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• Roger says:

  27 Jan27 January 10:26

  OT – Do EDF accept Amex directly on their website?
  Assume you can make payments via website and it will reduce the DD accordingly.

  • Liz says:

    27 Jan27 January 11:29

    You can pay by Amex but I don’t think they reduce your DD. I use EDF but just pay by DD and earn some CB via Santander account. If they did reduce the DD like Sky and BT etc I would do it.

  • BJ says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:23

    As Liz states you can pay online by amex. However, you will need to call them to reduce DD which they are happy to do. Note that if you request a refund in the future or one is automatically trigger by submitting meter readings. the refund is to you credit card not your bank account. CS are unable to intervene, stop or reverse a system initiated refund, or so they told me. I got an unexpected and unwelcome £600 card refund this month. Note, there is a 6 month period between meter reading requests which is ample time to make even a card refund useful!

    • Roger says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:25

      Might stay with BG in that case!

      • Anna says:

        27 Jan27 January 12:47

        OVO take top ups via Curve, so hopefully this will work with Amex once that’s available. I just reduced my DD to the minimum amount they would accept (£29 per month). They have been refunding to the bank account where the DD originates but they’ve just had a big update to their systems so I don’t know if this is still the case, I’m due to try again in about 4 months!

      • Mark2 says:

        27 Jan27 January 13:17

        I just requested a refund from OVO and they said that it would be returned to bank.
        They pay interest of 3% upwards on credit balance, but only up to £1,000. This used to be hidden and they got quite shirty when I had £2,000+ in there.

      • Polly says:

        28 Jan28 January 10:32

        Try Affect, based in Shoreham. Find them v good. Reduced my dd to 20 pm. But l prepay bill balance with amex every month. Very competitive too.

• Ronald says:

  27 Jan27 January 10:37

  OT… where do I put my Heathrow Reward number when I book HEX online? Is it after the payment page? Thanks.

• Roger says:

  27 Jan27 January 11:17

  OT – which curve metal colour to choose?
  I am torn between Red hot and Rose gold.

  • Roger says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:01

    Also, will curve metal be classed at World Elite Master card?

    • Rob says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:53

      Yes BUT you don’t get World Elite privileges. N26 Metal is the same. Says World Elite on the back but you can’t access the World Elite benefits portal.

      • Roger says:

        27 Jan27 January 14:14

        gutted!

  • BJ says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:27

    You must be vrry indecisive! Red will clash with Virgin and rose gold may clash with PRG if that helps 🙂

    • Roger says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:28

      Virgin is red + black (more black), Rose gold will be quite unique (but may be girly! and might give out wrong impression!)

      • Anna says:

        27 Jan27 January 12:48

        Rose gold will not help you in the romantic liaison department!

      • Shoestring says:

        27 Jan27 January 13:02

        Rose gold is probably a secret sign in some quarters…

    • Mark2 says:

      27 Jan27 January 13:19

      Isn’t the idea that you only carry one card?

      • BJ says:

        27 Jan27 January 16:58

        That’s the idea but would you be confident to carry only Curve?

      • TGLoyalty says:

        27 Jan27 January 17:30

        I now carry Curve my Amex and my iPhone. Most places take Apple Pay properly now so I effectively have most of my cards on me most of the time.

      • Alex Sm says:

        27 Jan27 January 22:59

        Is there any hope that Curve will soon be on Apple Pay at all?

  • Alex W says:

    27 Jan27 January 13:48

    The colour is surely the most insignificant feature of the card, closely followed by the material it’s made from…

    • guesswho2000 says:

      28 Jan28 January 02:45

      Didn’t you realise, the cards you carry in your wallet, including design, colour, material of said cards, are directly related to the size of a man’s appendage…

      This is sarcasm, in case that wasn’t obvious 😂

• Matt says:

  27 Jan27 January 11:26

  OT Curve related: I had an email on Friday asking me to fill in a form to take part in the Beta. I filled in the form but haven’t had anything since. Anyone got any ideas? Is it possible to share the APK?

  • George says:

    27 Jan27 January 13:06

    Access is controlled by TestFlight so no ability to share. I signed up to the various rounds and got emails telling me to share my beta access but never actually got the TestFlight invite – waiting for general availability tomorrow to see what it’s like.

    Have concerns about being double insured though – happy to pay for metal but absolutely do not want the insurance, and it seems as though it’s provided by the same company (Axa) that platinum uses

    • Roger says:

      27 Jan27 January 14:12

      Looks like iOS app has already been updated with the option to upgrade to Black and Metal from free card.

      Not taking a plunge yet on partner’s card as that is also close to limit.
      In family will be quite happy to pay for metal if they sort out their irresponsible customer service.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      27 Jan27 January 17:32

      Does having two policies matter as long as you only claim on one?

      Ie you have it bundled with a current account and have a Plat for 6 or so months a year.

