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BP is leaving Nectar on 31st May

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BP has confirmed it is leaving Nectar on 31st May.

As we covered in this long article back in March, there are major changes in petrol station loyalty taking place this Summer.

Shell Drivers Club is closing to be replaced by a new scheme called Shell Go+.  This is NOT points based and so you cannot earn Avios.  The last day to collect Avios from Shell Drivers Club is 30th June.  Learn more on ba.com here.

Esso is withdrawing from Tesco Clubcard.  The exact date is not known but I assume it will be 31st May.

BP is withdrawing from Nectar.  The date for this is now confirmed as 31st May.  You will not be able to earn or spend Nectar points at BP from this date.

Once this is done, Esso will be signing up with Nectar on 1st June – a move that I genuinely cannot understand, since Nectar has about as much traction with the public as a greasy pole.  You can already register your Nectar number via the Esso app.

In terms of points collection opportunities:

Avios collectors can only collect at Tesco filling stations, via Clubcard conversions.  You will no longer be able to earn via Shell Drivers Club or Esso.

Virgin Flying Club collectors can only collect at Tesco filling stations, via Clubcard conversion.  You will no longer be able to earn via Esso.  The Texaco / Virgin Atlantic partnership ended last year.

Nectar collectors cannot earn at BP from 30th May but will be able to collect at Esso from 1st June.

We will cover this again in more detail nearer to the time that Shell Drivers Club closes.

You can learn more about the end of the Avios / Shell partnership on this special page of ba.com.

Our review of the American Express Nectar credit card is here if you are interested in other ways of boosting your Nectar points.

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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Comments (174)

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  • Alan says:
    16 May16 May 18:49

    O/T – I have booked some nights in the HIE Mongkok (25K points per night) for next February but didn’t have enough points to book all the nights I need. Just rechecked availability and it is now 30K points per night. Do IHG often put up the required points for a hotel when they aren’t doing a widespread announced increase?

    • Rob says:
      16 May16 May 19:35

      Happens occasionally, yes.

      • Alan says:
        16 May16 May 19:48

        Thanks. Live and learn!

        • BJ says:
          16 May16 May 22:14

          You might get lucky with the new points break list, due out soon I think.

          • Alan says:
            17 May17 May 10:41

            Thanks, although probably unlikely if they have only just put it up. I’ll keep my eyes out for the new list though.

  • AmexNoMore says:
    16 May16 May 19:58

    O/T i Just tried calling to downgrade, who said that they can’t downgrade on the phone. I need to apply for new green card online, then call to merge MR accounts and then cancel Platinum… Have others had to do it this route? Seems convoluted!

    • Lumma says:
      16 May16 May 20:40

      Not exactly the same but that’s what I had to when I wanted a rewards credit card to keep my MR balance alive but not pay for gold second year. Apply for new one and then close gold. Seemed a waste of a credit check when they’re both credit cards

  • Huge fan says:
    16 May16 May 20:27

    OT Rob your doppelgänger was at the refinery regents place this evening, I almost asked for a selfie

    • Rob says:
      16 May16 May 22:15

      Wasn’t me, I was flying in from Oman!

      • BJ says:
        16 May16 May 22:59

        Oman Air, will we be getting a review? I’vd been tempted to give them a try sometime when I need to be in London so the two stops wouldn’t matter.

  • Liz says:
    16 May16 May 20:28

    OT Does spend in Dixons at T5 and World of Duty together count towards the Heathrow Rewards 3000 bonus offer when spending £150 or is it just World of Duty – I can’t remember if there are spending rules.

    • BJ says:
      16 May16 May 20:39

      Any combination of participating merchants totalling over £150 in a single day. Hold on to all your receipts.

    • TGLoyalty says:
      16 May16 May 21:55

      Yep anywhere in LHR as long as they participate plus services like parking.

      Usually you can only use the money off spend vouchers in WoDF

  • Yawn says:
    16 May16 May 20:41

    O/T I’m about to book a Qatar airways flight from the UK to Australia – does anyone know of any discount codes? There have been so many in the past, including on this site… (Or any knowledge about a sale around the corner?) Seems worth asking. No Amex offers that I can see, sadly.

    • Shoestring says:
      16 May16 May 20:50

      try code TAXDAY in the promo box

    • AndyL says:
      16 May16 May 21:08

      This sounds unbelievable/unlikely but worked for me with QR…. Buy something / anything from Argos / Trainline dot com and on the receipt page click on “ I want to save £16.87 of this purchase… then sign up for complete savings dot com ( and yes I know its £15 pcm subscription but bear with me ) Then amongst many other retailers one can click on Qatar airways and have 10% refunded when one books via ones complete savings dot com account.

      It even worked for me ex EU during a sale to Asia !!

      Of course one needs to upload a suitable receipt once every month to claim the £15 subscription back and it can be a pain … but surely this method (if one has the time to make the initial Argos online purchase )

  • Dale says:
    16 May16 May 22:26

    I haven’t seen anything on here, but is there a Hilton UK sale on right now?
    I’m getting sale prices coming up on the site.

    • Lady London says:
      17 May17 May 01:55

      Maybe they loaded some to compete with IHG who just announced

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