Reply to: Pay VAT and Corp tax bills with AMEX

[Unseen]

As for Avios, what do people do with them? Every now and again when booking, the BA website offers me a few quid off in exchange for Avios. I've never booked a 'reward' flight using only Avios. I'm sure it's small beer compared to some of you but I have 200,000 Avios and I just can't seem to spend them.

I spend avios on reward flights, just came back from LAX on reward, bought 3 days before flight. Excellent value for money.

Any updates on best card to use for corp tax and VAT? I used Hilton last year to rack up points for Rangali Island but I wonder if there's something better and non-Amex. After BMI card was shutdown, I'm struggling to find replacement. Other card I could use this year is Miles and More that pays 0.75 mile per £1.

[MarillionFan]

I wish I'd known about Flyertalk late last year. I missed BA gold by just 20 points. Then I discover forum threads dedicated to the cheapest way to pick up the last few points

As for Avios, what do people do with them? Every now and again when booking, the BA website offers me a few quid off in exchange for Avios. I've never booked a 'reward' flight using only Avios. I'm sure it's small beer compared to some of you but I have 200,000 Avios and I just can't seem to spend them.

Avios | The UK travel reward scheme | Avios

25 cases of wine then.

Go and look at Avios site itself. BA.COM Avios is interchangeable with the Avios website & you can xfer them back and forth. There's loads of stuff you can spend them on on there from wine, experiences, days out / holidays / hotels. It's not just flights.

[Platypus]

Come on over to Flyertalk

I wish I'd known about Flyertalk late last year. I missed BA gold by just 20 points. Then I discover forum threads dedicated to the cheapest way to pick up the last few points

As for Avios, what do people do with them? Every now and again when booking, the BA website offers me a few quid off in exchange for Avios. I've never booked a 'reward' flight using only Avios. I'm sure it's small beer compared to some of you but I have 200,000 Avios and I just can't seem to spend them.

[psychocandy]

So the tesco pre-paid visa - is it just £50 it comes in? Do you buy them in store or online?

So I guess buy with amex, so you're getting the cashback there PLUS the tesco clubcard points. Am I right?

PITA if its only £50 though if you're buying something expensive. For paying VAT/CT, can you make multiple payments? Not sure if I want to sit there though and type in hundreds of credit card numbers. (If its £50, its 200 per £10K).

[tatts]

Good on you! Back to where we started, you can buy prepaid cards valid at loads of stores up to 400GBP at the PO and also valid as Visa online. So churn away. Stack with TCP if using Argos. I am looking at a three day old 499GBP TV that cost me 63GBP though I bought the prepaid Visa's at (PM me), Samsung 40ïnch curvy thing.

The silliest one I got involved in was the FB selling new currency to you with no postage charges. The Rotal Mint did it for a while but cottoned on quickly. I did well on both.

Are you achieving full on MS with your pre-paid cards or just moving spend to AMEX?

[psychocandy]

Generally use AMEx because its the best cashback but as other have said its not always accepted. Ive got a santander 123 mastercard which is cracking for overseas (0%).

But never thought of using one for points/miles for things like CT and VAT. So, apart from the tesco one, any other recommendations?
Not that keen on tesco clubcard to be honest - used to be good but now its crap apart from the fact you can convert to avios.

[clearedforlanding]

Once it starts again (assuming it does) there is also the Tesco Current Account that comes with a debit card and one point per £8. So no HMRC charges for using this.

Thanks. I think it is fair to speculate it won't. IAG aren't allocating enough reward seats to status pax who have earned their avios on revenue tickets. There is no incentive to continue extending avios to auxcillary streams.

Horrific conversion though. 16 x the spend for 1 avios on Amex.

With TCB at 7% on Expedia and introductory 3 month Amex Platinum 5% cash back offers I am just card hopping for cash back now instead of miles hunting.

Amex Credit Limits (aka. No preset spending limit) is about 130% your highest monthly spend across all cards regardless of colour. You can apply for a new card every 3 months and there are nearly 2 dozen in the portfolio.

[Jase]

Once it starts again (assuming it does) there is also the Tesco Current Account that comes with a debit card and one point per £8. So no HMRC charges for using this.

[clearedforlanding]

So basically, what you're saying is, there's always someone who has to spoil it for the rest of us? And in this case, it was you.

Yes.

[MarillionFan]

It wasn't a scam they were legal tender. The thing being if you got in early people would buy them off you at a premium, because, well - commemorative.

So basically, what you're saying is, there's always someone who has to spoil it for the rest of us? And in this case, it was you.

[clearedforlanding]

The silliest one I got involved in was the FB selling new currency to you with no postage charges. The Rotal Mint did it for a while but cottoned on quickly. I did well on both.

Wasn't the Royal Mint scam something to do with commemorative coins?

I was left with £29k of Royal Mint coins after HSBC refused them despite legal tender status | This is Money

It wasn't a scam they were legal tender. The thing being if you got in early people would buy them off you at a premium, because, well - commemorative.

[MarillionFan]

Good on you! Back to where we started, you can buy prepaid cards valid at loads of stores up to 400GBP at the PO and also valid as Visa online. So churn away. Stack with TCP if using Argos. I am looking at a three day old 499GBP TV that cost me 63GBP though I bought the prepaid Visa's at (PM me), Samsung 40ïnch curvy thing.

The silliest one I got involved in was the FB selling new currency to you with no postage charges. The Rotal Mint did it for a while but cottoned on quickly. I did well on both.

The silliest one I got involved in was the FB selling new currency to you with no postage charges. The Rotal Mint did it for a while but cottoned on quickly. I did well on both.

Wasn't the Royal Mint scam something to do with commemorative coins?

I was left with £29k of Royal Mint coins after HSBC refused them despite legal tender status | This is Money

[clearedforlanding]

I prefer Tesco points myself. It's a pity they got rid of the 150 bonus points for buying a 50 Quid gift card because I was quite enjoying tying up the B&Q or Argos queue with 100 gift cards every time I bought a new kitchen for a house.

Good on you! Back to where we started, you can buy prepaid cards valid at loads of stores up to 400GBP at the PO and also valid as Visa online. So churn away. Stack with TCP if using Argos. I am looking at a three day old 499GBP TV that cost me 63GBP though I bought the prepaid Visa's at (PM me), Samsung 40ïnch curvy thing.

The silliest one I got involved in was the FB selling new currency to you with no postage charges. The Rotal Mint did it for a while but cottoned on quickly. I did well on both.

[MarillionFan]

Good on you. One day you will get a Gold Life, GGL, then a GGL Life, and then if you waste your life as much as I do with this nonsense a BA Premier & Centurian. Ditch the HDC, pay for an LHW UL, live the life you pretend here on a 3/3 redemption instead of a 4/4 in the real world.

Hey, worst case scenario you will get a Sixt Diamond and a Priority pass.

I prefer Tesco points myself. It's a pity they got rid of the 150 bonus points for buying a 50 Quid gift card because I was quite enjoying tying up the B&Q or Argos queue with 100 gift cards every time I bought a new kitchen for a house.

[clearedforlanding]

Ok. I'll just stick my BA Gold Card and Hilton Diamond Card back in my wallet and smile. Have a good day.

Good on you. One day you will get a Gold Life, GGL, then a GGL Life, and then if you waste your life as much as I do with this nonsense a BA Premier & Centurian. Ditch the HDC, pay for an LHW UL, live the life you pretend here on a 3/3 redemption instead of a 4/4 in the real world.

Hey, worst case scenario you will get a Sixt Diamond and a Priority pass.