An update on the huge Barclays and Barclaycard ‘100,000 Avios’ offer

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• captaindave says:

  5 Oct5 October 14:27

  I always see more than the 3330 hit my current bank every month, but as im classed as S/E , its paid gross with no tax/ni taken off…plus i get 20% vat added on top.
  So i guess if Barclays just see the figure hitting the account i would in theory qualify for premier, even though not on 75K.. hmm decisions, decisions..

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 14:54

    Correct – it is less than £75k for self employed.

• Rio says:

  5 Oct5 October 14:34

  hi,
  just to clarify, Barclays website (https://www.barclays.co.uk/credit-cards/avios-100k-10/) says that to get 100k avios I would need:
  1) Upgrade to Premier Banking
  2) Switch on Barclays Avios Rewards2 (£12 monthly fee)
  why would I need the Avios CC ?

  Is it implied that you already hold an Avios CC?
  Thanks

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 14:53

    There are 10 different versions of that page (change the number at the end) with diff groups getting diff versions. Those who get that page have the card.

    • Rio says:

      5 Oct5 October 15:47

      Thank for clarification Rob
      I got there from google without being logged in (and not having the card)

• Malcolm says:

  5 Oct5 October 15:47

  I’ve got an RBS account that costs £20 a month. It also includes
  *worldwide travel insurance
  *green flag car breakdown cover
  *mobile phone insurance

  All of which we’ve used.

  Does Premier offer any of these at all?

  • RTS says:

    5 Oct5 October 23:16

    No

    • Rob says:

      6 Oct6 October 07:11

      But Premier is free.

      • Alan says:

        6 Oct6 October 08:19

        It just has zero benefits! HSBC Premier also free and has travel insurance.

  • Chris R says:

    6 Oct6 October 08:41

    +1

    This is what’s putting me off switching. It’s a basic free account, branded as premium

  • JDB says:

    6 Oct6 October 10:15

    You can have those three things (breakdown with AA rather than Green Flag) with Nationwide for £13/month and they have excellent service.

• Terry Butcher says:

  5 Oct5 October 16:20

  That sounds like a fairly standard Barclays error in my experience – a more inept bank I have never met.

  They lost thousands of pounds of our churche’s money and were reluctant to even start looking for it until I contacted a national newspaper.

  Sadly, now I wouldn’t trust them with a barge pool.

  • His Holyness says:

    6 Oct6 October 00:32

    There’s a reason they need to give away “£1000” worth of points to get people to sign up

• captaindave says:

  5 Oct5 October 18:12

  i just remembered ( if my memory isnt playing up ) that you cant be on Blue Rewards & Premier Rewards at same time ?

  Ive been on Blue Rewards for years ( mortgage with Barclays ) and they have just brought out a decent instant access savings product that pays 5% on up to 5K, obviously jumped feet first into that … would be a shame to have to close that.

  • Chas says:

    5 Oct5 October 18:33

    As I understand it “Blue Rewards” is free with the Premier a/c, but it’s switching on Avios Rewards, which is required for this offer and which also earns 1.5k avios pm, which costs £12pm. I don’t think it influences any other products you hold, so very much doubt you’d have to close that a/c.

    My mortgage is with Barclays, and this offer is finally going to persuade me to open a Premier a/c. Having a mortgage with them will give me an additional 1.5k avios pm too. Out of interest, is the instant access savings account still available, and if so what is it called?

    • sloth says:

      5 Oct5 October 18:46

      officially you need to be a blue rewards member to access that 5% savings account. Not sure how they can stop you subsequently turning on Avios rewards etc

      • Phil says:

        6 Oct6 October 08:29

        The website says “Collect Avios with Barclays Avios Rewards or earn cash rewards with Barclays Blue Rewards”

        Or being the key word here

    • captaindave says:

      6 Oct6 October 04:20

      Sorry i missed your question Chas, its the rainy day saver, and still available AFAIK.

      • Chas says:

        6 Oct6 October 09:08

        Thanks @captaindave – will check it out

• NorthernLass says:

  5 Oct5 October 20:59

  Trying to get my head round this. We’re loafing around on our pensions just now so don’t quite the £75k income atm. If I transferred £100k to Barclays savings would it qualify us? OH has the free Barclaycard which he recently downgraded from the paid, so I’m not clear about what we’d actually be applying for!

  • Rob says:

    5 Oct5 October 21:11

    You’d need to open Premier in your name and then drop £100k into a savings or investment account within the prescribed period, and be accepted for the Plus credit card. Do the latter first in case you get rejected.

    • NorthernLass says:

      5 Oct5 October 21:18

      Thanks – I have the HH card though which I’m very attached to so wouldn’t that disqualify me from getting the avios card (or at least any bonuses)?

      • NorthernLass says:

        5 Oct5 October 21:18

        Also aren’t you only supposed to keep £85k with any single financial institution?

        • Rob says:

          5 Oct5 October 21:20

          If Barclays goes bust you’ve got far bigger problems than Government guarantees on savings ….

      • Rob says:

        5 Oct5 October 21:20

        Yes, you’re stuffed.

      • David says:

        7 Oct7 October 21:43

        I’ve a HH card too, and i dont seem to have the option to change it in the app.

        • Rob says:

          7 Oct7 October 21:58

          Hilton cardholders cannot swap – I believe it would breach the contract that Hilton has with Barclays, which stops Barclays enticing away Hilton’s customers.

• Fred says:

  5 Oct5 October 21:57

  Can’t wait to get that answered: “The most common question was whether people who join Premier Banking by paying £20 per month – which is allowed, if you don’t earn £75,000 – are eligible for the 100,000 Avios bonus.” 🙂

• LEE says:

  5 Oct5 October 23:39

  is amex due to do any increased Bonus for Their Business cards ?

  • Rob says:

    6 Oct6 October 07:10

    Who knows what the relaunch of Bus Plat will bring ….?

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