Reply To: Curve questions – is it worth it?

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Apparently fronting the Avios Barclaycard is some kind of big secret that means people won’t talk about it in this forum even though Barclaycard can observe every transaction you make. I think that’s how it works; I never uncovered the secret handshake.

Personally, fronting HMRC has been worth the Metal card for just that. But I’ve also used the insurance for car rental and travel insurance which has paid the Metal fees a couple of times over. I made a travel claim last week whilst away and Axa were excellent.

The car rental limits are a problem if you like renting flash cars. For lost baggage, I’d just use my home insurance.