The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 19th May

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• NC says:

  19 May19 May 09:46

  I don’t have Amex Platinum. I’m due to be renting a hire car in Greece – does anyone have any recommendations for car hire excess insurance? Thank you in advance.

  • Rob says:

    19 May19 May 10:19

    insurance4carhire.com is probably the best established

    • Will says:

      19 May19 May 10:38

      http://www.direct-carexcess.co.uk are great – backed by AIG, and I can vouch that their claims process is easy (in 2015 at least!)

  • Red Flyer says:

    19 May19 May 10:38

    Icarhireinsurance.com is one I have used with no issues across Europe in the past.

    • NC says:

      19 May19 May 10:58

      Thanks everyone, much appreciated

  • Lady London says:

    19 May19 May 12:43

    Questor if anyone needs a greater variety of vehicles, they are excellent to deal with.

    Bettersafe have very, very nice professional who called me back when I had a technical question.

    Multiple experiences of dealing with both these.

• Sam G says:

  19 May19 May 09:46

  QQ re: MRs. If I have the biz plat and then open a personal MR card, will I have two separate MR accounts?

  • Super Secret Stuff says:

    19 May19 May 09:54

    Should do, if not get them to merge it manually. You should still qualify for the welcome bonus, currently there are targeted higher referal offers. Email Rob for a referal link

    • Alex says:

      19 May19 May 10:14

      Seems like Rob is hiring.

      • Rob says:

        19 May19 May 10:17

        There’s probably a Marketing Manager role going after the Summer if you’re keen.

        • Super Secret Stuff says:

          19 May19 May 10:34

          September 22 hit me up 😉

        • Alex says:

          19 May19 May 18:06

          I can learn marketing😀

  • Sam G says:

    19 May19 May 10:33

    I’m just finishing the biz plat spend and about to start my nectar -> plat -> BA shuffle after 2 years and was wondering if I’d be able to then tag a gold card on the end (no bonus) and keep all the points in MRs (as it’s unlikely at the moment I’d see enough value in keeping the plats). Sounds possible then – thanks

    • Super Secret Stuff says:

      19 May19 May 10:36

      Perfectly possible and a good strategy. I think genghis came up with a better one last week or week before but can’t remeber it

• George K says:

  19 May19 May 10:01

  Sorry if I’m being blind, but have Qured removed the £39/£33 Return to England pack?

  • Jimmy says:

    19 May19 May 10:53

    I can still see it on their website, but Project Screen has one that’s even cheaper at £26 using Virgin Atlantic’s deal. Nothing in T&Cs about having to fly on Virgin to use it.

    • Yorkieflyer says:

      19 May19 May 11:02

      Nothing about how it is certified on the VS site and it doesn’t appear on the Project Screen site?

      • Jimmy says:

        19 May19 May 11:39

        If you google “Virgin Project Screen” you’ll find a specific Virgin Atlantic branded page on Project Screen’s website. I’ll need to use mine very soon so will comment on how it went when I get back.

    • George K says:

      19 May19 May 11:09

      Yup – see it now. And thanks for the tip on Project Screen. Might go for that one!

    • Rich says:

      19 May19 May 15:07

      I bought a kit from Project Screen last week – returning LFT and Day 2 PCR for £99.

      Absolutely zero information on the website, or in the package, or by email. First clue I had about delivery date was an email from Royal Mail (arrives by Special Delivery and won’t fit through a letterbox). There’s an option to ‘activate test’ online, which I’m loathe to do in case I’m supposed to wait till I’m about to take the LFT and it starts some clock ticking!

      Not impressed with them so far. I wish I’d waited.

• JustLetMeFlyAgain says:

  19 May19 May 10:11

  Jetblue from LHR now bookable, ain’t cheap though – around 2000 GBP each way on a r/t for mint. Value even worse for Y

  • Rhys says:

    19 May19 May 10:14

    Where? Jetblue website is undergoing maintenance!

    • meta says:

      19 May19 May 10:29

      I found this article https://simpleflying.com/jetblue-london-ticket-sales/

    • JustLetMeFlyAgain says:

      19 May19 May 11:19

      Was working for me this morning but now back in maintenance.

      Priced all sorts of r/t date combinations, all around 4000 GBP in J and 1000 in Y

      • meta says:

        19 May19 May 11:53

        I found around £1k in business return, maximum £1.5k. I think they’re still working on inputting the correct pricing.

