Tesco and BA [2009 archive]
Jan 14, 2009, 1:17 pm
#61
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London
Posts: 2,385
Was going to pay my tax online and it seems the HMRC accept Visa but charge 1.25%. So if I use my Tesco Visa for say £10k tax, then its 16k BA miles for £125. Is it worth it? Seems borderline to me; any opinions?
Jan 14, 2009, 2:01 pm
#62
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 1,175
Cheaper than buying them from BA isn't it (which I have done for the last couple of years to get the best value from my 2-4-1 or the 50% miles sale), so I think so.
Jan 15, 2009, 1:48 am
#63
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold, HH Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 516
I have noticed that the 'My Account' section has shown some erronous numbers recently, when I have called customer services they read me the right balance but the website shows something different. My points went down last week after doing a shop, then went back up again to their previous (pre-shop) balance. Might be worth an email to CS.
Jan 15, 2009, 3:15 am
#64
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Would be better if you'd got the premium BMI Mastercard, where 10k tax would get you 20,000 miles which is a one-way J ticket to the US (cash and miles) for 125 quid.
Jan 15, 2009, 3:59 am
#65
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London
Posts: 2,385
So was just going to top up BA as I always need those.
Jan 15, 2009, 10:51 am
#66
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 262
How do you get 1.6 BA miles per pound?
Jan 15, 2009, 12:04 pm
#67
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA - Gold for Life, CCR & GGL; IC Spire Elite Ambassador; Diamond Hilton Honors; Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 6,720
Just received the Healthy Living Club vouchers.
50p off fruit, Danone Activia, magazines, roule cheese and 40p off quorn+ competition entry.
No extra clubcard points at all.
Don't they realise that I want points and do not want to save money?
50p off fruit, Danone Activia, magazines, roule cheese and 40p off quorn+ competition entry.
No extra clubcard points at all.
Don't they realise that I want points and do not want to save money?
Jan 15, 2009, 1:12 pm
#68
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Plat, ICH Plat, HH Gold
Posts: 4,381
Jan 15, 2009, 1:14 pm
#69
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: BA Executive Club, Bronze
Posts: 438
Points are only a bonus, not an entitlement.
Although I am gutted myself
Jan 15, 2009, 2:08 pm
#70
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SAN
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Marriott Plat, ICH Plat, HH Gold
Posts: 4,381
Correct that the points are a bonus, however the idea is to make people spend more and have store loyalty by giving them out. If you don't give them, those 2 advantages will go away.
Jan 15, 2009, 3:40 pm
#72
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 623
Raffles' suggestion has a pleasing symmetry to it. And bring loadsa gear back with the increased HMRC limits to put a small cherry on top of the cake.
Jan 15, 2009, 5:02 pm
#73
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 334
Shell Drivers Club
I managed to change my rewards preference online from Airmiles to BA Miles last month. But I had to register via airmiles originally. I still think Tesco is better value as Shell give me 1 mile with every £2 spent. Tesco give me 4.8 miles per £2.
I managed to change my rewards preference online from Airmiles to BA Miles last month. But I had to register via airmiles originally. I still think Tesco is better value as Shell give me 1 mile with every £2 spent. Tesco give me 4.8 miles per £2.
Jan 16, 2009, 3:37 am
#74
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 262
Fair play. I knew about the grandfathered rates on the credit card but not about the 3.2 conversion rate. So you're actually getting a marginally better rate of return than the Amex PP, although for smaller transactions you lose a bit in the rounding. Definitely sounds as though it's worth paying HMRC that way though. Wish I were on the same deal, since I have a pretty chunky tax bill this year.
Jan 16, 2009, 5:35 am
#75
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC, Skywards, KLM
Posts: 402
Fair play. I knew about the grandfathered rates on the credit card but not about the 3.2 conversion rate. So you're actually getting a marginally better rate of return than the Amex PP, although for smaller transactions you lose a bit in the rounding. Definitely sounds as though it's worth paying HMRC that way though. Wish I were on the same deal, since I have a pretty chunky tax bill this year.