Mar 16, 2022, 3:26 pm
Barclaycard Avios and Avios Plus credit cards
Apr 30, 2022, 3:41 am
#556
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: AmEx & Barclaycard Avios Plus
Posts: 19
Anyone aware if we can use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher AND the Amex 2-4-1 voucher together?
i.e. I book a premium economy seat with Avios, use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher to upgrade to Business class, and then apply the 2-4-1 voucher so my partner can get a business class seat at no extra cost? (Less taxes and charges).
i.e. I book a premium economy seat with Avios, use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher to upgrade to Business class, and then apply the 2-4-1 voucher so my partner can get a business class seat at no extra cost? (Less taxes and charges).
Apr 30, 2022, 4:40 am
#557
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: MAN
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 84
Thanks again for that. All those alerts were switched to off anyway, but possibly because the figure had been defaulted to £500 (why?!!) its caused a problem. I've now amended it to £10K.
Another oddity has now cropped up ....... as an alternative to spending another 40 minutes on the phone to India trying to sort out the car insurance transaction, I used my Curve card instead, with the default card in the wallet now being my Barclaycard (it was previously Cap on Tap).
Ignoring the fact that it had previously taken another two calls to Barclaycard fraud department in India to get my card 'successfully' loaded in my Curve wallet, the transaction appears to have been successful (I have an email from AXA thanking me for renewing) however the transaction is completely absent from my Curve app and my Barclays account, even in pending transactions, even though its now the following day.
I still have no idea whether the transaction will eventually 'bounce' or not, and previously any transaction, however small, with Cap on Tap, pinged my phone to confirm the transaction. Simple. Seamless. Something which Barclaycard definitely is not.
This should be simple bread-and-butter stuff to Barclays. To be honest, I've had more grief from this card than from all the other cards I've ever held in my lifetime, combined!
Another oddity has now cropped up ....... as an alternative to spending another 40 minutes on the phone to India trying to sort out the car insurance transaction, I used my Curve card instead, with the default card in the wallet now being my Barclaycard (it was previously Cap on Tap).
Ignoring the fact that it had previously taken another two calls to Barclaycard fraud department in India to get my card 'successfully' loaded in my Curve wallet, the transaction appears to have been successful (I have an email from AXA thanking me for renewing) however the transaction is completely absent from my Curve app and my Barclays account, even in pending transactions, even though its now the following day.
I still have no idea whether the transaction will eventually 'bounce' or not, and previously any transaction, however small, with Cap on Tap, pinged my phone to confirm the transaction. Simple. Seamless. Something which Barclaycard definitely is not.
This should be simple bread-and-butter stuff to Barclays. To be honest, I've had more grief from this card than from all the other cards I've ever held in my lifetime, combined!
Similarly the previous day I tried making a £250 on line payment (using B'card) to British Gas which failed, as did a second attempt for £200.
I then tried £250 using B'card via Curve - which worked fine, so there's definitely an issue with Barclaycard's 3D verification process with 'new' merchants.
Apr 30, 2022, 11:16 am
#558
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: BAEC (Gold) , Accor (Gold) , IHG
Posts: 684
Anyone aware if we can use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher AND the Amex 2-4-1 voucher together?
i.e. I book a premium economy seat with Avios, use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher to upgrade to Business class, and then apply the 2-4-1 voucher so my partner can get a business class seat at no extra cost? (Less taxes and charges).
i.e. I book a premium economy seat with Avios, use the Barclaycard upgrade voucher to upgrade to Business class, and then apply the 2-4-1 voucher so my partner can get a business class seat at no extra cost? (Less taxes and charges).
Dont believe you can book 2 people on a reward booking in different classes.. and surely using a 2.4.1 for just 1 pax is a waste?
Apr 30, 2022, 2:51 pm
#559
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: AmEx & Barclaycard Avios Plus
Posts: 19
I see. Wasn’t going to do this anyway, completely hypothetical. Plan on cancelling BC once I’ve got the spend bonus.
Apr 30, 2022, 10:53 pm
#560
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,595
Thanks for choosing our new Avios card. We know you may have seen some issues in the first few weeks and we're very sorry about that. We'll be adding 5000 extra Avios points to your BA Executive Club account within the next 6 weeks. Thanks for bearing with us. Your Barclaycard Team.
