Earn Avios on your energy and telephone bills with Utility Warehouse
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avios.com has had a partnership with Utility Warehouse for a couple of years. This deal allows you to earn Avios points with your energy, telephone and broadband bills.
The most generous way to earn Avios via your energy bills was via E.ON. You needed to convert your E.ON Rewards points into Tesco Clubcard points into Avios points. This deal will end on 31st March with the closure of E.ON Rewards so I thought it was worth looking at this as an alternative.
It is not a hugely lucrative deal, to be honest. Think of it as an inducement to take a look at Utility Warehouse – if they are cheaper than your current suppliers then it is worth thinking about a switch and the Avios are an extra bonus on top.
Utility Warehouse does have a decent reputation, especially for fuel supply where every customer pays the same – existing customers are not left on expensive ‘legacy’ tariffs.
If you take the full package of Utility Warehouse services – home phone, broadband, mobile, gas, electricity and bill protector – you will receive 4,500 Avios during your first year. This is made up of an initial bonus of 2,250 Avios and an annual payment of 2,250. For each subsequent year you will receive 2,250 points. These are credited pro-rata after each bill payment.
As a special offer, the company is also offering to switch all of your current bulbs to lower energy LED bulbs (up to £500-worth) if you transfer all your services.
If you choose to take only selected products from Utility Warehouse, the earning rate is:
Double Gold (home phone, broadband, mobile, energy): 2,000 Avios sign-up and 2,000 per year
Gold Talk (home phone, broadband, mobile): 1,000 Avios sign-up and 1,000 per year
Gold Energy (home phone, broadband, energy): 1,000 Avios sign-up and 1,000 per year
Gas only: 500 Avios sign-up and 500 per year
Electricity only: 500 Avios sign-up and 500 per year
Bill protector (accidental death insurance): 250 Avios sign-up and 250 per year
These are certainly not life changing amounts and certainly not enough to make you choose Utility Warehouse if they are not otherwise the cheapest. It is, however, enough to make them worth adding to the shortlist for your next switch. Full details can be found at avios.com.
How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)
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 Mastercard
Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review
Barclaycard Avios Mastercard
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
25,000 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.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a 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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.
Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa
Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review
You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.
British Airways Accelerating Business American Express
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
40,000 points sign-up bonus 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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