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    If I cancel the Platinum card, do I have to pay back any offers?

    I have hit the spend for 60,000 points. I have used various offers and notably £50 Harvey Nicks and £200 restaurant credit. Plus a Shop Small credit.

    I know it is a pro rata fund so would get half of £575 back. Just wondered whether the credits are counted against this?

    383 posts

    No. Once a credit has been applied to the account that it is the end of it. Make sure your outstanding balance is zero then cancel.

    11,254 posts

    Also make sure you’ve moved out the MR points. You balance doesn’t actually have to be zero when you cancel, though, in fact it can be helpful if it’s higher than the amount you’ll get refunded for the fee as it’s then easier to pay off any remaining balance than request a refund of a credit balance.

    116 posts

    Along similar lines, I cancelled my plat 6 weeks ago. Amex still haven’t refunded the remaining annual fee and I’ve been on live chat three times to chase. Is this normal?

    11,254 posts

    No – it’s usually refunded very promptly. But CS standards seem to have been slipping recently, going off reports on here.

    756 posts

    If you get a refund after clearing MR balance and paying off bill and closing account
    Do they claw it back, for example a hotel reservation of £500 will mean -500 MR points

    1,048 posts

    If you get a refund after clearing MR balance and paying off bill and closing account
    Do they claw it back, for example a hotel reservation of £500 will mean -500 MR points

    No.

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