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0% period ending - can't pay off full balance question
wulfhere
Posts: 116 Forumite
in Credit cards
My 0% period with Virgin ends in March. I won't be able to transfer the entire balance but about 80% of it. So, I'll leave about 20% of it remaining - about £400.
If I leave that sum in the account, will I get charged interest for the whole balance (from the start of the 0% period) or just the £400 (from the start of the 0% period). Either way I'd be wise to move it but I thought I'd just check. Thanks.
If I leave that sum in the account, will I get charged interest for the whole balance (from the start of the 0% period) or just the £400 (from the start of the 0% period). Either way I'd be wise to move it but I thought I'd just check. Thanks.
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you will be charged interest on the remaining balance0
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As N1CKC says, you'll be charged interest on the remaining balance, so in your case £400, from the end of the 0% period.
It will cost you around 4% (£16) to move to another card, so I guess you need to determine how long it will take you to clear it. If it's only going to be a couple of months then it isn't worth transferring to another card.0 -
I'm slightly confused about this. I thought any outstanding balance at the end of a 0% period would revert back to the card's standard APR for the whole duration of the 0% period.
You, on the other hand, seem to be saying that the 0% period just stops and then the standard APR starts.0 -
I'm slightly confused about this. I thought any outstanding balance at the end of a 0% period would revert back to the card's standard APR for the whole duration of the 0% period.
You, on the other hand, seem to be saying that the 0% period just stops and then the standard APR starts.
As previous post, you will ONLY pay standard APR on what ever balance is left at the end of your 0% offer, so in your case that will be standard APR on £400.0 -
I'm slightly confused about this. I thought any outstanding balance at the end of a 0% period would revert back to the card's standard APR for the whole duration of the 0% period.
Er, no. That only applies to the 'interest free period' for purchases if you pay off the statement in full. If you fail to pay off the statement in full by the due date of the first statement, they back-date the interest to the date of the purchase. Rate changes are not back-dated.You, on the other hand, seem to be saying that the 0% period just stops and then the standard APR starts.
That is exactly what happens.0
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