        • Sam G says:

          19 May19 May 13:06

          in Mint it is 990 from Heathrow / 956 out from Gatwick (return to either)

• Will says:

  19 May19 May 10:24

  Warning – if you get NHS text inviting you to bring forward your vaccination, you will find that you have to cancel the booking first and reapply. There is no certainty the rebooking is any earlier. In my case an appointment 5 days later was the only one offered. Another fine mess of a Boris website. This was confirmed on a call to 119 – even the agent said it was another Covid cock up

  • AJA says:

    19 May19 May 11:12

    Thanks for the heads up. I got the text invitation this morning but had already booked my 2nd dose appointment for 8 June when I booked the first so was considering what to do. Won’t bother changing it.

    • Yorkie Aid says:

      19 May19 May 11:40

      Worked great for me. I was booked for 29th May and now going tomorrow. I’m sure they’d love a few “Boris messes” in the rest of Europe if it meant they were going to be vaccinated.

  • Steve says:

    19 May19 May 12:24

    Have you tried another centre? Agreed there is no guarantee but pretty much everyone is reporting that if you’re flexible with your centre you can get the second dose sooner (if eligible age range of course).

    Boris bashing for the sake of it, given how successful the roll out has been, is a bit pathetic TBH. You’re in the minority where the revised date is later.

    • Sam G says:

      19 May19 May 13:07

      I just booked for my OH and there is quite a variation in the first available date at each centre, definitely worth clicking around. I got him in tomorrow morning at one just slightly further away

  • Tracey says:

    19 May19 May 13:51

    That is strange. There is an abundance of AZ around at the moment. Mass vaccination centres in England have been told to accept walk ins without appointments from anyone 40+ seeking their first vaccine and anyone seeking a second vaccine provided they are 8 weeks since their first.

    • Louise K says:

      19 May19 May 15:42

      I got my first by going along with my slightly older hubby and today tried the same approach, I had an appt but they wouldn’t give hubby his. He’s booked in on Friday instead. They were very strict. This is in the north west.

  • Magic Mike says:

    19 May19 May 19:18

    Because of course it is Boris coding the website, not some numpty in the NHS!

• Matty says:

  19 May19 May 10:30

  How long does the Randox Covid test take to arrive? I ordered a kit at 12 noon on Monday. Nothing has arrived yet. The package seems to be sat at Crumlin, waiting for collection by TNT. I’m flying Sunday, so really need to get the test done and returned tomorrow. Randox website has a 10 minute queue just to read their FAQs. Should I sit tight or look at alternatives?

  • APPL says:

    19 May19 May 11:49

    Not sure how long tests take to arrive, as only booked day 2 and 8, and they were delivered on my first day in the UK. With results, both times i dropped the tests in the Randox dropbox in London around 2-3pm (it was open until 4pm), and had results in early afternoon the next day.

    • Matty says:

      19 May19 May 12:22

      Website says next day delivery, if ordered before 2:00pm but to allow 2 days. It’s still in Crumlin, so it’s not going to arrive today. I’ve to post it back because I don’t live near a drop box nor a DX location.

      • Chrisasaurus says:

        19 May19 May 20:36

        Then there’s your answer- find a backup

  • Ed says:

    19 May19 May 14:38

    I ordered mine Monday evening and it arrived midday today.

• Roger C says:

  19 May19 May 10:43

  Looking to make the £5K Business Gold spend. Is there any problem with buying Tesco Giftcards in large denominations to use on petrol over the coming months?

  • 747_Brat says:

    19 May19 May 11:09

    If you buy £5k worth of gift card at once in-store, you could land in some trouble. Better to buy in smaller denominations from different stores, or if you don’t have many stores around you, you could buy on different days in that same store.

  • Andrew says:

    19 May19 May 11:18

    Not sure they accept gift cards at petrol stations do they?

    • TGLoyalty says:

      19 May19 May 11:23

      Didn’t think so. Only M’s.

    • Reney says:

      19 May19 May 12:10

      I paid for my petrol using a gift card on Sunday no problems. The website says it is accepted.

    • Ghosty says:

      19 May19 May 13:15

      Tesco’s petrol stations take Tesco branded gift cards. It’s the only way I pay.

• Yorkieflyer says:

  19 May19 May 11:00

  AFP reporting that EU ambassadors meeting Corepper 11 has signed off op proposal to re open borders to fully vaccinated travellers

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