Free TfL £5 and ‘£10 off £50 at Esso’ offers now open to all Amex cardholders

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• Simon says:

  1 Nov1 November 11:52

  Small shop is coming back as well, from Small Business Saturday on Dec 6th until Dec 21st.

  http://www.amexshopsmall.co.uk/hub.html

  • Tom H says:

    1 Nov1 November 12:44

    Good Spot!

  • Rob says:

    1 Nov1 November 20:36

    Thanks Simon, hadn’t seen this

    • Johnny5a says:

      2 Nov2 November 00:18

      it’s very hit or miss whether you find out about AMEX offers. I get nothing in email despite opted in for all marketing junk

      • squills says:

        2 Nov2 November 00:57

        You could possibly try to be more proactive lol 😉

        So you expect the rest of the world to come to you?

        Just look @ the offers online.

  • squills says:

    2 Nov2 November 01:00

    Spend £10 or more and get £5 back*

    One of the best

    From Small Business Saturday until 21 December 2014, you’ll get a £5 statement credit when you spend £10 or more in-store at participating small businesses*. Register your Card here from 10 November to take part.

• RC says:

  1 Nov1 November 15:00

  Has anyone tried if this offer works via a MBNA issued AMEX card?

  • const says:

    1 Nov1 November 15:23

    In T&C it says MBNA cards are fine, and I was able to register mine. I have not yhet done the travel, however.

• pazza2000 says:

  2 Nov2 November 11:25

  I’m not sure if this has been answered, but can you top up your Oystercard anywhere with contactless to be eligible for this statement credit?

  • Rob says:

    2 Nov2 November 11:59

    Don’t think so, would defeat the point of the promo which is to get you to use your credit card instead!

• Brian says:

  2 Nov2 November 19:52

  Amex are all over the place with this one.

  1st person I spoke to – Esso gargages with Tesco shop excluded but Malthurst included.
  2nd – Both are excluded
  3rd – Both are included

  Although he was careful with this wording the third person pretty much guaranteed a manual credit if any issues.

  • squills says:

    2 Nov2 November 21:05

    I’ve had several manual credits, all they do is look up the transaction then apply the credit.

    Leaky system it would appear but don’t worry about your £10 😉

  • grex9101 says:

    4 Nov4 November 23:52

    The whole “MALTHURST” thing is a pile of crap. My local Esso – which isn’t on the exclusion list – has a “Hurst’s” shop attached to it. Obvious now, but I didn’t think (or have reason to think) that this is a MALTHURST garage (indeed, the BP down the road also has a Hurst’s, so that’s clear as mud…).
    Poorly thought-out offer, and now I have to chase them for a bloody tenner. AAARGH.

• RD says:

  3 Nov3 November 17:36

  I made the assumption, after reading how the billing would work, that the TFL contactless payment would be per charge, not per journey.

  To be on the safe side, I split my journey by exiting the tube within zone 1 and immediately going back through the gates again. Total journeys for the day thereby come to more than £5, but less than the original with the statement credit if I hadn’t split.

  What’s not so clear to me is if weekend journeys are charged at the end of each day, or at the end of the weekend? Would save me splitting my journeys if so.

  • RD says:

    3 Nov3 November 17:37

    PS. Must say, using the Amex card was a hassle – usually had to swipe 4 or 5 times before the barrier recognised it! (I had nothing else in my hand for it to clash with).

    • Alan says:

      3 Nov3 November 18:39

      Weird – I find it works OK just with a 2-second tap for mine

• Outsharked says:

  6 Nov6 November 12:46

  Happy to report £10 credit received from a transaction at my local Esso-with-a-Tesco-Express. (Paid at a Tesco till and transaction came up on my statement as ‘Tesco Stores 3359’)

  So that’s success with my Gold… will see what happens with my Barclaycard-issued AmEx, which I’ve also registered for the promotion, next time I fill up…

  • squills says:

    20 Nov20 November 22:20

    87p too much 😉

• Andy says:

  8 Nov8 November 16:30

  I have a Lloyds Amex, and my transaction tracked as MALTHURST so seems no automatic credit, but Lloyds bank wont help at all with this, anyone have a email address or phone number that would help me, I don’t have a ‘proper amex’ so cant just secure mail them.

• Don says:

  10 Nov10 November 15:00

  I cannot find any Esso’s that sell gift cards of any kind. It looks like it’s not one of their lines.

  • flyoff says:

    10 Nov10 November 16:06

    My local Esso without a Tesco shop sells a wide variety of gift cards.

    The Esso with a Tesco shop sells some giftcards. I have bought Tesco giftcards though as they are easy to spend.

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