The HfP chat thread – Saturday 4th September

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AnotherUser says:

4 Sep4 September 13:46

Have a companion voucher earned from the Virgin+ credit card. Do I have to be one of the passengers on the booking when this is used? Would like to gift it to family
- Jonathan says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 17:28
  
  Almost certain you have to be the / a traveler on the booking. If you could sell these vouchers, I’m sure there’d be no availability at all in revenge from VS !
  - AnotherUser says:
    
    4 Sep4 September 18:33
    
    That’s a shame, but thanks for the reply!
    - Babyg says:
      
      4 Sep4 September 19:44
      
      there is a “one free name change” that could be taken advantage of (ive not tried this, it just part of the current virgin book with confidence thingee.. e.g. book as your with 2 for 1 then name change… note you only get ONE name change…
      - AnotherUser says:
        
        5 Sep5 September 00:02
        
        That’s an idea – thanks!
Sunny says:

4 Sep4 September 14:00

Can someone please tell me where can I find the companion voucher on my BAEC account? I can’t find the “eVoucher” section anywhere.
- Andrew says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 18:51
  
  It’s in your emails. Check there.
- JDB says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 18:59
  
  You need to login to main site (not app) and look in your Executive Club area, evouchers is a large section before any bookings you have. It shows unused vouchers and if you click on ‘more voucher information’ it will show the the used ones as well.
Aliks says:

4 Sep4 September 14:01

Holiday cash – We plan to use the IHG card for most purchases in Croatia next week (sorry — breaking our code of omerta – I meant to say Solihull card).

Probably we will need some cash, so what’s the best way to get Croatian Kruna?
Revolut from an ATM? (damn, did it again, I meant revolutionaries)
Bendy backed by IHG or Beardy? (can’t stop myself, should say Curve, Solihull and Virgin)
or just withdraw on my MBNA and repay it ASAP to avoid interest?
- Peter says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 14:16
  
  All comes down to how much cash you need, keep in mind limits and avoid weekends. Curve £500, Rev £1000 etc.
- Andy says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 14:54
  
  Enjoyed the trolling!
- Darko says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 15:37
  
  Croatian currency is called kuna, not kruna. Both are croatian words. Kuna=marten, kruna=crown.
- TM says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 18:53
  
  All foreign registered cards are charged an access fee at ATMs in Croatia. Oddly, my curve card does not get charged the access fee. This may not matter too much if you are just going to do one large withdrawal. The access fee is now around 33-35 HRK.
  
  https://www.zaba.hr/home/en/the-introduction-of-a-fee-for-cash-withdrawal-with-foreign-issued-bank-cards-on-the-atm-network-of-zagrebacka-banka-and-contractual-partners
- Anne says:
  
  5 Sep5 September 07:40
  
  We’re in Croatia at the moment. Card fine for decent sized purchases in shops, restaurants etc but cash needed or preferred in cafes and for parking, ice cream and tips.
  
  We’d expected more contactless payments if I’m honest so have ended up withdrawing Kuna via our Curve cards. Tried a few cash points to find a few free one and can recommend Optbanka (green coloured machines) as no fee charged – just watch out for their attempt at dynamic currency conversion and press the local currency option!
Rob says:

4 Sep4 September 14:05

We’ve done articles on Dell. If you want to resell you need something easy to pack and small.
Sam G says:

4 Sep4 September 14:06

I bought a Alienware 610M Wired / Wireless Gaming Mouse – sold on ebay for £60 net (£2 fee offer)
- Sam G says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 14:07
  
  As an aside I bought and kept a Dell keyboard the first time around – absolute piece of cheap junk – about to call for my third replacement as the bluetooth stopped working. To be fair they keep sending them out and tell me to dispose of mine but if I was an IT dept using these things in the wild I’d be pulling my hair out!
KBuffett says:

4 Sep4 September 14:20

Has anyone used multiple AmEx cards for a single Cazoo purchase?

Also, what are people’s general thoughts given used car prices are currently inflated? Worth selling and getting something brand new with discount etc?
- JDB says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 14:28
  
  I did just just that last week, couldn’t believe the second hand price for 2 year old car to upgrade to newer model, with good discount given that some new cars are also in short supply. May have got a slightly better price as it was last days of 21 reg.
  - Sandra says:
    
    4 Sep4 September 17:29
    
    Same here, mine was 6.5 years old & I got £2500 more than it was valued at last year against a 21 plate demonstrator, well pleased!
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 14:39
  
  Have you checked the discount (or lack of) on new card? Used car prices are holding up because new cars are harder to come by and more expensive
  
  It’s a sellers market!
- Sam G says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 15:11
  
  I read an article that said that second hand car dealers were getting Cazoo cars delivered directly onto their forecourts as they were under priced….no idea how true that is but suggests they are at least reasonably priced
Harrier25 says:

4 Sep4 September 14:48

So much for the 2 year rule….cancelled my PRG card 6 months ago after hitting bonus and using free lounge passes. Applied for a new one 6 weeks ago, referred by wife, and had the 20,000 bonus points applied to my account yesterday! Thank you Amex. 😀
- KBuffett says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 16:00
  
  Perhaps there’s a glitch that grants the bonus if you previously had a PRG charge card and now have the PRG credit card?
  Can you confirm which card you cancelled 6 months ago?
  - Harrier25 says:
    
    4 Sep4 September 16:14
    
    Both are of the credit variety. So very surprised to receive the 2nd bonus, but gratefully received!
  - Harry T says:
    
    4 Sep4 September 16:17
    
    You can only receive a Gold charge by downgrading from a Platinum charge card, so the logic doesn’t hold up there. It’s just a favourable Amex glitch!
    - KBuffett says:
      
      4 Sep4 September 18:04
      
      Surely if they had a PRG charge historically, cancelled, and then applied for a PRG credit after 6 months, then the logical would apply?
- Babyg says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 19:47
  
  i had similar bank error in my favour on 2 x amex gold sign ups over the past 18 months – obviously i didn’t complain 🙂
  - Harrier25 says:
    
    4 Sep4 September 21:01
    
    Interesting. Looks like it’s not a one time only glitch, but may be a bigger glitch that can be taken advantage of. 🤔
- Ming the Merciless says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 23:05
  
  My best glitch was personal platinum in December last year. The card came with the bonus already in the MR account, the. When I hit the spend target another 40k dropped into my account.
Soo says:

4 Sep4 September 14:58

BAPP 241 after 1st Sep: is the expiry 2 years or 2.5 years?
- Rob says:
  
  4 Sep4 September 16:12
  
  2.5 years