Credit card application - business telephone number

egyptiancotton

I'm in the process of applying for the MBNA Visa cash back credit card.

It's asking me for a business telephone number. Which one do I provide? Would it be head office's number, the site I work at, or my own company mobile number?

surreysaver

They will only use it to harass and chase you if you fall behind on payments. So make one up, or give them the number of a local unsavoury location or something...

bengalknights

Just give your mobile number unless it specifically asks for emploers number.

soul619

surreysaver wrote: »

They will only use it to harass and chase you if you fall behind on payments. So make one up, or give them the number of a local unsavoury location or something...

or perhaps use it to check you made it. if its dead it wont look good!

surreysaver

soul619 wrote: »

or perhaps use it to check you made it. if its dead it wont look good!

"I must have made an error..."

Culex

surreysaver wrote: »

"I must have made an error..."

That would be rather better than "I really don't know why I gave you the number of the local knocking shop..." :rotfl:

nzseries1

bengalknights wrote: »

Just give your mobile number unless it specifically asks for emploers number.

And prepare yourself for spam texts for the rest of your life!!!! :money:

izools

Often credit card providers will call to see if you are available on that line, and if it is answered with a business-esque greeting.

In the past both Barclaycard and RBS have called me on the business telephone number, asking to be put through to me.

I would expect that if they failed to be put through to me or were told that they don't know who I am, they would have declined the application without a second thought.