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Credit card transfer

basil1
basil1 Posts: 49 Forumite
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Hello
Can anyone advise me? My Tesco credit card 0% rate expires in October and I still have £3,500 left to pay on it. I have applied for a couple of cards online but am only being offered £1800 and £1500. I don't want to keep applying as it will affect my credit rating. How do I switch to another 0% card with the amount still owing above. Is it possible and can anyone advise me?
Many Thanks

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,383 Forumite
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    I would take the ones you've been offered - it will cover most of it and better than getting nothing.

    You're unlikely to do better with repeated searches.
  • thebritishbloke
    thebritishbloke Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    I would take the ones you've been offered - it will cover most of it and better than getting nothing.

    You're unlikely to do better with repeated searches.

    Also, OP's been offered £1800 and £1500 = £3300. I'd just take those two cards and pay off the difference.
    Credit 'Score' - Don't buy the credit 'score' that Experian, Equifax and Noddle want to sell you. It's an arbitrary number that means nothing when it comes to applying for credit.

    ALWAYS HAVE A DIRECT DEBIT SET UP FOR THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO LOGIN AND PAY EACH MONTH.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    What does "also" mean?
    How does what you say add anything to "it will cover most of it"?!
  • thebritishbloke
    thebritishbloke Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    What does "also" mean?
    How does what you say add anything to "it will cover most of it"?!
    I think I got confused, I was reading another thread and then came on this one. Must have got confused with what was said!
    Credit 'Score' - Don't buy the credit 'score' that Experian, Equifax and Noddle want to sell you. It's an arbitrary number that means nothing when it comes to applying for credit.

    ALWAYS HAVE A DIRECT DEBIT SET UP FOR THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO LOGIN AND PAY EACH MONTH.
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