The HfP chat thread – Thursday 9th December

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Reney says:

9 Dec9 December 10:47

Airtime code, spend £10 get £2 SANTA
- Harrier25 says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 10:50
  
  Thanks Reney!
  - WearyTraveller says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:51
    
    You can always find this up to date on hotukdeals. Not sure if it’s ok to post a link here but if you google “hotukdeals airtime rewards vouchers”, they’re all there
Mco says:

9 Dec9 December 10:52

Is there anywhere in Mayfair I can leave my SUV for 2hrs with 4 suitcases in the back? Is it safe? Was reading a review for NCP and it wasn’t too promising.
- Jonathan says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:01
  
  I wouldn’t leave suitcases visible in the back of a car anywhere. Could you find a left luggage? Wellcome Trust was always handy for a free service during opening hours when I was regularly getting trains in & out of Euston. I think Selfridges used to offer left luggage service in their cloakroom but it’s no longer mentioned on the website.
- Lady London says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:06
  
  Park it outside a Police Station? Not Berkeley Square, not too near Selfridges. For 2 hours I’d take the risk on-street with the suitcases well covered, although it’s a riskier time of year.
  
  Got a feeling though that car parks are liable if your car gets broken into. What about the NCP in Soho just behind Piccadilly Circus? Sherwood Street I think. Mayfair and St.James’s easily walkable from there.
  - Lady London says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 11:45
    
    Harrods Car Park and take a very short taxi to Mayfair, if you can get in? Always seemed to have a lot of staff there.
- SteveJ says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:07
  
  Will it be visible? If not I’d just park in Selfridge’s car park.
- JDB says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:11
  
  I would have no hesitation in that part of London using street parking with luggage in the back of the car which in any event in most SUVs shouldn’t be visible. It’s about £5/hour and it’s not too difficult to find 2 or 4 hour bays, even currently.
- Bob says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:28
  
  avoid NCPs in central London. had a break in recently and they were of no help. car parks are targets as other cars also had break ins
- can says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:50
  
  I was in Mayfair this week for 3hr. I booked qpark using JustPark app. Affordable and very safe parking. You just need to book ahead
  - Mco says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 19:13
    
    Thanks all.
Lady London says:

9 Dec9 December 10:52

OT Anyone a fan of Quality Street? Best offer I’ve seen this Christmas 🙂

Buy 1 tin get 1 free. You can choose a whole tin of just 1 flavour eg for me, just the purple. Other places than John Lewis you have to choose 3 flavours for your Custom Quality Street tin, at John Lewis it’s 1
https://www.johnlewis.com/our-services/how-to-customise-quality-street-at-john-lewis-and-partners
- Ryanfozzie says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:12
  
  Looks great, but where does it say buy one get one free?
- Lady London says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:23
  
  Oops 2nd one half price till 15Dec.
  
  I was overcome by the thought of a whole tin of the purple ones after I clicked through and forgot the email I received from JL said half price for the second tin
  - Russ says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 11:52
    
    🙂
- Andrew says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:06
  
  And in Selfridges they have a pic’n’mix Miniature Heroes pop-up where you can do likewise and avoid the nasty ones and choose only the good ones!
- John says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:23
  
  Is the email targeted? Cant see offer
  - Lady London says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:46
    
    I’m on their mailing list. Call any store and get through to the right department if you’re making a trip? Brent Cross is unfortunately where they ‘home’ me and it’s on there. But normally the JL emails are quite clear if an offer is limited to a certain number of stores.
    
    It’s worth signing up to their loyalty program too if you’re a fan, more for info and the odd competition
mick says:

9 Dec9 December 11:06

can anyone help please, I am flying club world, can I still arrive and check so I can use the Gallery lounge, 4 hours before the flight?
- Ryanfozzie says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:09
  
  Not sure I would want to spend 4 hours there, but you are more than welcome to!
  - Ryanfozzie says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 11:10
    
    Rob/Rhys, what part of the above lead to me being put on the naughty step? 😛
    - Rhys says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 11:13
      
      None, but for some reason WP has decided to moderate certain users including yourself and Lady London!
      - blenz101 says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 11:25
        
        Lady London will be preparing to litigate against WP as we speak 😛
        
        Of course only teasing, I don’t doubt our resident small claims expert has helped readers earn back many thousands in due compensation.
      - Lyn says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 16:24
        
        More like hundreds of thousands I should think
- blenz101 says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:09
  
  Yes, if you want.
John says:

9 Dec9 December 11:14

I have another Creation issue- my apologies if this has been answered before on another day.

I had to speak to them to take off the £99 fee which was applied 10 days before they closed my card. I asked about the free night (which I obtained in March) and was told they were not honouring them. Naturally, I raised a complaint.

Has anyone had any success yet in getting the voucher?
- Colin MacKinnon says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:26
  
  No.
  
  Did you get the £99 refunded?
  - John says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 14:53
    
    Yes, I did
- blenz101 says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:28
  
  You will need to raise it as a formal complaint and wait for them to give you a final decision at which point you can go to the ombudsman.
  
  Nobody who is having their account closed has got their voucher, some are now in a position to be able to head to the ombudsman but creation are asking for more time if possible.
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:26
    
    More time to work out they’ll have no leg to stand on?
    - JonD says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 12:49
      
      Or they are manually going through all of our transactions, removing any curve expenditure and seeing whether the total still adds up to more than £10k.
      
