Can you re-apply for the Lloyds Avios card via TSB and get a second sign-up bonus?

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• Neil says:

  10 Sep10 September 07:19

  I wondered this too – but more because I have a rubbish credit limit with them and they’re not overly entertaining when I ask them for more..so a TSB Avios would go nicely alongside. Everything has been copied from Lloyds initially so it’s perfectly logical to assume things will change as they find their feet.

• squillion says:

  10 Sep10 September 07:21

  Sorry Raffles – I reckon you have 2 hopes: Bob Hope & no hope 😉

  When the 600 TSB branches are hived off, that’d be different. No harm in trying I suppose.

  • Rob says:

    10 Sep10 September 07:39

    Technically nothing changes after the hive off, though, as it will retain the same banking licence (ie Bank of Scotland).

    • Chris says:

      10 Sep10 September 09:12

      Actually it’s the LloydsTSB Scotland license. BOS license is separate and retained by Lloyds Banking Group.

      In the past my Avios bonus was actually rejected by Avios because I’d had an Airmiles bonus in the past – so I guess whether any new bonuses are available may depend on whether they are given by Avios or the bank.

• Stephen says:

  10 Sep10 September 07:27

  Still waiting for a reaponse to my application from 13 days ago…

  • John says:

    10 Sep10 September 08:12

    Call them up, but if you had been accepted you should have received the card already.

• Alex says:

  10 Sep10 September 07:39

  I’ve had a look at the new TSB website and the only sign up bonus they appear to have is 1500 Avios for every £1000 of balance transfer. Nothing about extra Avios for any minimum spend.

• Wozza2404 says:

  10 Sep10 September 07:48

  Doesn’t seem to be any sign up bonus at the moment?

  • Rob says:

    10 Sep10 September 07:52

    No, need to wait and see what turns up. The bonus is only on the avios.com site.

    However, the current bonus ends 15th September so something should change next week.

    • Geoggy says:

      10 Sep10 September 08:42

      I’ve never looked at these cards because I thought the avios bonus was linked to booking a hotel?

      • Rob says:

        10 Sep10 September 09:26

        That was the old bonus. The current bonus, available until 15th, is a straight dump of Avios into your account.

• Sam says:

  10 Sep10 September 09:05

  So, i’m with Lloyds – until tomorrow – and my account is being turned into a TSB account, including my Avios cards. In the first instance i’m glad TSB will have AVIOS cards (was unsure what would happen) but now pondering whether to cancel the cards and re-order under TSB. Or close accounts and switch to Lloyds. Rather confusingly I never got an Avios sign up bonus in the first place as i’ve always been with Lloyds, and never used to card about Avios. But now I do – so unsure of what to do?

  • John says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:02

    You could try applying for the Lloyds only Avios card now, as if you never got a bonus, you may be still be eligible for it.

    • callum says:

      12 Sep12 September 13:08

      Apparently its not relevant whether you’ve had a bonus before. If you’ve had the card before then no bonus – though I applied anyway just in case it goes through.

      It did seem overly harsh. I was told I’m ineligible for the bonus as I’d been accepted before, even though I never actually got the card in the end!

• danksy says:

  10 Sep10 September 09:53

  I’ve lost all faith in Lloyds TSB credit cards.

  Me and Mrs Danksy got one back in March for the avios bonus.

  Due to my card taking 3 weeks to arrive I didn’t get the first months spend target! Neither was i able to access my online account (their customer services were adamant that you needed a current account with them). After 6 weeks I cut it up and cancelled (and kissed goodbye to the £50 fee).

  Mrs Danksy had more luck in that her online banking worked ‘out of the box’ she had no current account either!!! But she was given a ridiculously low credit limit of £1,200 which meant it was near impossible to trigger the bonus payment. Consequently she went over her credit limit a few times (cue £12 a time charge) – most credit cards would just stop the card from working, and their customer services were unwilling to even give a modest increase. This is strange since we are a high earning household !!

  So she has been using the card since March and as far as I can see she did everything to trigger the bonus avios, but so far nothing has appeared in her Avios account. I will not have anything more to do with them !!

  Of course your mileage might vary!

  • Trevor says:

    10 Sep10 September 11:20

    Others’ mileage may indeed vary, tho I doubt by much. I and the Mrs have both had plenty of issues in the past which has led to many painful phone calls and finally card cancellation, tho I did get a £100 credit for all the problems faced and did get the bonus posted, along with a transfer bonus offer that was also running. But with LTSB, there are always issues and bad service, and I wouldn’t recommend them again, specially when the bonus is questionable for a previous customer.

    The credit limit given to Mrs was also ridiculous and I had to make trips to the bank to deposit cash to keep our spend going to enable a bonus trigger. All in all, a pain you know where! The T&Cs do state though that if you do go over your (or rather, “their enforced and ridiculous “) credit limit, then all bonuses will be forfeited, and they refuse to review your limit for at least 6months by which time it’s too late. So unlucky for you – don’t hold your breath as you won’t get it.

  • John says:

    11 Sep11 September 08:06

    Lloyds does have has silly algorithms for calculating credit limits, but £1200 is the standard limit.

    If you go over it’s nobody’s fault but your own… no card will stop transactions if you go over by a little bit, they’d rather get the £12 fee!

    And didn’t you only need to spend £500 each month to get the bonus even in March? If the limit was £500 then that would be difficult.

• Sarah says:

  10 Sep10 September 10:03

  I’m still waiting to get my bonus avios credited. I contact Lloyds TSB who told me I would have to take it up with Avios. Avios tell me it’s up to Lloyds TSB to pay it, and that I have to wait for up to 90 days from triggering the bonus – so potentially it can take 6 months to get these points. Frankly the whole process has been so painful I don’t think I’d recommend it to anyone unless they’re desperate for a credit card bonus (and don’t mind a 6 month wait to get it)

  • Martyn says:

    10 Sep10 September 10:52

    I’m in exactly the same boat, definitely qualified for the points, but losing hope of ever seeing them to be honest.

    Even if I could reapply, the chances of me doing so would be a big fat zero.

    • Craig says:

      10 Sep10 September 13:43

      I have exactly the same issue. They are totally inept. Every time I chase up these points, Lloyds have no idea about the offer ‘as it’s not their area’ and palm me off to Avios who can’t answer as they don’t have access to Lloyds account information. Lloyds aren’t even capable of confirming whether I achieved the bonus regardless of whether it is yet to be posted. Avios just give the same answer each time, you have to wait 90 days. I don’t anticipate it magically appearing on my account on the 90th day.

      Prepare for a fight Lloyds.

      • Simon says:

        10 Sep10 September 16:40

        Your comments have saved me a phone call, thanks. I’m in the same position waiting for the bonus, thought it might go across with my 4th statement, looks like I’ll have to wait 90 days before chasing it up.

        Wish I’d waited to see if they did another 12.5 Avios per pound promo instead of applying for this one now.

        • David says:

          10 Sep10 September 17:55

          There is a department within Lloyds that can check whether you have qualified for the bonus. Unfortunately I don’t have their number immediately to hand, but recommend you ring customer services and ask to be connected with “the team within Lloyds that deal with Avios queries”. I was able to get a straightforward answer out of them.

        • Trevor says:

          10 Sep10 September 17:57

          These are the various numbers I’ve used int he past to contact them and sort out points. Hope useful to someone:

          Airmiles Duo: 0845 606 2175
          Airmiles Points: 0845 606 2177 – M-F 0800-1800
          Airmiles Duo Card Services: 020 7481 2570 / 0845 450 4465 – M-F 0800-2000

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