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Very generous offer of £75 Wheely credit from American Express

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A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared on a lot of American Express cards.   You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section on the online statement page of each Amex card you have.

You will receive £25 cashback when you spend £25 with Wheely in one ride.  You can get the money up to three times until the offer expires on 17th May.  It is actually three x £25 credits per Amex card, so you may find that you can get it six or nine times depending on how many of your Amex cards it appears on.

Wheely

Wheely is equivalent to Uber Exec and Uber Luxe,  Its cheapest option is a Mercedes E-Class.

The biggest snag is the need to spend £25 in one ride.  It is NOT cumulative and you do not get any credit if you spend under £25.  Spend £24 and your net cost is £24.  Spend £26 and, with the credit, your ride will only cost £1.

This is not a problem if you are heading to an airport but on shorter trips you cannot be sure you will hit the target.  The complex way Wheely calculate fares (an E-Class is £6 + 50p per minute + £1.60 per mile) means that you can’t be certain what you’ll pay.  It is certainly worth a look, however.


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In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

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You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the best of the other deals currently available.

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

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American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

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The Platinum Card from American Express

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Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

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American Express Business Gold

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Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa

Huge 30,000 points bonus until 12th May 2024 Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.

Barclaycard Select Cashback Business Credit Card

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Comments (143)

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  • Rob says:

    Correct

  • Alfie says:

    Feel free to use my Wheely referral code LSY6H for 20% off your first ride 😁

  • JP says:

    That seems like a Wheely good offer…

  • Al Waterson says:

    I used Charlie’s code up there to sign up for Wheely so If anyone fancies using my promo code for 20% off feel free! AWPD8
    Cheers!

    • YC says:

      Just used your promo code Al. If anyone would like to use my code it is ATZ6S

      Thanks!

      • Waddle says:

        This referral chain thing is fun. I’ve loaded my app with YC’s code so this will be used today. My code is E9AZH if anyone wants.

  • @alastairtravel says:

    M7X63 for the Wheely code tag game if anyone wants the 20% off

    • Adam says:

      Just used alastairtravel’s code for wheely, mine is G7AP3

      • Octopus says:

        If anyone would like 20% off their next Wheely ride, my referral code is VSJMK

  • Wongster says:

    Here is my 20% referral code for Wheely. Great service, just tried them today. 3SN4D

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