Cheaper Avios from Shell with 5p off per litre

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Barclaycard has launched a range of special deals called Bespoke Offers, which are currently being promoted in TV ads.

Weirdly, to put it mildly, you do NOT have to have a Barclaycard to take part in these offers. Even more weirdly, for offers which require payment, they are even accepting American Express!

Now, Head for Points is not MoneySavingExpert and so this would usually be something I’d pass on. However, one of the deals is relevant.

Via Bespoke Offers, you can download an unlimited number of vouchers for 5p off a litre of petrol at Shell. Each is valid for a maximum of 50 litres per visit. The vouchers expire on 31st May.

Shell Drivers Club is an Avios partner. You earn 10 Avios points for every 20 litres of fuel you buy, and I think they still offer a one-off 50 Avios when you register your Shell Drivers Club card and select Avios as your earning partner.

The other Bespoke Offers are less exciting. However, the one that caught my eye was a £10 Starbucks e-gift card for £5. If you have a plastic Starbucks Card, you can easily transfer the balance from an e-gift card to your plastic card – if not, you need to print off your e-gift voucher or load it onto your phone and scan it in-store.

There is also £10 off a £50 House of Fraser online purchase, amongst other things.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

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 BA Amex American Express card

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 BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

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.)

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sandgrounder says:

21 May21 May 07:13

avios.com and shell are also offering 4x the usual points if you fill with premium fuel until the 3rd of June. I’m never sure if these premium fuels are worth the extra, but if you use them it makes this offfer even more attractive.
sandgrounder says:

21 May21 May 07:15

If the offers can be combined of course.
- Sinizter says:
  
  21 May21 May 08:05
  
  5p off any fuel. So, they can be.
  - Tim81 says:
    
    21 May21 May 08:32
    
    Can you purchase more than 1 £5 Starbucks voucher?
    - Sinizter says:
      
      21 May21 May 08:34
      
      I did. With 2 different email addresses, but same payment card.
      - Tim81 says:
        
        21 May21 May 12:08
        
        Can you then add them to the dame Starbucks card or App to increase your balance?
      - signol says:
        
        21 May21 May 12:17
        
        Yes, I bought 2, one in my name and one in my wife’s. I added both ecards to my Starbucks card balance, then deleted the empty e-cards.
Johnny5a says:

21 May21 May 09:44

The Shell offer expires on 28 May.
- Johnny5a says:
  
  21 May21 May 09:45
  
  sorry – looks like the last day to download the voucher is 28 May and the voucher expires on 31 May
Britbronco22 says:

21 May21 May 09:48

‘If you have a plastic Starbucks Card, you can easily transfer the balance from an e-gift card to your plastic card’
I don’t agree that this is easy! I still haven’t worked out how to do this. Can anyone explain how? I have registered both my Starbucks card and the gift card on my starbucks.co.uk account, but I can’t see any option to consolidate the accounts.
- Andrew (@andrewseftel) says:
  
  21 May21 May 10:01
  
  Either use the US site (don’t worry about the currency conversion, works perfectly) or the mobile app.
  - Britbronco22 says:
    
    21 May21 May 11:45
    
    Ok I downloaded the app and then it was very easy
- Rob says:
  
  21 May21 May 10:01
  
  Does this page do it?
  
  http://www.starbucks.ca/card/manage/transfer
  - Simon says:
    
    21 May21 May 20:56
    
    I used this page http://www.starbucks.com/card/manage/transfer (don’t worry about it being in dollars), I assume the .ca page would do it as well but I haven’t tried.
Ant says:

21 May21 May 11:11

I have downloaded more than one Shell voucher but they all seem to have the same voucher number. Is this correct or am I doing something wrong? I can see them all in My Voucher section but they all look the same.
- trickster says:
  
  21 May21 May 12:44
  
  I believe you can print the same voucher as many times as you like and use it by the deadline of 31st.
Rob says:

21 May21 May 18:46

You can get £20 worth of Shell Petrol for only £10 through this Might deals offer here.. http://www.mightydeals.co.uk/deals/national/Home-Garden/Shell-Drivers-Club-Loyalty-Card-/
- Ed E says:
  
  21 May21 May 19:53
  
  Can you just redeem the points on this to Avios? Would be 2,000 Avios for £10 so 0.5p per point. Not a bad rate.
- Rob says:
  
  21 May21 May 22:07
  
  Yes, this is good. Post tomorrow.
- AndyWP says:
  
  21 May21 May 23:33
  
  I’ve just done some reading into ‘MightyDeals’… their business practices are worrying on the face of it… just trying to weigh up if it’s worth the hassle / avios 😮
  - Rob says:
    
    22 May22 May 06:34
    
    Yes, there will be a disclaimer on todays post about this
    - Simon says:
      
      22 May22 May 06:43
      
      This deal is also on MSE it says:-
      
      Warning: In the past there has been some poor feedback in the MSE forums about this company, and while deciding whether to include this deal, we raised those issues with Mighty Deals and asked for measures to be put in place.
      
      To ensure MSE users get the best service it has set up an email address just for us, should any issues arise: customerfeedback@mightydeals.co.uk. It’s also extended it’s refund policy from seven to 30 days (last day to request a refund is 30 Jun), should you be unhappy about any part of the deal after you’ve bought it.
Simon says:

21 May21 May 20:59

Tesco are doing 10p off a litre of fuel when you spend at least £60, buying 3V cards counts towards the spend.
GUWonder says:

22 May22 May 02:38

Anyway to buy these offers with an Amex, Visa or Mastercard issued in the US?
- Rob says:
  
  22 May22 May 06:35
  
  Amex does not do country validation, so that may go through. Visa and MasterCard do so generally you have more problems using these when you want to pretend you are living in a different country.