Quidco increased from £5 to £20 for the Lloyds TSB Avios cards

The Quidco cashback on the Lloyds TSB Duo Avios cards and the Lloyds TSB Premier Duo Avios cards has been increased from £5 to £20.

The cards come as a duo pack of an American Express and a MasterCard.

The ‘Duo’ cards are free and earn 1 Avios per £1 on the Amex and 0.2 Avios per £1 (!) on the MasterCard.

The ‘Premier Duo’ come with a £50 fee but pay only marginally better – 1.25 Avios per £1 on the Amex and 0.25 Avios per £1 on the MasterCard.

Neither of these are desperately exciting compared to the British Airways American Express cards.  The only exception is for foreign spend, where you earn double Avios – 2.5 per £1 on the Premier Duo Amex.

The £50 card also comes with a 2-4-1 redemption voucher when you spend £15,000 in a year, but this is only valid on Economy tickets.  This rapidly decreases its value – Economy redemptions are poor value long-haul because of the taxes, and short-haul Economy redemptions aren’t very expensive in the first place.

I am not the greatest fan of the current sign-up bonus on these cards either, but for some people it will work.

The ‘Duo’ cards come with a voucher for 18,000 Avios.  However, this can only be spent in one go and must include one night hotel accommodation booked via Avios.

The ‘Premier Duo’ cards come with a voucher for 30,000 Avios.  This must be spent in conjunction with two nights of hotel accommodation.

Interestingly, you may have a different opinion of these deals if you are a solo traveller or a couple.  The size of the Avios voucher is fixed but a couple would either need to add extra Avios on top or travel somewhere nearer home to get full value.

Anyway, if you were thinking about getting them, the £20 Quidco may swing it for you.  If you are not a Quidco member, joining via this link pays me a very modest referral commission.

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital On Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus:

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

(Want to earn more Avios?  Click here to visit our home page for our latest articles on earning and spending your Avios points and click here to see how to earn more Avios this month from offers and promotions.)