      As you say though, once they make a policy decision for one card holder, that should just get applied to everyone.
      - Lady London says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 12:54
        
        Your contract with Creation is individual so you don’t have to accept what they give someone else
    - Lady London says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 12:52
      
      🙂
      
      Creation is pretty dense if they hadn’t worked that out before they started breaking contracts and mistreating customers who weren’t actually abusing their card. Worryingly so given they are a provider of financial services.
      
      I look forward to seeing Creation’s nose rubbed in it, more for their stupidity than their nastiness.
      
      I’m sure their own inhouse lawyer would have told Creation’s management not to proceed as they have and someone in management who’s not aware of the financial and contractual environment in the UK ignored advice.
- Lady London says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:53
  
  Any claim or complaint should also imclude for partially accrued vouchers as well.
jotaele says:

9 Dec9 December 11:18

Any data point using Klarity Fit to Fly tests on BA flights to fly back to the UK? At £12.99 they seem like the best option to buy in advance and bring with us to our destination.
- Ryanfozzie says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:24
  
  Where can I get them for £12.99? Seems to be around £20 on their website.
  - John says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 16:11
    
    Obtain one of their approved LFDs and just buy the certificate https://klarity.health/uk-government-approved-rapid-antigen-tests-lateral-flow/
Aliks says:

9 Dec9 December 11:36

When BA retime a flight but keep the same PNR, how many minutes of delay (versus the original time) before you can claim a full refund.

I tried googling for this info, but just got lost in BA policy pages.
- Louise K says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:41
  
  was 4 hours but might be longer now.
  - Lady London says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:56
    
    Or whatever it was when you bought your ticket provided these terms were brought to your attention
- Rhys says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:44
  
  4 hours https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/2020/10/24/british-airways-schedule-change-refund-4-hours/
- Anna says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:45
  
  It’s the flight number, not the PNR, which determines whether it’s been cancelled, if that’s what your asking.
  I think BA class a significant change as 4 hours + these days. You might have have other cancellation rights depending on what kind of booking it is.
George says:

9 Dec9 December 11:45

Monese is back:

– £50 gift card for £40: code XMAS50
– £100 gift card for £80: code XMAS100
– £200 gift card for £160: code XMAS200
– £400 gift card for £320: code XMAS400

There is a limit of 800 x £50 vouchers, 800 x £100 vouchers, 500 x £200 vouchers and 200 x £400 vouchers available to purchase.

Adidas UK, App Store & iTunes, Arsenal FC, ASDA, Ask Italian, Boohoo, Cafe Nero, Cineworld, Currys, Decathlon UK, Deliveroo, EuroStar UK, Google Play, Habitat, Halfords, H&M, Jet 2 Holidays by Inspire, John Lewis & Partners, Just Eat, Lastminute.com * travel, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, National Trust UK, New Look GB, Nike, Photobox, Pizza Hut Restaurants UK, Primark, River Island, Sainsbury’s, Sports Direct UK, Spotify UK, The Body Shop, Ticketmaster UK, Uber Eats, Uber, Virgin GC, Zizzi UK.
- Ikaz says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:53
  
  Thanks!
- Reney says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:56
  
  thx
- NP says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 11:58
  
  Thanks! Got all of them
- Aston100 says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:10
  
  Thanks, I actually got the notification this time (by email) but at 11:47.
  No idea why there is inconsistency with receiving these notifications and the timings.
  All marketing / comms are turned on.
- George says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:10
  
  Happy to share my referral code if anyone wants – let me know.
  - Mick S says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:15
    
    I keep seeing these and I think I’m missing out on something good. 🙂
    
    so it’s a pre-paid debit by the looks of it. Can you top it up via bendy?
    - George says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 12:33
      
      It is indeed a prepaid debit card. Can’t comment on bendy as haven’t tried it!
      
      If you want to sign up to try it, we’ll each get £20 once first transaction has cleared, then a further £30 once £500 has been spent.
      Code is ALEX4572.
      https://www.mone.se/7vQs/e051308d
      - Mick S says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 12:52
        
        on it now, just signing up. Thanks !!
      - Amy C says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 13:10
        
        Used your code (thanks) & set up an account. Not sure where to go to benefit from this deal though!
      - elguiri says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 13:21
        
        You need to add the amount you want to spend first via top-up link.
        Then go to the three bars top left and choose ‘promo code’
        Type in the relevant code from George’s list above (making sure you have topped up with enough first).
        You will then get a confirmation email with link to redeem gift card.
      - elguiri says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 13:40
        
        Do the gift cards count towards the referral spend?
- rams says:
  
  9 Dec9 December 12:11
  
  thanks
  - Will says:
    
    9 Dec9 December 12:17
    
    The 400 ran out by 1153. The others all worked at 1154. You have to be quick at this game. Seems a good way to buy at JLP
    - TGLoyalty says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 12:21
      
      400 gone but the rest still available.
      - elguiri says:
        
        9 Dec9 December 13:27
        
        200s gone
    - Aston100 says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 14:40
      
      I purchased the £400 at 12:05
    - Jpa says:
      
      9 Dec9 December 17:34
      
      The 400 was still there at 12:10, did you have enough balance in your account to buy it?