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• Nicky says:

  30 Jul30 July 08:34

  OT: bit of a coward when it comes to using new apps which involve giving credit card details. I am off to Florida in December and want to go from my hotel in Brickell to the Dolphin Mall. An ordinary taxi there and back will be quite expensive. If I use Uber (which I will have to sign up for and hence my concern), do I have to have an American account or will a UK account work. I am not sure what to do as I always worry about leaving card details which could be abused. Any advice?

  • N says:

    30 Jul30 July 08:40

    UK account ok

  • Simon says:

    30 Jul30 July 08:53

    Ive used my UK uber account in Dubai, NY, Miami, Tel Aviv etc. No issues. Just charges to my regular card in the app. IF you are concerned, I think you can use Apple Pay as the underlying payment method. Though I wouldnt count Uber as a new app that should concern you.

    • john says:

      30 Jul30 July 10:11

      I would sign up to uber here using a link for some free credit and get it working. That would probably be easier (although you might find better credit is offered when abroad).

      That is one of the benefits of uber.. Same app usable in many countries. The only downside is they bill you in local currency so have to remember to switch the card you are using to a fee-free one.

      Lyft is also a good alternative that is basically the same as Uber, I have just not seen them in the UK yet.

      When I was in Phoenix, drivers seemed to be on both. Prices were slightly lower on Lyft and they had good signup deals. Having two options is helpful if there is ‘surge’ pricing on one, it might not be on the other. Uber/Lyft combo was cheaper than renting a car for a couple of weeks.

      • Scallder says:

        30 Jul30 July 11:34

        +1 for also trying Lyft. As not in UK when I signed up when in Florida (end of 2016) they had a promo for $5 off each of my first 10 rides for new users so could take that up. Often found Lyft cheaper than Uber too.

      • john says:

        30 Jul30 July 12:43

        Yes the $5 off x rides for Lyft was also in Phoenix! Made good use of that with lots of $6/7 rides 🙂

  • Bloke in India says:

    1 Aug1 August 07:57

    Uber can be set up with a UK card which can be billed anywhere in the world. I use it here in India on UK credit cards frequently.

    If you’re worried about compromising your card details through use of an app, you probably don’t understand that all your details have, in all probability, already been compromised by various high street retailers or credit reference agency hacks in the past year, unless you happen to be in the unbanked minority of the population or have never used the card. at all. ever.

• the real harry1 says:

  30 Jul30 July 08:58

  I used to think I understood the mad scrum to board first/ early when it was unallocated seating – now that all seats are allocated, far harder to comprehend the mentality. Is it the fear of no overhead locker space remaining? In all my travels, I’ve never yet failed to find easy locker space, though it pays to grab a canny forward locker space when you are boarding pretty much last, having optimised lounge drinking time 🙂 Even better if you are travelling cattle and can stuff your bag in a Business locker. As well known ask-the-staffer over on FT says: no locker space on BA is allocated to the seat below it, so you can rightly plonk your bag wherever you see fit.

  Nope, going back to the mad scramble & push ‘n shove to board before everybody else – it’s just another proof that the world is full of willy winkers who lose control of brain cells when boarding begins. If I don’t get on – now! – I’ll lose out, somebody will pinch my seat, it’ll prove I failed as a human, DYKWIA?, crikey no locker space that’d be a disaster, mum I’m not getting on this plane, they overbooked it! better shove that fat cow out of the way just to be safe etc etc

  And the good news is: BA outstations don’t bother about enforcing the boarding group rules, so you can just board first if you are in Group 5 and nobody raises an eyebrow.

  • Andrew says:

    30 Jul30 July 09:20

    I just wait until last to board and let the crew find me somewhere to stash it if nothing is obvious.

    My local uni has just had a digital glass floor installed . Wouldn’t it be fun if there was something similar at the airport? Go and stand on your space before boarding… Then let the algorithms turn the space green to promote swift boarding…

    Not that there is room for such a thing at places like Edinburgh where the Easyjet & BA queues often merge in the middle at Costa.

    (And Alex W yes, as long as you have a friend to hold your other hand luggage, it can be done – best not to ask a stranger to hold onto your luggage at the airport and don’t tell everyone.)

    • Go says:

      30 Jul30 July 22:52

      If nobody has paid for them and the flight isn’t full easyjet need peop,e to sit at the exit rows. I hang around until the end and on several occasions have been asked if I would mind sitting at the exit row with lots of extra leg room.

  • Steve M says:

    30 Jul30 July 10:07

    Unfortunately, as we found out recently, if you are not near the front of the boarding queue on easyjet, you run the risk of having your soft hand baggage arbitrarily taken off you, even if it will fit under the seat. Only a fairly “robust” discussion prevented it from being taken and it spoilt the experience for us. Didn’t notice it in the t&c’s before but it is there…

    • Peter K says:

      30 Jul30 July 12:09

      I’ve had hand luggage taken off us before when at the back of the queue boarding on an Easyjet flight.

    • Matt says:

      30 Jul30 July 18:59

      +1 happened to me once and it resulted in a 45 minute wait for my luggage at the otherside to get my bag back. I now never wait last to board.

    • the real harry1 says:

      30 Jul30 July 19:05

      The good news is Ryanair improved the luggage allowance – now cabin bags are –
      – A smaller bag – such as a handbag or laptop bag, with a max size of 35cm x 20cm x 20cm and no weight restriction.
      – A larger bag – 55cm x 40cm x 20cm with a 10kg weight limit.

      Free.

