American Express changes the rules over your £5 Deliveroo credits

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In May, American Express added a new benefit for Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders, worth a potential £120 per year.

Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders will receive 2 x £5 Deliveroo statement credits per calendar month.

You need to register for this benefit, but only once. After your initial registration, you will receive the 2 x £5 monthly Deliveroo credits without any further registration required. The deal is guaranteed to run until at least mid 2023.

American Express changes the rules over your £5 Deliveroo credits

You can opt in to this new benefit via the ‘Offers’ tab of your online Amex statement page or in the American Express app.

There is minimal small print – the credit won’t roll over from month to month if unused, and the offer only applies to primary cards, not supplementaries.

What has changed?

Without any notice, American Express has changed the rules of the promotion. There is now a £5 minimum spend required to trigger the cashback.

You may think this makes no difference, given Deliveroo’s pricing, but it does. Many HfP readers were using the credit to pay their £3.49 subscription to Deliveroo Plus. This was triggering the £5 cashback, so you made a small monthly profit as well as getting free delivery on orders of £25+.

If you signed up for Deliveroo Plus purely to use up one of your £5 credits, you should cancel.

The good news is that Deliveroo is offering 12 months of Deliveroo Plus absolutely free to Amazon Prime members. You can sign up via the Deliveroo app – I was offered the deal as soon as I cancelled my paid membership – or by clicking here.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending: