Barclaycard has fixed its issues and an exclusive special offer is coming

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• G says:

  4 Mar4 March 11:48

  Amex BAPP card is still preferable; the 2 for 1 companion voucher is undoubtedly better – provided you have a companion to travel with!

  Depending on how IHG Rewards improves/devalues in March/April this year – I may get the free Avios Barclaycard.

  • VINZ says:

    4 Mar4 March 13:04

    Surely, but it’s always good to have another option with the same earning rate as BAPP. Especially where they don’t accept Amex.

    • meta says:

      4 Mar4 March 14:42

      It’s not the same earning rate however. You don’t get extra Avios for BA spend which is very likely going to be a major contribution to your voucher due to high surcharges on BA! You’re loosing 1.5 Avios for each pound. You also can’t use the upgrade voucher for F.

• Philip says:

  4 Mar4 March 11:53

  I applied on Tuesday and the card arrived yesterday. So I’m happy with the service. I’m not self employed, I’m an employee and my Experian is in the high 900s. If that helps answer any questions.

  • VINZ says:

    4 Mar4 March 13:05

    I applied on Tuesday and didn’t get an answer. My latest Experian report was 999 out of 999!

    • Pb says:

      4 Mar4 March 13:32

      If you are self employed they dislike you .

    • AndrewW says:

      4 Mar4 March 19:23

      I had the same and decided to call them. About 1 hour on the phone but they did confirm that I had been accepted but for security reasons could not tell me the credit limit. Now awaiting card in the post!

• Rtid says:

  4 Mar4 March 12:10

  I just got a SMS from Barclays

  Thanks for your request to switch to a Barclaycard Avios Plus card. We’re processing that for you now and we’ll be in touch again soon.

• RussellH says:

  4 Mar4 March 12:36

  Re: Barclaycard Systems:-

  Not directly relevant to the new launch, obviously, but…

  The previous owner of our house died, I believe, nearly 2 years ago. Barclaycard have sent out several letters since we bought the house 9 months ago, reminding him that there is an outstanding balance. I have opened a couple of these letters by mistake, as they turn up usually around the same time as my own Barclaycard bill – the amount due is £20 and a few pence!
  I finally phoned Barclaycard, since they seemed not to take any notice of the fact that letters were being returned marked “Addresee deceased”.
  Barclaycard have finally taken some note – the letter that arrived today is addressed to “The Executor” instead of to the former owner. It is being returned, unopened, with a remark “not at this address”…
  Surely it makes no sense at all for them to be pusuing a debt of that size two years after the death of the card holder?

• Harry Holden says:

  4 Mar4 March 12:42

  Do Barclays and BA outsource to the same IT company?

  • vol says:

    4 Mar4 March 13:24

    Did someone ask you for your flight number instead of your account number? 😀

• Roberto says:

  4 Mar4 March 13:06

  I phoned.
  28 mins on hold and was told I needed to speak to another team who cut me off.
  They really are a shower of you know what.

• NvT1115 says:

  4 Mar4 March 13:09

  Happy to wait for the bigger bonus

• Andy S says:

  4 Mar4 March 13:36

  I already have an Barclaycard Hilton Honnors card and it seems you can’t apply for the Barclaycard Avios card unless I apply to change my Hilton Honnors card to the Avios card.

  I would much rather they just reduce the credit limit on my Hilton Honnors card.

  • Jonathan says:

    4 Mar4 March 22:42

    +1

    I’d also rather have an additional card rather have to scrap one my existing cards altogether in order to get one of these new ones

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