The HfP chat thread – Monday 19th April

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Spaghetti Town says:

19 Apr19 April 18:50

Does the old curve + virgin mastercard still work for ATM cashwithdrawal?
- Connor says:
  
  19 Apr19 April 18:59
  
  Yes.
  - Spaghetti Town says:
    
    19 Apr19 April 19:10
    
    Any other curve points tricks these days?
    
    I see the vanguard route has gone
- Luke says:
  
  19 Apr19 April 19:13
  
  Does anyone know if HL deposits with VA+ and curve works?
  - rob says:
    
    19 Apr19 April 19:44
    
    Nope. Virgin have also stopped this type of transaction the same as Hsbc.
Chrism20 says:

19 Apr19 April 19:10

Email from Accor flogging the Virgin Wine offer on one of yesterdays post. £65.88 for the 12 bottles, 2 glasses, free delivery and 400 Accor points. Also includes the wine bank blurb
Sandgrounder says:

19 Apr19 April 20:21

1000 Nectar bonus from Esso posted today after buying 20l yesterday, pleased with the speed compared to some other Nectar deals.
peter says:

19 Apr19 April 20:43

I think I found a way to avoid requirement of booking tests on 2nd and 8th day..
Here it says that if we transit through UK landside we don’t need tests:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules#transiting-through-the-uk
So anyone arriving in LHR can book cheapest possible ticket from STN and simply don’t fly. I don’t recommend it, just highlighting issues..
- Pete M says:
  
  19 Apr19 April 20:50
  
  Goodness, how could anyone even contemplate such an awful thing! 🙂
  - peter says:
    
    19 Apr19 April 20:55
    
    Money reason.. if your nearest test centre is hours of drive, you work from home and likely to stay there for 14 days without leaving, or simply do NHS tests for free. Obvs this probably goes under these hefty fines of £££££ or 10 years imprisonment..
    - Pete M says:
      
      19 Apr19 April 21:00
      
      You missed my sarcasm Peter 🙂
      - peter says:
        
        19 Apr19 April 21:01
        
        Got it after reading again but couldn’t update my comment! 🙂
Billdub says:

19 Apr19 April 20:57

First time getting a 241…. What’s the easiest way to tell when it has transferred to your Exec club account? Hit target last week, but can’t see anything showing up / no email confirmation?
- Aston100 says:
  
  19 Apr19 April 21:14
  
  In your executive club page, scroll down to ‘my evouchers’
Secret Squirrel says:

20 Apr20 April 19:40

Anyone received their clubcard points bonus for taking out pet insurance from the latest promo yet? I’ve just made my 3rd payment on the policy.