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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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Comments (174)

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  • Ant says:
    16 May16 May 07:26

    OT: after suggestions on this forum, thanks, I am looking at flights from Hong Kong to Cebu. Only Cathay seems to fly this route and the price is £380 one way for April.
    Looked on BA for Avios redemption but there doesn’t seem to be any availability on any dates. Does the BA website usually show partner airlines availability or do I need to call them? Thoughts?
    Thanks

    • Genghis says:
      16 May16 May 07:30

      Nothing on Cebu Pacific?

      • Genghis says:
        16 May16 May 07:32

        I doubt they release that far in advance, however! I’d wait.

        • Ant says:
          16 May16 May 09:12

          Thanks Genghis. Will wait and see if they release more. Cebu Pacific don’t seem to have any direct flights between HK and Cebu

    • Rich says:
      16 May16 May 10:07

      There seemed plenty of availability on CX HKG-MNL when I was checking between 4 and 1 month prior to departure. Cash prices on Cebu seemed to jump around quite a bit

    • Curious says:
      17 May17 May 01:26

      Whats in Cebu?

  • paulm says:
    16 May16 May 07:41

    Just a bit of info as a few had been discussing. My Lloyd’s avois account is now showing a new card number and the annual fee has been part refunded so I guess new card is on its way. I got the letter back in March.

  • Nik says:
    16 May16 May 07:47

    Hi Rob,

    Just to let you know, the A350 will be operating to Bengaluru as well from the start of 2020. So total of 4 destinations – Dubai (Mixed Fleet till end of 2019, then rotated to Worldwide), Toronto (Mixed Fleet), Tel Aviv (Mixed Fleet), Bengaluru (Worldwide).

    • Rob says:
      16 May16 May 08:01

      Thank Nik. Interesting choice, another short route.

      • El Dorado says:
        16 May16 May 08:46

        It’s about a 10 hour flight to BLR – wouldn’t class that as short. Wish they had this when I went there last year instead of the extremely tired 777 we were on!

        • Lady London says:
          16 May16 May 11:19

          guessing British Airways has picked Bangalore as it’s a huge rapidly expanding business location for all the Silicon Valley type firms, and let’s not forget the major competitor in the India market just went bust. I will take a bet that until that happened, Bangalore might have been a route but not necessarily getting the new Club Suite anytime soon.

      • FlyingChris says:
        16 May16 May 09:55

        Frustrating all the new upcoming Club Suite routes are on the shorter side in the near future. Would have been good to try it on a West Coast / Asia route.

        • Rob says:
          16 May16 May 10:38

          Makes crew and pilot training easier though.

          • Nik says:
            16 May16 May 15:01

            To be fair though Rob, it is 10 hours, and significantly longer than YYZ and DXB! What’ll be interesting is where they’ll deploy their retrofitted 777s! I believe there should be 2 by the end of the year of those too!

    • Lady London says:
      16 May16 May 11:16

      It’s kind of like British Airways is taking for granted its existing major routes Europe, some Asia main routes for them and Transatlantic. So no need to roll out the new stuff to those routes. Are they regarding those routes/ corporate travellers as captive to them?

      I can just about regard Bangalore as a good destination as it’s a huge place for techies. The rest? Really? Do they really want to roll out the new Club seat anywhere, at all? At this rate it’ll be 20 years before their fleet has it all.. and then the seat will be out of date.

      Uh… I forgot. Presumably there is no pressure on British Airways to upgrade seats Transatlantic, as their cosy market sharing agreement with AA and others so much lessens the need to…as the parties to the “Transatlantic agreement” or whatever it’s called, that British Airways and AA are part of, has got those routes sewn up amongst themselves, presumably..

      • Michael says:
        16 May16 May 11:20

        They can’t really put it on their valuable USA routes as a new product on one flight a day makes their First on other aircraft look crap and Club World double crap..

        You can tell it’s a soft launch.

  • ScienceTeacher says:
    16 May16 May 07:48

    OT: New Lloyds cards have arrived… but… were declined today 🙂

    • Jovanna says:
      16 May16 May 08:09

      Noticed that my balance was nil, credit limit nil etc. when I logged into my Lloyds account last night. The last time Lloyds replaced my Amex card (when it was cloned), I could see the last 4 digits of the new card in Apple wallet before the card had even arrived!

      • Will says:
        16 May16 May 08:57

        Me too.

        I will miss this AMEX card – it’s worked out well for me over the years.

        • roberto says:
          16 May16 May 09:18

          Abroad , using my Lloyds Amex before its demise . Noticed my new number today on my online account, no new card thus far and hoping my spend on the old card(s) is not treated at the earning new rate (plus the 3% FX charge).

          • Lady London says:
            16 May16 May 11:21

            It will be interesting to know but I think they will treat it according to the date of the statement it appears on… regardless of when actually spent.

          • Leafwarbler says:
            17 May17 May 22:00

            We’re abroad too. Checked with Lloyds before we left and they told us we had 30 days grace from issuance of the new cards to use our existing cards under the original terms and conditions. I specifically asked if that meant fx transactions would be fee-free and they said yes.

    • Neil says:
      16 May16 May 09:36

      I also received my pro rota refund of £18. I would consider £6 an incredible price for an upgrade voucher and 8,750 Avios. Those were the magical days

      • Simon says:
        16 May16 May 10:40

        I got a £24 refund – and until march ’20 to get one more voucher. Gutted it’s gone but that is as generous a farewell as I could have hoped for. Last used the amex card on Monday – guess it won’t work today – will check later.

        • roberto says:
          16 May16 May 11:50

          It will work , they said that in the blurb but at what rate?

    • AndyGWP says:
      16 May16 May 12:10

      Ah – just checked and can see my pro-rata annual fee rebate of £6

      Can someone remind me if there’s any point keeping this card after the change (ie. the benefits of retaining it)

      • Simon says:
        16 May16 May 13:00

        step 1, If you have not got a voucher for this year then keep until you do then go to step 2, if have last voucher straight to step 2.
        step 2, If you have HSBC premier (0.5 avios / £ on that) then ditch else keep (0.4 avios on lloyds).

        (NB new Lloyds card not currently open to new applicants iirc)

        • AndyGWP says:
          16 May16 May 13:49

          Thanks Simon – I’m at step 2.

          I have Plat, BAPP, Virgin Rewards+, MBNA Horizon, Halifax Clarity and Tandem that tend to cover the majority of situations, so looks like most of the bases are covered and this can be cancelled

          (… I’m strongly considering HSBC Premier though)

          Thanks again

    • Anna says:
      16 May16 May 18:21

      My Lloyds card (on Pay+ app) was declined at the Tesco petrol station yesterday. I got a message telling me to wait 10 minutes and try again. Don’t think the rest of the people in the queue would have been very impressed!

    • Rooster says:
      16 May16 May 19:31

      Glad I hit the voucher for this year before the Amex was cancelled

  • Michael says:
    16 May16 May 07:54

    Re: Tesco Clubcard and Esso. The Esso app told me I could collect Clubcard points with them until May 31st.

  • KB says:
    16 May16 May 08:12

    Bank Of Scotland has had cash back on all major hotels up to 15% but usually limited to £50 or £100. It’s under the Vantage section of the debit cards.

  • Chris says:
    16 May16 May 08:14

    Has anyone been able to refer for another card type recently? The option is there to view other cards but when you click on a different card it takes you back to the card type that you have been referred from.

    Thanks

  • Ft_Overthehorizon says:
    16 May16 May 08:44

    No sign of the Hilton deal on my offers unfortunately or I would have snapped it up 😮

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