CREDIT CARDS - UK
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Virgin have a great combination offer of 0% p.a. on balance transfers for 14 months from opening your new account (1st 60 days)
2.98% handling fee (minimum £3)along with 0% p.a. on card purchases for 3 months from the date your account is opened.
BARCLAYCARD SIMPLICITY Amazing low rate of 6.8% APR Typical Variable
Alliance and Leicester have a current account paying up to
6% P.A./a.e.r
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Now you can make purchases without having your own credit card or even bank
account.
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Prepaid Credit Cards: Growing in
popularity is the prepaid card. Benefits include guaranteed acceptance and never
spending more than you can afford.
Cash Withdrawals
Never forget that using a credit card to withdraw cash from an ATM is the most
expensive way of obtaining cash. Far better to use a debit card. Not only do
most companies charge extra high interest for taking out cash (higher than the
usual APR) but they normally charge a fee (with minimum amounts applying), so
small sums carry proportionality higher costs to withdraw. Check the summary box
for each companies website to see the true cost. Also note even if you pay your
balance in full at the end of the month, cash withdrawals attract interest from
day one, there is no grace period, so you will be paying interest on the sum
withdrawn.
Why So many Choices When I Just Want A Low Rate?
It may seem strange when one provider has a range of similar cards where there
is little difference between them other than the standard interest rate. However
there is a reason why your given such a choice of say two near identical cards
but one has a rate of 9.9% APR and the other 15.9% APR. Quite simply the higher
your credit rating the lower the rate the merchant is prepared to offer you. So
they may well not accept you for the lower rate but will for the higher rate.
Look closely at the terms for the application, terms used will vary from good
crediting rating required to excellent credit rating required. These terms
really do match the merchants criteria for application.
The difference between good and excellent?
Well this will differ by supplier but generally excellent might cover:
Have a current credit card with a high credit limit. Have had a card for over
5 years. Never missed more than 2 payments. No large outstanding balances. Never
defaulted on a loan or credit or had CCJ's.
Good may be:
Have existing loans, over draughts. Held a card for 3 years. No defaults.
Top current deal: VIRGIN 0% p.a. on balance transfers for 14 months from opening your new account (1st 60 days)
2.98% handling fee (minimum £3)
If you miss your first payment date on your new special low interest rate card you are likely to find the tasty introductory rate being withdrawn and a much higher rate being imposed. Make sure you have your payment options in place for that first payment.
The extra fee most merchants charge for foreign withdrawals (normally 2.75%) is in addition to the cash advance fee you will normally also be charged (around 3%).
The interest rate you first receive can often be lowered with negation with your provider. You will need to have demonstrated a good history of repayments over a period of time.
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0% for 6 months? What exactly does this mean? Pretty simple you would think, the first months of opening a new account includes this offer but this is not always the case. There are two ways this can apply. Take balance transfers for example, this could mean 0% applies to any balance transferred in the first 6 months bit it may also mean any balance transferred within a specified time frame qualifies for this rate for 6 months. You must make sure you read the small print or summary box to cover all ways this may apply. You may well see that the offer is for the first 60 days of your account activation and then 6 months applies to those balances. This is why you will often see an offer marked as life time.
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Quick Picks:
When it comes to superstores and large retail companies they don't come much bigger than Tesco plc. Every time you spend with your card you earn Tesco club points with the card itself used as your points cards for other Tesco store purchases.
Balance Transfers 0% for 9 months from account opening
(2.9% handling fee during the first 4 months from account opening.)
Purchases 0% for the first 13 months
Long Term Rate Typical 16.9% APR (variable)
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Class leading balance transfer deal from a high street bank with around 200 branches.
Balance Transfers 0% for first 16 months
(3% fee).
Purchases 0% for the first 3 months
Long Term Rate Typical 16.9% APR (variable)
APPLY ONLINE APPLICATION: YES √
The concept was pretty simple, try to combine al the elements consumers are looking. That's a low rates for both purchases and balance transfers during an introductory period.
Balance Transfers 0% for the first 10 months on balance transfers made in the first 90 days
(3% fee).
Purchases 0% for the first 10 months
Long Term Rate Typical 15.9% APR (variable)
APPLY ONLINE APPLICATION: YES √
As the name suggests Simplicity from Barclaycard sets out to cut through the red tape and headline grabbing offers to give you a card that does one thing better than the rest, a true low rate credit card.
Balance Transfers 6.8% APR Variable (charged at the standard long term rate)
2.5% fee applies after the first 60 days of opening your account
Purchases 6.8% APR (variable)
Long Term Rate Typical 6.8% APR (variable)
APPLY ONLINE APPLICATION: YES √
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