Abbey 6 month 0% APR with no balance transfer fee

cepheus

I received an offer of a 6 month 0% APR with no balance transfer fee for my Abbey Zero card today to celebrate their name change! It's the first no balance 0% offer I have seen for ages. Not sure if I will use it though, could transfer via egg money to load it but with interest rates so low it's hardly worth it.

I may use the Nationwide debit card in Europe this summer, rather than Abbey zero, since from memory I think the Zero card attracts interest immediately anyway.

Muststopworrying

Do you have anything owing on the Zero?

We also received a letter but it said 2% interest on balance transfers, sods!

Was there a promotional code? could really do with something like this at the moment!

cepheus

No I haven't used it.

darren72

I've just received this today too.

0% for 6 months, no balance transfer fee.

My card hasn't been used for about 6 months.

Muststopworrying

Thats weird, mine has been clear for about 3 months

Does it say to quote a code?

When do you have to do it by?

Dagobert

Muststopworrying wrote: »

When do you have to do it by?

30th June.

Muststopworrying

So In theory I could just say I recieved the letter offering 0% and hope to blag it?

NickX

Muststopworrying wrote: »

So In theory I could just say I recieved the letter offering 0% and hope to blag it?

You could try it, but I think they mark the promotion on their computer systems so it only applies to selected accounts.

If they won't offer it to you, you could threaten to close the account.

Let us know how you get on.

Eydon

I posted about this on the Stoozing board. Took them up on their very nice offer and they confirmed the end date (for me) was 7th January - so actually 7 months. Mind you I received two letters - the first offering me a BT for 6 months for being a good customer (which is the offer I took) and then a second a few days later offering a BT for 6 months due to the name change. Both at 0% with no fee.

Having said that, someone else has posted on the Stoozing board that they were offered 12 months at 0% with no fee. Some people have all the luck :beer:

Muststopworrying

Interesting, might just go for the 12 months then, lol

Moggles_2

Eydon wrote: »

I received two letters - the first offering me a BT for 6 months for being a good customer (which is the offer I took) and then a second a few days later offering a BT for 6 months due to the name change. Both at 0% with no fee. Having said that, someone else has posted on the Stoozing board that they were offered 12 months at 0% with no fee. Some people have all the luck

I had two similar letters. I haven't used my Abbey card for some while due dire customer service. Out of the blue, the bank has offered me 0% on BTs for 12 months with no fee.

Let us know how you get on