Got rejected for a Tesco Credit card-how?

mc29mc

Hi,

I recently applied for a credit card via tesco and then being told that I got declined and for me to check my credit history by experian which is above average.

This happened last year and then I went for Halifax credit card which I got accepted for. I currently owe £1500 on my Halifax credit card which I will clear within the next 3 months and a Vanquis Credit Card which has had nothing go through it for the last 8 months...could the vanquis credit card be affecting it ?

Thanks.

YorkshireBoy

mc29mc wrote: »

I recently applied for a credit card via tesco and then being told that I got declined and for me to check my credit history by experian which is above average.

Tesco are picky!

could the vanquis credit card be affecting it ?

Not unless it's got a massive credit limit (unlikely?) and your salary is poor.

What's your income?
Total available credit (cards and overdrafts)?
Your total debt (cards and overdrafts)?
Mortgage?
Loans?
Credit searches in the last 3/6/12 months?

And the same questions of anyone financially associated with you?

spaceboy

Check your credit rating with noddle.co.uk

opinions4u

mc29mc wrote: »

I recently applied for a credit card via tesco and then being told that I got declined and for me to check my credit history by experian which is above average.

Do Experian know how long you've lived at your address? What your employment is? How long you've been in your job?

If they think you're credit rating is so good, then perhaps they should back this up and offer you a credit card.

This happened last year and then I went for Halifax credit card which I got accepted for. I currently owe £1500 on my Halifax credit card which I will clear within the next 3 months and a Vanquis Credit Card which has had nothing go
through it for the last 8 months...could the vanquis credit card be affecting it ?

Maybe. Maybe not. It could just be that Tesco have cherry pick their customers more than Halifax or Vanquis. It could be that they're concerned at your increasing debt. It could be that the combined credit limits worry then (although I don't think so).

It raises the question, what's wrong with your existing credit cards.

mc29mc

YorkshireBoy wrote: »

Tesco are picky!Not unless it's got a massive credit limit (unlikely?) and your salary is poor.

What's your income?
Total available credit (cards and overdrafts)?
Your total debt (cards and overdrafts)?
Mortgage?
Loans?
Credit searches in the last 3/6/12 months?

And the same questions of anyone financially associated with you?

I earn approximately £30-35k a year
.2 credit cards: .Vanquis £1000 limit nothing remaining to pay
.Halifax credit card £1500 left to pay
.3 debit cards: Overdraft around £200 on each one however not in debt on any of them and have plenty of money in each one.
.No mortgages but had a credit check to get a mortgage which I was going to buy a house for and got accepted for on the mortgage offer.
.No loans.
.Perhaps maybe 4-5

Is it worth applying for the barclays card if they are less picky?

Hazzinho

Are you on the electoral roll? 5 searches in the past few months is quite high.

notts_phil

Another example of someone falling for the experian *useless* credit score*

mc29mc

notts_phil wrote: »

Another example of someone falling for the experian *useless* credit score*

Therefore does this mean I should be eligible to perhaps pass the barclays criteria ?

Also I am on the electoral role

immoral_angeluk

You already have a number of searches on your record, and each subsequent search you do will make you look more and more desperate (and therefore high risk) to a lender.
Stop applying, you're only shooting yourself in the foot!

notts_phil

mc29mc wrote: »

Therefore does this mean I should be eligible to perhaps pass the barclays criteria ?

Also I am on the electoral role

No

What i am saying is you believe that your "above average" according to experian.

Absolute Tosh!!

thetreasure

I'm sorry to hear you've been rejected. I was in an exact same situation.
once you get declined you should receive a letter in post telling you you can appeal the decision within three weeks. this is what I did and today I got a letter to say my appeal got accepted.

ofcourse it won't work for everyone but I strongly recommend appealing using instruction found here forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=1612333

good luck!