 Avios / £ but with my flying pattern that'll be worth about 300 Avios / month.
- But here's the main thing: although I'm saving up Avios and 2-4-1 for a holiday, I simply don't have the total miles or redemption opportunities to make use of a second 2-4-1. If that changed, I could upgrade back to the Premium AMEX.
- So, for £150 I would receive a 2-4-1 I'm unlikely to use, and about 3,600 Avios. Hardly worth it, surely?
Therefore, after earning the AMEX 2-4-1, I think I'm going to reduce that to a basic AMEX and continue with the LTSB as my main card until renewal next year.
What do you think of that logic?
Feb 29, 2012, 5:16 am
#794
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Will downgrading from a BA Premium Plus Amex to a BA Amex mess up your 2 for 1 voucher?
Feb 29, 2012, 5:18 am
#795
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I'm fairly sure not, once it's on my BAEC page. The limitation I do know of is that the redemption has to be booked with an AMEX, and that may be an AMEX AMEX (rather than a LTSB AMEX) so I won't be cancelling it outright.