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• ScienceTeacher says:

  25 Sep25 September 23:31

  Update:
  Put through £3010 on Monday to Amex, Barclaycard and Monzo via. Curve.
  Amex (£1,000) posted as Financial Institution
  Barclaycard (£2,000) posted as Financial Institution
  Monzo (£10) posted as Cash Disbursement Financial Institution.
  £3.00 cash advance fee has been added after this.

  Lloyds charge 3% or £3.00 minimum for Cash Advance fees so the Monzo must have triggered it as it would be higher otherwise. Thankfully; seems the Amex and Barclaycard payoff worked!

  • Ans says:

    27 Sep27 September 18:13

    Hi Can you use Amex via Curve? Thanks

    • Shoestring says:

      27 Sep27 September 18:17

      no

• js says:

  26 Sep26 September 02:01

  I did basically the same. Paid my barclaycard bill and monzo with curve, linked to a barclaycard. No fees were charged. Unfortunately monzo isn’t accepting debit card top ups soon.

• Roger says:

  26 Sep26 September 05:16

  Paid HMRC with my Virgin Card via Curve and it is classed at 9399, Government Services (not classified elsewhere).

  Hopefully will not attract any fees!

  • Chung says:

    2 Oct2 October 13:25

    have you checked if there’s any fees? I am planning to pay my tax . thanks

• RK says:

  26 Sep26 September 07:40

  Trying to pay HMRC VAT bill with curve is painful this month – normally i can do it with a few large transactions – this month every amount over £1000 fails.

  Curve is far from being the panacea of credit cards – also the rolling monthly and annual limits is just bonkers. Was great for the points while it lasted…

  • TGLoyalty says:

    26 Sep26 September 22:37

    MasterCard impose the limit.

    Sign a family member up and attach another’s points earning card to it and double your yearly limit?

• Joel says:

  26 Sep26 September 14:05

  Seems like no charges on ATM withdrawal on my Curve using Lloyds Avios Rewards MasterCard as underlying card

  • Alex says:

    26 Sep26 September 15:24

    Same here, two withdraws over the weekend and no charges on either. Statement has just been generated including these two transactions.

• Andrew Harrison says:

  27 Sep27 September 07:06

  Got my Tesco credit card charges this morning – yep, Tesco now charging 3.99% cash withdrawal fee for using Curve. Was good whilst it lasted.

  • Christopher Horsfall says:

    27 Sep27 September 08:12

    Would buying foreign currency via TravelMoneyClub linked to TESCO card be a cash withdrawal? Or will it be free of charges? Looking to buy £1000 of Yen, and that would be a massive £30 (ish) if they do charge a fee.
    Thanks for any guidance.

    • Geoff says:

      27 Sep27 September 18:40

      How did that work out because I got charged a fat fee by another card?

      • Christopher Horsfall says:

        28 Sep28 September 10:09

        That is what I am trying to find out before I try it. ANYONE who can give me a definite answer? It would be most appreciated.

• Am says:

  28 Sep28 September 11:22

  So with most cards apart from Tesco there is no fees? I don’t want to get this card and then find out there are charges. I have an HSBC and MBNA credit cards. Banks also take debit cards so was wondering whether I can take out an interest free credit card then pay say £5000 off my mortgage then pay off the credit card on the interest free period. Better than overpaying monthly as you wouldn’t pay interest on the whole amount that you paid off.

  Also some tradesmen its easier to pay in cash I certainly wouldn’t want to hammer the cash withdrawals on a credit card. But to have an interest free period is fantastic.
  I want to like this card but this situation seems too fluid and no answer from curve to calm nerves. If I get it and they start charging I’ll be annoyed.

  Also is the black card worth getting as its only a one off fee or is that going to change soon. It’s all very confusing!

  • Foggy says:

    28 Sep28 September 15:59

    You should get the fee card as as raffles has said it will be well worth it when the new benefits some.

    And I would avoid withdrawing any cash out on any card as new all card companies have the information to charge you cash withdrawal fees and Tesco, Virgin and I believe some have had issue with their limit on IHG.

    Lloyds is definitely safe but for how long? could change at any moment.

    Stick to the FX benefits and you can make a tidy profit once the ‘new’ card is launched.

    Paying off a credit card bill sounds like a risking business and sure to get you on a blacklist.

    • Rob says:

      28 Sep28 September 16:17

      I wouldn’t go so far as to say “raffles has said it will be well worth it when the new benefits some.” There will be new benefits, they may or may not be relevant for you, but you will be paying a lot more to access them than you do now.

• Tony says:

  29 Sep29 September 18:00

  Tesco is now charging 3.99% on payments to credit cards eg Amex which they started to classify in the same way as cash advances earlier this year. They subsequently agreed to stop doing this whist they carried out a review. So much for their commitment to inform their customers before reimposing cash transaction fees for Curve transactions.

  • Am says:

    30 Sep30 September 15:53

    Anyone else to report back on their credit card statements? Going to go for curve and get the black card i’ll get the wallet and sell it to get some money back! Just hope the free cash withdrawals on credit cards stay even if it’s just for £100 as its a very useful feature. I need the higher atm withdrawal limit abroad. The £200 is a joke.

  • Terry Thomas says:

    6 Oct6 October 12:34

    @Tony, they did the same to me last month, charging me for an AMEX payment.

    Anyone have any joy getting a refund from Tesco?

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