The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 9th December

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• Dr C says:

  9 Dec9 December 14:06

  Anyone tried paying HMRC with Curve recently, I am now getting the error not accepting this card type, I have the personal debit version…

  • Dr C says:

    9 Dec9 December 14:11

    If Curve stops working for HMRC then the metal card is worthless

    • Crafty says:

      9 Dec9 December 14:26

      I am now in this place – have been entirely unable to use the card, for neither HMRC nor NS&I, since trading business for personal. Curve don’t understand why it’s being declined and have asked me what the error messages are – they say at their end they see the transactions going through and then later being reversed.

      I’m going to see out the minimum 6 months paying Amex and then cancel the Metal subscription.

      • Dr C says:

        9 Dec9 December 14:40

        Sounds like yours is an actual decline where mine was an error on the HMRC website about not accepting the card type, seemed to go through after re logging in though.

        Worth noting if you recently got given a new card the old one stops working once activated.

      • johnny_c-l says:

        9 Dec9 December 15:37

        In the same situation as Crafty, metal card has become nearly unusable, very few combinations that will work now I’ve gone onto personal. My months is up in Jan so will call it a day then.

  • Holam says:

    9 Dec9 December 14:13

    yes, paid corp tax this morning ok. Have metal personal

    • Dr C says:

      9 Dec9 December 14:23

      Thanks, it seems to work now, I think the HMRC website is not reliable

• Nick says:

  9 Dec9 December 14:24

  Ernie is declining my Curve payments, anyone else the same?

  • Crafty says:

    9 Dec9 December 14:26

    See above – everything NS&I and HMRC declined for weeks now for me.

    • BuildTheWall says:

      9 Dec9 December 16:25

      And £700 limit per week for brighton continues…

      • Jane says:

        9 Dec9 December 16:35

        I can’t do Brighton at all but NS&I no issue ! it’s very strange how we are all getting different results.

        • Crafty says:

          9 Dec9 December 21:35

          Maybe this is A/B testing, but I can’t say I’d normally credit Curve that level of intelligence.

  • Sam says:

    9 Dec9 December 17:26

    Just tried it with curve black legacy not fronted ihg premium no issues

  • xcalx says:

    9 Dec9 December 17:48

    2 x 5k yesterday over 2 curve cards. 1 x 6k today no problems IHG / beta

  • Secret Squirrel says:

    9 Dec9 December 18:45

    Blue or Metal card?

    • xcalx says:

      10 Dec10 December 08:32

      Black beta. the original free one

• David says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:01

  BA have cancelled my Avios flights to Punta Cana – whilst I know I can rebook can I rebook to an alternative destination even if there isn’t avios bookings available …..and if so how far from the original destination ?

  • roberto says:

    9 Dec9 December 16:05

    300 miles..

    • David says:

      9 Dec9 December 16:20

      Within 300 miles of the destination or within 300 miles of the distance – so no chance of changing it to Maldives or Seychelles !

  • Lady London says:

    9 Dec9 December 23:21

    if they cancelled yr flight you can be booked any flight & date – even much later – same for rest of flights on your ticket even if those not cancelled.
    Only needsto be any seats available in same cabin class – even if only cash seats are avaiabl

    If they wont play ball as legally required then they are supposed to book you free of charge on other carrier(s) to get you by any ressonable route from your departure airport to your destination. Although you may end up having to MCOL them as they don’t like honouring that part of the law.

• Lady London says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:11

  R8XJHJKD

  @TG Loyalty they put a 5 day limit on my first purchase and I wasnt circulating at that time, apologies hoping this did not mean it did not credit for you but a bit fearful it did! Apologies…

  • TGLoyalty says:

    10 Dec10 December 00:19

    Don’t worry about it 50p for nothing 🙂

• Anna says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:30

  BA has emailed me saying our seats have been changed on our return leg from GCM next August, which confused me as we hadn’t selected seats yet, being only Bronze. When looking on MMB it says the flight itslef has changed, to the following day! Has BA totally lost the plot now?

  • Anna says:

    9 Dec9 December 16:33

    And our domestic connection to MAN (on the same PNR) is still listed as being on the original return date. 🙄 Oh dear Lord, I’m going to have to call them, aren’t I? Am I right in thinking I can just leave this till nearer the time and nothing will happen?!

    • Lady London says:

      9 Dec9 December 16:50

      Yes
      Watch and wait.
      More will doubtless happen

  • Mouse says:

    9 Dec9 December 23:26

    I also had a cancellation and rebooking come through as a seat change today

• Navara says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:38

  Looks like they do here’s another code 4JD3E6FH

• Zoe says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:42

  https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18931418.ba-unveils-plans-fly-southampton-european-cities/?ref=fbpg&fbclid=IwAR2qrL2uZ2LHDRcsdi0wYj3QGD1vUqBFywBykkE_3kM4FxL9q6xGaqzj6as
  Looks good news for those in my neck of the woods

• Mark says:

  9 Dec9 December 16:43

  I’m having the same issue with the Ihg card free night.
  I went well over my spend target and the card year ended in October, I still haven’t received my free night.
  I still don’t know what to do or how to resolve/report them.

  • Benilyn says:

    9 Dec9 December 19:14

    Did you check on the IHG website?
    Have you received your annual summary PDF under statements?

    • Rob says:

      9 Dec9 December 22:02

      This is a fundamental issue – I think all IHG cardholders are impacted.

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