      • John says:

        28 Jan28 January 09:45

        Both insurers may force you to claim from both, why would one insurer knowingly pay double what they need to if they have the option to split the payout with the other insurer

• Frenske says:

  27 Jan27 January 11:31

  OT have people received their Virgin bonus points for taking out life insurance. Promotion ran in June. 11K points if I remember. I’ve not received them and it has been almost 7 months. That’s said I’ve been on paying £1.87pm.

  • Graham Walsh says:

    27 Jan27 January 11:33

    Nope, still waiting.

    • Shoestring says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:16

      Most people have received them already. Some people thought the 10K points would show as latest points activity but actually Virgin shows them under June.

      • d4ve says:

        27 Jan27 January 22:01

        Mine show in June in 2 ten’s 1 x 2500 & 1 x 7500

      • Graham Walsh says:

        28 Jan28 January 00:00

        I have no activity in between 31/3 > 22/10. Then just credit card spend & Trains in Nov 18.

• Graham Walsh says:

  27 Jan27 January 11:33

  OT Checked into the Hilton Manchester on Thursday and had the option to check in with my app. Looked at it as it was floor 1-8 with a few options on each for twin rooms. Didn’t bother, rolled up at reception and was given a room on the 22nd floor with lounge access for Diamond Membership. Why can’t they add this knowledge into the app??

  On a separate note, when in Spain this week, I stayed at an AC Marriott, checked in when I got there. No tea/coffee making facilities in my room. Compared to my suite upgrade in BCN at an AC hotel it was a bit crap. I questioned why no tea/coffee facilities and they said it was only for exec rooms. Their website clearly states all rooms have facilities. Let’s see if my complaint goes anywhere.

  • Pangolin says:

    27 Jan27 January 11:54

    OLCI in Hilton normally offers garbage rooms until the morning of check-in, when system upgrades will have cleared, so it’s best avoided unless you’re staying somewhere where all rooms are similar.
    I sometimes use it if I have an overnight at an airport Hampton but wouldn’t bother otherwise.

    AC Hotels don’t have lounges, so there isn’t really an exec room anyway. It just sounds like some BS from the front desk. OTOH, maybe you’re referring to Autograph Collection, which is a separate (better) brand that’s commonly confused with AC.

    • BJ says:

      27 Jan27 January 12:31

      Agreed, OLCI at hotels is a very bad idea. You lose single best chance at an upgrade which is check in.

      • Shoestring says:

        27 Jan27 January 12:36

        frontdesktip dot com/faq/

      • Roger says:

        27 Jan27 January 12:38

        harry, any such tip for Airline FFP status?

      • Graham Walsh says:

        28 Jan28 January 00:06

        I read a lot about the $20 sandwich a while back before going to Vegas last year. Didn’t bother trying it in the end.

    • Graham Walsh says:

      28 Jan28 January 00:03

      Agree. I use OLCI for places that don’t have anything extra such as the LHR DoubleTreee.

      AC do have an Exec/Superior Room as I got upgraded when in BCN. Their “lounge” is the main bar/restaurant area. It wasn’t the autograph collection hotel either.

  • Anna says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:53

    We stayed at the Manchester Hilton just before Xmas and selected the upgrade option to exec room and lounge access as it was only about £15. When we checked in via the app, we got the exec room choice, and in the end they didn’t charge the upgrade fee. We only paid £115 in total for the DBB package so it was a very reasonable night!

• Will T says:

  27 Jan27 January 11:34

  OT: have I missed the Qatar January Sale? Was there one? Will there be one?

  • Rob says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:54

    Good question ….

  • Polly says:

    28 Jan28 January 10:42

    You missed ARN to SIN, with amex spend £600 get £200 credit brought ticks to £1150pp

• N says:

  27 Jan27 January 12:18

  OT looking to go to HKG solo for one week… Best I can find it £400 return with Lufthansa in PE using the Amex 200 off 600 offer.

  Good deal?

  Or does anyone out there have a 2-4-1 and want to go to HKG and don’t have someone else to use it with? Ha!

  • Roger says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:19

    Wish with 241 for solo BA reduced the miles cost by half!
    May be if VS gave enough competition BA might budge and provide such option for single ticket!

  • BJ says:

    27 Jan27 January 12:35

    Go for LH, you will get to share with somebody there too, even if upgraded to business.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    27 Jan27 January 14:10

    £400 for PE to HKG sounds like a great deal to me.

    Business is great but I’d rather spend the £600-800 extra even the best business deals cost in Hong Kong.

  • tom1 says:

    27 Jan27 January 19:49

    1) I have a 241 and heading HKG/KUL/SIN later in the year -when do you want to go?
    2) I also looked at the LH PE with £200 off £600. When I came to book with Amex travel, they didn’t have availability on some of the cheaper flights, so if you haven’t already done so, might be worth checking on their site that they can access the same flights that LH are selling directly.

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