      The bad news is, mostly they’ll take the larger cabin bag off you as (free) checked luggage & you have to collect it @ carousel, so think about laptop, passport etc

  • Anna says:

    30 Jul30 July 16:00

    I was in CE earlier this year and ET was full. There was plenty of locker space in CE but ET was chaos. I suggested to the cabin crew that ET pax used the space overhead lockers in CE but they said it absolutely wasn’t allowed! It just seemed daft.

  • Andy says:

    31 Jul31 July 00:39

    It’s usually the old biddy brigade who can’t bear to sit still for 5 minutes who are to blame.

• Lumma says:

  30 Jul30 July 09:39

  For me, the main benefit of the easyJet hands free service is to get around the liquids restrictions, I’m sick of buying sunscreen in Boots in airports to have to bin it a couple of days later. I’m not sure I’d pay £5 for it if I wasn’t a 3 customer though.

  As my usual hand luggage bag is soft and doesn’t have wheels or anything like that, I’ve never been asked to gate check it anyway, even when everyone else is

  • Graham Walsh says:

    30 Jul30 July 13:51

    I was annoyed at Boots in T5. I went to get some hair gel and all are 150ml or bigger. I’m carrying FFS and won’t be able to bring it back. Found one travel size one and rip off price.

    • Lumma says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:18

      If found that in the USA most of the toiletries that, in the UK that come in smaller than 100ml and can be carried on, are all above 3oz and the same store will sell a tiny flight version of the same thing for the same price as the larger one.

      It’s enough to make you think it’s got nothing to do with safety and more to do with making money….

    • John says:

      30 Jul30 July 15:43

      Buy some 100ml containers so you can split it up next time

• Jenni says:

  30 Jul30 July 11:28

  OT: anyone know how long it takes for Hilton to send you a ‘Be Our Guest’ certificate? I had some service failures a few weeks ago and hotel management promised me the voucher but i havent received it yet.

  • Alan says:

    30 Jul30 July 19:39

    I’d chase if nothing by a month – they are effectively cash so arrive via courier from the States.

    • Jenni says:

      30 Jul30 July 20:51

      Ok thanks Alan! Been 3 weeks so I’ll wait another week or so.

• Charlotte Swindon says:

  30 Jul30 July 12:30

  Re: ‘3’ Bagdrop offer
  Do you think you would be able to drop one cabin sized bag off and then take another bag on board?

  • Nick says:

    30 Jul30 July 17:44

    I’m pretty sure they mark the booking to stop that happening. But then again, BA doesn’t, so who knows…

• Joseph’s mum says:

  30 Jul30 July 13:09

  OT – want to book my first redemption but looking for some advice as it’s not straightforward…I want to fly LHR-New York ,then NY-Havana, then Havana-LHR. I have a Lloyd’s 2-4-1. I could also have a BA 2-4-1, have enough spend and am just waiting to upgrade my account when it suits .
  My idea was use the Lloyds voucher for the the first flight, get the cheapest flight option down to Havana then do a standard Avios Iberia redemption back to LHR via Madrid (BA don’t do a direct flight) . Is this the cheapest way avios /cash wise ? Am I right in thinking that the BA 2-4-1 wouldn’t help me as it had to be BA flights only? I have a second problem in that I can’t seem to open an Iberia plus account – I keep getting an error message , have emailed but no response a week later ….though I know it’s going to cost me extra to book via BA than Iberia 🙁 . It’s for 2 adults. My first redemption- I don’t want to mess it up…! Thank you ????

  • Genghis says:

    30 Jul30 July 13:27

    Unless you really want to go to New York, perhaps cheapest option is routing via MAD on both legs and not using any vouchers?

    • Joseph’s mum says:

      30 Jul30 July 14:11

      Although it’s for my birthday (!) OH really wants to do New York as he’s never been …. 🙁
      But thanks !!

      • Lumma says:

        30 Jul30 July 14:27

        Could you not just use the BA 2-4-1 on a one way from London and it would cost 50,000 avios plus about £700 in taxes or fly Iberia MAD-JFK where it would be 68,000 avios one way but far less in taxes and charges, although you would have to get to Madrid and leaving yourself long enough to connect if booked on separate tickets.

        Don’t virgin fly Havana to London too if you could get some of their miles quickly or already have some?

        Can’t you also add a return to a 2-4-1 booking at a later date and maybe have another trip to the Americas at a later date with another one way booking?

• Grimz says:

  30 Jul30 July 15:04

  OT, I got a credit limit of just 1500 on my recent BA card but have 6000 on my Gold card, I would prefer it the other way round, has anyone got experience of this the limits being swapped over? Thanks in advance Grimz

  • New Card says:

    30 Jul30 July 15:20

    You should be able to ask Amex via Live Chat to move £4500 of your credit limit on your Gold card onto your BA card. Can usually do this once every 3 months maximum.

    • Stu N says:

      30 Jul30 July 19:23

      Yes – but Chat wouldn’t do it for me in May, I had to do it over the phone. They will let you reshuffle your total limit between cards once every six months so have a think about what you want before you call.

• David says:

  30 Jul30 July 15:30

  OT: Paying VAT bill – want to put it on Curve but it’s above my daily limit. Can I pay some today and some tomorrow? Any problems anyone foresees with this? Would get me a decent chunk of HH points if I could start doing this regularly (I know, I’m late to the party…).

  • Rob says:

    30 Jul30 July 16:18

    No problem at all.

  • Leo says:

    30 Jul30 July 23:01

    Yes it’s fine. Paid my VAT this morning.

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