4,000 Clubcard points (9,600 Avios or 10,000 Virgin miles) with Tesco Pet Insurance

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• Deb says:

  7 Jan7 January 16:49

  Tesco’s are definitely on the ball with linking address to clubcard, because when I put my Sons details in to do his cat ,they asked if he was an employee which he is and for his employee number. so I have no worries that they will link up addressees, policies and clubcards for the 4000 points.

• Ralph says:

  7 Jan7 January 17:43

  Just had to go out and buy a kitten when I saw this deal, got her spayed or neutered or whatever one does to female kittens, quickly had her chipped and plan to keep her indoors. I insured my new kitten for £6/month. I sure hope nothing happens to her in around 3 months time!! 10,000 Avios for £18…are the good ol’ days returning?

• harry says:

  7 Jan7 January 17:50

  exactly the same here in all 3 respects

• Kathy says:

  7 Jan7 January 18:01

  My cat Mitzi, female 3 year old, spayed chipped indoor cat, is now insured for £5.59 a month.

• IAmThatGuy says:

  7 Jan7 January 18:24

  OK so call me a spoilsport but this nudge-nudge wink-wink “my friend’s cat” business is pretty unseemly IMO.

  It seems pretty clear to me that if Clubcard points have a financial value then there is a risk that “earning” 4000 of them for insuring an imaginary pet must come dangerously close to ” Fraud by false representation” contrary to the Fraud Act 2006 (

  Having no legal training or knowledge whatsoever, this can only be my personal view, but it’s not behaviour I would indulge or endorse…

  • Ralph says:

    7 Jan7 January 18:37

    2 Fraud by false representation
    (1)A person is in breach of this section if he—
    (a)dishonestly makes a false representation, and
    (b)intends, by making the representation—
    (i)to make a gain for himself or another, or
    (ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss

    I’m not sure the above relates to picking up a few Clubcard points – a sales incentive – for buying an insurance product…

    • IAmThatGuy says:

      7 Jan7 January 21:28

      As neither of us are lawyers, this is probably a pointless exchange, but nonetheless..

      2 Fraud by false representation
      (1)A person is in breach of this section if he—
      (a)dishonestly makes a false representation, and || Yep, this qualifies all right !
      (b)intends, by making the representation—
      (i)to make a gain for himself or another, or || Yep, this qualifies too!
      (ii)to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss || Not necessary

      The amount is not really the issue here – you can be prosecuted for stealing an apple from Tesco, the value of which is after all low than the “few Clubcard points” you refer to.

      The fact that it’s a “a sales incentive – for buying an insurance product…” is neither here nor there as far as I can see ?

      • harry says:

        7 Jan7 January 21:30

        What if your cat ran away in the night?

        • Pol says:

          7 Jan7 January 22:36

          Then they’d wonder why you aren’t claiming under the lost pet cover included?
          If they wanted to crack down on phantom cats it wouldn’t be hard to prove as most people have said their “cat” was chipped and spayed to keep premiums down.

        • harry says:

          7 Jan7 January 22:45

          Just put the phone down on a scam call, same as I do several times a week already – I can usually tell within 3 seconds but you can occasionally get it wrong.

          Sorry, Mum

        • Ralphy says:

          7 Jan7 January 23:48

          +1

      • Leo says:

        7 Jan7 January 23:20

        I am a lawyer. I aint doing it.

      • Ralphy says:

        7 Jan7 January 23:50

        Yep. Pointless

• harry says:

  7 Jan7 January 19:04

  I think you would have needed to logout rather than just close the window 🙂

• Rob says:

  7 Jan7 January 20:15

  Makes no difference. The cookie is on your computer and it will still track. You should have cleared cookies, used a different browser or done incognito browsing.

• harry says:

  7 Jan7 January 20:40

  My theory on the Tesco clubcard input requirement as in: yes it’s there/ no it’s not is as follows:

  You fill in the form in near-real time. It checks as you go along (maybe certain fields only) and might ask you to correct something.

  So if you put in a name & address it doesn’t recognise – eg a ‘test’ name & address – it will offer you the chance to put in your clubcard a/c number.

  If you put in a name & address it recognises, you get the pop-up box about 4000 clubcard points at a latish stage but no need to input your clubcard a/c number.

  • Jason says:

    8 Jan8 January 10:37

    I just applied for our first cat and it asked for address and clubcard number. It would know the address as its registered with the clubcard. However I was using a VPN in Costa coffee on their free wifi so perhaps that’s how they make the link.
    3.87 a month but I accidentally hit indoor by mistake, so I’m not going to let her out now. Don’t like her muddy paw prints, mucking up the cream tiles, with all this rain anyway ;(

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