The HfP chat thread – Friday 7th May

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Cuchlainn says:

7 May7 May 04:23

Car hire rental @ Faro Airport :
Morning all. Normally use Tesco Clubcard CC for excess deposit when signing for car but broker I use now offering also Amex to cover same.
1. Should I put security deposit on Amex ?( €600 and I have Amex Plat CC ) Alternatively, I can use Curve but I think a holding charge is made pending vehicle being returned.
2. €25 required for deposit for tolls and or top-up, if more than €7 is charged during my holiday. Same questions as as no.1, please.
From past experience I will probably rack up €40+ in tolls over a fortnight.
TIA
- John says:
  
  7 May7 May 05:32
  
  Amex for deposit and curve to pay
BSI1978 says:

7 May7 May 05:30

Anyone else having trouble accessing the Avios store on ba.com? Seems to have been down for a while now
- Erico1875 says:
  
  7 May7 May 05:59
  
  I used it via exec club app on Tuesday
  - BSI1978 says:
    
    7 May7 May 08:41
    
    Tried that route just now but that isn’t working either…..
bafan says:

7 May7 May 05:44

I’d hoped Crete would be on this green list but…looks unlikely. I really need some sun 🤣.
- James Purvis says:
  
  7 May7 May 06:17
  
  I have booked Crete hoping for the same… Why would you think it won’t be on the Green List?
  - bafan says:
    
    7 May7 May 06:42
    
    Just the way BA have added a ton of new flights to FAO and GIB in the last 24 hours suggests they’ve been given the nod. But of course who knows and fingers crossed 🤞.
- BuildBackBetter says:
  
  7 May7 May 07:00
  
  Quite sunny on Sunday.
PaulW says:

7 May7 May 06:04

Back in the Amex game after a 2 year + 2 day gap and plat referral from daughter. Started with nectar card. Pathetic credit limit (2k vs 20 k in 2019) and worryingly no target progress bar for the 2k spend bonus. Will I need to call.. ?
- Peter K says:
  
  7 May7 May 07:38
  
  It’s normal for there to not be a tracker, or for it to appear and disappear. Amex IT seems to have an issue with this.
  - Steve says:
    
    7 May7 May 07:57
    
    +1 tracker is hit and miss, bonus still posts as long as it’s definitely been >24 months
    - Reney says:
      
      7 May7 May 08:50
      
      +1 we had no tracker for Nectar card, but did for Plat. Nectar bonus did arrive and we were definitely >24 months between cards.
      - PaulW says:
        
        7 May7 May 11:15
        
        Thanks all – good to have the confirmation yes 2 years + 2 days 😉 Platinumn just approved as next card as 2k limit is useless!
ChrisC says:

7 May7 May 06:09

Looks like BA removed the notification of the amount of avios and TPs you would earn from your flight bookings in MMB during the upgrade earlier this week.
- WaynedP says:
  
  7 May7 May 08:39
  
  Mine’s still showing on my iPhone app under “Your booking details” in MMB.
- kitten says:
  
  7 May7 May 10:49
  
  If BA goes to not publishing a price list for flights using avios as others have done (eg Delta) then many of us will probably cease choosing them.
thomas says:

7 May7 May 06:12

Anyone else’s Virgin miles account suddenly showing a zero balance for no reason ?
- Rob says:
  
  7 May7 May 06:19
  
  +1
- Navara says:
  
  7 May7 May 06:40
  
  Happened last time prior to the Tesco points being loaded
- Secret Squirrel says:
  
  7 May7 May 08:00
  
  I saw that this mornibg also, thought my account had been hacked & emptied then a refresh a few mins later & balance back again.
  My VA CC points have not swept over yet this month, always happens 4 – 5th each month, anyone else seeing the Same late VA CC points at the moment?
  - Sean says:
    
    7 May7 May 09:27
    
    +1
  - kitten says:
    
    7 May7 May 10:52
    
    Interesting.
    That shows points are added by overwriting with a complete new record rather than being calculated on each record and updated directly on the database. Interesting.
mr_jetlag says:

7 May7 May 06:36

+2. No doubt some backend shenanigans. You can screen cap the activity page in your account if you’re worried
ChasP says:

7 May7 May 06:45

try accessing via Virgin Red
- Mouse says:
  
  7 May7 May 07:30
  
  Not visible there either “oops something went wrong”