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REGISTER NOW: Claim your 250 free Avios from Uber (and 1 Avios per £1 spent later)

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A week ago, British Airways announced a new partnership with Uber.

BA is promising 250 Avios just for registering, so this offer is of interest even if you are only an occasional Uber user.

You couldn’t register when the deal was announced, but iPhone users who downloaded the app update released yesterday CAN now register. It also seems to have activated for Android users in the last day or so.

EDIT: Some people cannot register for the offer. From our comments, we have deduced that you cannot register if your last Uber ride was outside the UK, even if your account is linked to a UK mobile number. If you take an Uber ride in the UK it should appear.

Earn Avios from Uber

How does the Avios / Uber deal work?

The new Uber deal will let you collect 1 Avios for every £1 you spend on travel in the UK via the Uber app.

As well as rides, you will also earn on coach and train tickets booked via the app in the UK.

You do not earn anything for Uber Eats orders.

As a launch bonus, everyone who links their British Airways Executive Club and Uber accounts via the Uber app by 31st December will receive 250 bonus Avios.

How do you register?

iPhone users need the app update released yesterday, version 3.536.10003 (which, I note, is a shocking 361MB – that is a ludicrous 7,500 times bigger than the entire memory of my old 48k ZX Spectrum computer in the mid 1980s!).

Open the app and click ‘Account’ in the bottom right, followed by ‘Settings’. You will see this:

Collect Avios from Uber

Click through and you’ll be taken to a page where you can link your Uber account to your British Airways account.

It isn’t clear how long it will take for the 250 Avios for registration to appear, but based on what we have been told it does NOT require you to take a ride before they appear.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus card

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios card

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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British Airways and Avios

Comments (195)

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  • William Kerr says:
    15 Nov15 November 13:46

    read above —- backed off over possible intrusive Q’s ….

    • Simon says:
      15 Nov15 November 13:58

      Me too! I came on to see if anyone else was not seeing the link on the Exec Rewards app (doh)! As I have never used Uber I didn’t even think of the fact they have an App. (Note to self – ask Rob to write more specific articles i.e. which App we are using, for the numpties in his audience!

  • Rich says:
    15 Nov15 November 14:14

    I have and Iphone 14 Pro, the latest IOS and the latest Uber update and I am also not seeing this. I’m guessing as I have been using Uber in Portugal recently. I’m back at my home in the UK now, is there any workaround for this? Is it worth contacting Uber? Thanks.

  • Zara says:
    15 Nov15 November 14:27

    Perfect worked well Thanks. I found it in uber Android app under settings. All of the data which is requested unfortunately is the same for any “partner” company which will update your Avios account. You should have a look at any game app permissions which have more data access to your life on your phone than the BA account.

  • Shamraz says:
    15 Nov15 November 14:32

    Just re-downloaded the Uber app as I’m an occasional user and no offer for me.

  • can says:
    15 Nov15 November 15:12

    I have a feeling that, if you are like me and used Uber last time abroad, the offer won’t show. It may show after you use Uber in the UK.
    Anyone tried it?

    • meta says:
      15 Nov15 November 15:27

      I did late this morning and still not showing. I’ve contacted Uber support, but no response.

    • Rob says:
      15 Nov15 November 16:13

      Possible. I used it in New York two weeks ago but also took one back from Heathrow, and it shows for me.

  • Flightsy says:
    15 Nov15 November 15:25

    My Uber App had the option to allow me to link by BAEC account, but not my husband. Both of us have the latest version of the Uber App – very strange. However I think @can might be right – I used Uber recently in the UK, but my husband last used Uber in Istanbul a few weeks ago, so it probably thinks he’s not a UK user.

  • Prakash says:
    15 Nov15 November 15:38

    Just linked with my android!

  • Skywalker says:
    15 Nov15 November 15:43

    For those of you having previously used Uber abroad and keen to participate in this offer, if you are not too attached to your old Uber accounts, would it work if you simply set up shiny new Uber accounts with different email address for this purpose, or is there some other phone/tech barrier stopping you from registering?

    • meta says:
      15 Nov15 November 16:10

      I think Uber accounts are linked to a phone number rather than email address.

      I have contacted Uber support which are totally useless.

      • Skywalker says:
        15 Nov15 November 16:27

        Got it – then what about those of you with second numbers – does this work, then?

        • TGLoyalty says:
          15 Nov15 November 16:58

          Yes you can set up a new account with a second number.

          Might be better switching your old account to the other number then setting up a new one with your main number as you’ll want the Uber driver to contact you?

          Or just contact Uber and ask them to chang E your account to U.K. based

    • Mike says:
      16 Nov16 November 03:25

      I’ve used Uber when in the US this year, and obviously in the UK, and had no issues, so I’m not sure that’s the problem.

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