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Vanquis Credit Card Cash Advance

harveyb83 · 2018-09-06 12:47:28

Hi, I have just applied and been given a Vanquis Bad Credit Credit card and have said yes to the £100 cash advance. Now i see so many threads on here scare mongering about high interest ect but think logically even if it is %49.39apr that is an annual interest not monthly so say i have to repay £49 ontop of the £100 i…

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foxy-stoat Posts: 6,879 Forumite

7 September 2018 at 11:33AM

Anthorn wrote: »

So to recap, if you can afford the repayments go ahead but if you fall down and break your legs don't come running to me!

They wont, they will start up another thread about mis-selling of a 49.9% credit card due to the high amount of interest that they have to pay - they made me take a cash advance of £100 and it went up from there.

Can see it all coming.

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