Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus credit cards
#496
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver (temp demotion), *A Silver, HH Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 480
Finally, I can see my new card in the Barclays app. It's only taken three weeks (or so) and a number of calls and a branch visit. The missing link, it would appear, is that the card had to be 'registered' - and only then did it appear in the app. This meant I had to set up a new online BCard account with a unique username that had to have one digit; a unique six digit code that couldn't have three digits the same, a memorable word (from which you extract random letters on the basis of position) and a phrase to remember the memorable word. For crying out loud, no wonder it is easier to use an app with facial (or fingerprint) ID.
Anyway, I can now see that I have hit the £3k spend threshold and that the 25k avios will be transferred "on the second working day of the next month" ... hopefully this will be 30k thanks to HfP
Anyway, I can now see that I have hit the £3k spend threshold and that the 25k avios will be transferred "on the second working day of the next month" ... hopefully this will be 30k thanks to HfP
#497
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 531
This meant I had to set up a new online BCard account with a unique username that had to have one digit; a unique six digit code that couldn't have three digits the same, a memorable word (from which you extract random letters on the basis of position) and a phrase to remember the memorable word. For crying out loud, no wonder it is easier to use an app with facial (or fingerprint) ID.
#498
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,636
Apple TV+ is available as an app on the Sky Q box too.
#499
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,944
it depends on the make, model and age of the smart TV. There’s a list here: https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-app/devices/
Apple TV+ is available as an app on the Sky Q box too.
Apple TV+ is available as an app on the Sky Q box too.
#500
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: British Airways Executive Club Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Amb
Posts: 1,763
Has anyone received the HFP bonus 5k Avios? I want to pump and dump this card for the bonus and voucher so I never have to deal with barclaycard again, but I suspect they won’t credit this extra 5k quickly and I’ll end up holding it for longer as a result.
#501
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,944
Similarly I haven't seen any sign of the extra 5k for early applicants (pre the HfP extra deal and in recognition of the problems encountered). I'm hoping it is this month as I've met the two targets and received voucher and main bonus so looking to drop the card too.
#502
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: BA
Posts: 13
I applied on the 29th March and didn’t receive an instant decision. I was meant to be contacted within five working days with a decision. Haven’t heard a peep!
I talked to them on the phone and the woman couldn’t even find my application, as I’ve received no reference number or anything. I did receive a hard credit check and I have my screenshots of the whole process. The company are a shambles.
I talked to them on the phone and the woman couldn’t even find my application, as I’ve received no reference number or anything. I did receive a hard credit check and I have my screenshots of the whole process. The company are a shambles.
Apparently, my application was "referred for review" and there is no given time frame for when they will get back to me with a decision. But he did confirm they have it and someone is looking at it.
He did say that he considers this a bit rubbish, that the delay was likely exacerbated due to the holiday weekend, and that a new customer service system was implemented on Tuesday without telling the operators and so everyone is scrambling.
I do have a Barclays account and they were able to find my application that way, though I suspect that if I didn't, or if there had been a disconnect with my name, they wouldn't have been able to find it.
As others have said, I am extremely unimpressed by the entire process and will likely cancel the card - should I ever receive it - as soon as I get the bonus, should these issues persist.
#503
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Cheshire
Programs: BA, Accor, Hilton, ITA
Posts: 372
An update from me. I’ve had my card about 2 weeks now with the £200 limit. I’ve been making small transactions in the meantime. I’d previously uploaded the PDF statements twice and a few days later got the “cannot clearly read” email, and to do it all again, I’m not clear at this point if this is an automated system which tries to read the files, or human, as the PDFs are as clear as anything!
Anyhow, I decided to upload a 3rd time today, but try sending them as JPEGs instead, thinking perhaps their system is having issues with PDFs. However all 4 JPEGs kept saying they couldn’t accept them even at the point of uploading! Couldn’t fathom this at all. I gave up, and then decided to re save my original bank PDFs via Adobe as perhaps they were in a strange format from the Halifax. I then got multiple errors trying to even do these. After 3 attempts I managed to upload them And got the Green tick.
Its a bit shambolic really, so I see what happens this time around, I might retry this once more again if this fails, as the files from Halifax have underscores in them, and I’m still thinking it’s some stupid little thing like this which is causing Barclays to keep saying they can’t read them!
Anyhow, I decided to upload a 3rd time today, but try sending them as JPEGs instead, thinking perhaps their system is having issues with PDFs. However all 4 JPEGs kept saying they couldn’t accept them even at the point of uploading! Couldn’t fathom this at all. I gave up, and then decided to re save my original bank PDFs via Adobe as perhaps they were in a strange format from the Halifax. I then got multiple errors trying to even do these. After 3 attempts I managed to upload them And got the Green tick.
Its a bit shambolic really, so I see what happens this time around, I might retry this once more again if this fails, as the files from Halifax have underscores in them, and I’m still thinking it’s some stupid little thing like this which is causing Barclays to keep saying they can’t read them!
#504
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: AmEx & Barclaycard Avios Plus
Posts: 19
Rather unexpectedly, my Avios plus card turned up today after only applying on Thursday which is pretty good considering there’s been a long BH Weekend since. Card is alright for now, although it did come in a ‘sorry it’s arrived in this condition’ bag from Royal Mail. Looks like it had been through a shredder beforehand.
Credit limit was £200 but has now been upped to £2,000 after submitting my wage slip 3 times to them. Still less than I was expecting but it is what it is. The app is pretty crap, keep getting 00002 error like most people.
Card in terms of benefits other than the welcome bonus are completely redundant. Not sure how ‘24/7 fraud protection’ is an advertised benefit when surely all card issuers have to adhere to this?
Credit limit was £200 but has now been upped to £2,000 after submitting my wage slip 3 times to them. Still less than I was expecting but it is what it is. The app is pretty crap, keep getting 00002 error like most people.
Card in terms of benefits other than the welcome bonus are completely redundant. Not sure how ‘24/7 fraud protection’ is an advertised benefit when surely all card issuers have to adhere to this?
Last edited by aviosluv; Apr 21, 2022 at 11:16 am Reason: Typo
#506
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Harrogate
Programs: BA, KL, DL
Posts: 996
My first statement was issued 12th March so I assumed the next one would be issued 12th April, but there's no statement this month yet. Was this first one just a one-off statement for the account opening, then it moves to end of the month? When are you all getting your statements issued?
#508
Join Date: Apr 2022
Posts: 11
Yes. We eventually called through to the fraud section (after getting nowhere with the first line CSRs). It was my supplementary card that wouldnt authorise. They were able to find and fix the authentication issue and then had me try again to link it while they stayed on the phone to make sure it worked. In my case the address and phone number hadn’t transferred correctly meaning that PayPal couldn’t confirm the name and address matched.
#509
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Cheshire
Programs: BA, Accor, Hilton, ITA
Posts: 372
My first statement was issued 12th March so I assumed the next one would be issued 12th April, but there's no statement this month yet. Was this first one just a one-off statement for the account opening, then it moves to end of the month? When are you all getting your statements issued?