Register for a new £10 cashback offer at BP garages with American Express

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• Dan says:

  29 Nov29 November 12:32

  OT: In anticipation of Shop Small coming up, how can I make use of the offer in my supplementary cards? For eg I have a supplementary card from my wife’s account, I just tried to add the card to my own online services but it doesn’t seem to appear on my list of cards.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    29 Nov29 November 12:58

    Should add fine. If it doesn’t best to ring and they can force it on your account

  • John says:

    29 Nov29 November 13:25

    Or make a new Amex online account

  • Nick_C says:

    29 Nov29 November 20:48

    If you only have two cards then they appear either side of the menu banner at the top of the screen and you can see both icons clearly at the same time.

    When you go from two live cards to three live cards, the cards will now show as a stack on the right hand side of the header at the top of the screen. Click on the stack of cards to expand it.

    The app is actually clearer.

• signol says:

  29 Nov29 November 12:49

  OT. I’ve just had an email from Avios South Africa, saying that the scheme will close at the end of May. There will no longer be the opportunity to earn Avios from BP filling stations or Pick N Pay supermarkets, and that the co-brand credit card will cease earning (and encouraging users to apply for the BA branded card from ABSA). While this isn’t a big drop, I used to get a small amount of Avios from our frequent trips out to visit family, from fuel and shopping. There’s no mention of Avios.com avios earned on Kulula flights, but I’d expect there to be something tied in with BAEC.

  • Rob says:

    29 Nov29 November 13:40

    Yes, onto this.

  • signol says:

    29 Nov29 November 15:19

    I managed to transfer my stash to IB Plus (to my UK BAEC failed, presumably because the postal addresses differed).

• apbj says:

  29 Nov29 November 13:02

  I had problems earlier this month, yes. HMRC error message was vague. Curve kept saying it was because my account was relatively new and needed more history but in fact the HMRC site was simply rejecting every attempt regardless of amount. Then one day it started accepting Curve without a problem, no limit on amount.

• Alan says:

  29 Nov29 November 13:16

  OT bits – just had an email about 10p/l off fuel at Morrisons after £50 spend.

• John says:

  29 Nov29 November 13:24

  Sent my monthly £1000 from Amex to taxman today

• TonTonT3 says:

  29 Nov29 November 13:44

  O/T

  I’m Platinum Elite with SPG/Marriott and I’ve made a redemption on points for a very fancy beach JW Marriott in South East Asia. Going through the T&C I saw this:

  ii. Complimentary Enhanced Room Upgrade for Platinum Elite Members. Platinum Elite Members receive a complimentary upgrade to the best available room subject to availability for the entire length of stay at the time of check-in. Complimentary upgrade includes suites, rooms with desirable views, rooms on high floors, corner rooms, rooms with special amenities or rooms on Executive Floors.

  Does this essentially mean, that if just before checking in I pull out the app and identify a suite or even a Villa (£2k) selling during my stay for cash, I am entitled to request this as an upgrade? It surely would constitute de “best available room” and if it’s going for cash it’s available…

  What do you think? Does anyone have experience with this? My only concern is I got the status through Amex Plat and am unsure of when it expires…the stay is in early January.

  Thanks.

  T

  • Rob says:

    29 Nov29 November 13:49

    You won’t have Platinum Premier via Amex, you should have dropped to Gold on August 18th as that is now the Amex-offered level.

    Remember that Platinum Premier Elite trump Platinum Elite (and Ambassador trumps both of those) so you may well not be top of the queue.

    • TonTonT3 says:

      29 Nov29 November 13:55

      Might’ve been the stays that left me on Platinum Elite then (not Platinum Premier Elite).

      Appreciate I wouldn’t be at the top of the queue, but the fact still stands. The T&Cs for Platinum Elite state an upgrade to the ‘best available room’. So, if for example, no Premier Elites or Ambassadors have taken those Villas, and they’re still selling for cash upon my check-in, I should in theory receive an upgrade to them? I can’t see how they can argue against it (they exclude Ritz Carlton’s and Vacation Clubs from this offer, but this is an eligible JW Marriott).

      Unless my status resets on 31/12/18, which would be a shame but valid. I still have some stays pre end of the year in other not as nice properties, so the clause should still hold?

      • SimonW says:

        29 Nov29 November 14:27

        I would say that an Enhanced Room Upgrade means the best room in the category you booked. ie a higher floor, best view in that category.

  • Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:

    29 Nov29 November 14:30

    Khao Lak?

• A Dickinson says:

  29 Nov29 November 14:08

  OT; Which BA office would people recommend to make a 2-4-1 booking at midnight GMT. Are any easier to call? or is online just as easy now?

  • Genghis says:

    29 Nov29 November 14:19

    I do outbound online. Then for return, I just do a one way online booking paying full avios (temporarily) and then sort it all out in the morning.

    • Mr Dee says:

      29 Nov29 November 17:35

      Surprised they an merge them together, quite impressed!

      • Genghis says:

        29 Nov29 November 17:39

        The pricing occasionally works out in your favour…

  • Scallder says:

    29 Nov29 November 18:13

    Hong Kong and Australia have both worked well for me in the past

• Martin says:

  29 Nov29 November 14:19

  OT but AMEX & HFP related – £100 back when you spend £500 at United Airlines showing on my partner’s card.

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