I followed up with a on-line chat via their app and was advised the apology Avios will hit my BA account in the next points cycle. According to the app, Avios will always post 2 working days after the 1st of each month.
May 1, 2022, 2:29 am
#561
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: LCYJFKGIG
Programs: BAEC - Gold, OWE
Posts: 158
2 quick questions for the hive mind:
How quickly do the vouchers post after hitting the 10k spending?
Can you use the voucher on a one-way for 2 people into the UK, to avoid BA's crazy carrier imposed charges? Or does it need to be part of a round trip booking?
Thank you!
How quickly do the vouchers post after hitting the 10k spending?
Can you use the voucher on a one-way for 2 people into the UK, to avoid BA's crazy carrier imposed charges? Or does it need to be part of a round trip booking?
Thank you!
May 1, 2022, 3:25 am
#562
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: 3,945
Ah yeah, forgot the 6 week mention - bet they'll just add it to the pending balance and do it after the next statement to ensure another £20 fee...
May 1, 2022, 3:26 am
#563
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: 3,945
I received a similar SMS as a new customer. This is my first ever Barclaycard. I applied for the free Avios card on 01MAR, approved around 04MAR, received the card on 09MAR and didn't set about using it until April. I received a text towards the end of March advising the following:
Thanks for choosing our new Avios card. We know you may have seen some issues in the first few weeks and we're very sorry about that. We'll be adding 5000 extra Avios points to your BA Executive Club account within the next 6 weeks. Thanks for bearing with us. Your Barclaycard Team.
I followed up with a on-line chat via their app and was advised the apology Avios will hit my BA account in the next points cycle. According to the app, Avios will always post 2 working days after the 1st of each month.
Thanks for choosing our new Avios card. We know you may have seen some issues in the first few weeks and we're very sorry about that. We'll be adding 5000 extra Avios points to your BA Executive Club account within the next 6 weeks. Thanks for bearing with us. Your Barclaycard Team.
I followed up with a on-line chat via their app and was advised the apology Avios will hit my BA account in the next points cycle. According to the app, Avios will always post 2 working days after the 1st of each month.
May 1, 2022, 3:34 am
#564
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 536
I received a similar SMS as a new customer. This is my first ever Barclaycard. I applied for the free Avios card on 01MAR, approved around 04MAR, received the card on 09MAR and didn't set about using it until April. I received a text towards the end of March advising the following:
Thanks for choosing our new Avios card. We know you may have seen some issues in the first few weeks and we're very sorry about that. We'll be adding 5000 extra Avios points to your BA Executive Club account within the next 6 weeks. Thanks for bearing with us. Your Barclaycard Team.
I followed up with a on-line chat via their app and was advised the apology Avios will hit my BA account in the next points cycle. According to the app, Avios will always post 2 working days after the 1st of each month.
Thanks for choosing our new Avios card. We know you may have seen some issues in the first few weeks and we're very sorry about that. We'll be adding 5000 extra Avios points to your BA Executive Club account within the next 6 weeks. Thanks for bearing with us. Your Barclaycard Team.
I followed up with a on-line chat via their app and was advised the apology Avios will hit my BA account in the next points cycle. According to the app, Avios will always post 2 working days after the 1st of each month.
May 4, 2022, 10:02 am
#566
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 1,197
May 5, 2022, 10:11 am
#569
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK (currently)
Programs: BA Gold (and many other greater and lesser distinctions)
Posts: 7,208
Has anyone who has had the misfortune to be caught up in this farago but not managed to get above the £200 credit limit because their income evidence did not match the Barclaycard requirements, managed to persuade Barclaycard not to charge the initial £20 monthly fee ?
Has anyone managed to communicate successfully with a sentient being at Barclaycard and persuade them to accept alternative evidence, and if so how ??
Finally, has anyone stuck on £200 managed to cancel their card, and if so how ?
Has anyone managed to communicate successfully with a sentient being at Barclaycard and persuade them to accept alternative evidence, and if so how ??
Finally, has anyone stuck on £200 managed to cancel their card, and if so how ?
May 5, 2022, 10:39 am
#570
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Cheshire
Programs: BA, Accor, Hilton, ITA
Posts: 376
5000 posted today to my BAEC. I presume this was the 5000 hfp bonus although I only applied April 1st, and Ive had no contact about compensation some people mention above. Who knows! Not complaining!