Barclay card rewards credit card use abroad

graemefullard

Just completed my sign up for Barclay card rewards credit card to use for my spending on holiday this year after being recommended by MSE. Whilst reading through terms and conditions came across this about using the card abroad.

Cost of using your card abroad

If you buy something with your card while you're abroad, you'll pay one single, non-sterling purchase fee of 2.99%, every time you use it. If you withdraw foreign currency using your card, you will just be charged a transaction fee of 2.99% (minimum fee of £2.99). You can find a current comparison of our exchange rate for certain currencies as a mark-up against the rate published by the European Central Bank here

I thought the card was supposed to be free to use abroad or have I misunderstood?

Gerry1

You may find there's a time limited special offer that overrides the generic Ts & Cs.

graemefullard

How do I find out?

Malkytheheed

"No fees abroad – you’ll be able to withdraw cash from an ATM or buy your souvenirs without any charges and benefit from Visa’s competitive exchange rate"
https://www.barclaycard.co.uk/personal/credit-cards/rewards-credit-cards

Call them, make sure you have the right card. 

zagfles

Gerry1 said:

You may find there's a time limited special offer that overrides the generic Ts & Cs.

Yes that was the case with my Travel card, think it's a "temporary" reduction to zero till 2022 but the T&Cs quote the normal 2.99% charge IIRC. Not sure about this new card

graemefullard

Have messaged Barclays so will let you all know what they say.

graemefullard

Found my welcome email, all is ok

Your new card’s features

•	0.25% cashback on your everyday spending
•	No fees abroad – you'll be able to withdraw cash from an ATM or buy your souvenirs without any charges - remember to choose 'local currency' and you'll benefit from Visa's competitive exchange rate

Umiamz

Also, it's no longer limited:

Your Barclaycard Rewards offers

You get 0.25% cashback on all your purchases. Plus you won't pay fees on non-sterling purchases. If you joined before 9 December you would have been told there was an expiry date on these offers. The good news is that from 9 December they both became permanent features of the card and so your terms have been updated to show the 0% non-sterling purchase fee.

WelshBathGuy

I'm going to hijack this thread to ask: I have a Barclaycard but wanted to apply for this Barclaycard Rewards one, but it says I can't as I already have a different Barclaycard. Does anyone know a way around this? Can I just cancel my current Barclaycard and then apply for the Rewards one?

dr_adidas01

WelshBathGuy said:

I'm going to hijack this thread to ask: I have a Barclaycard but wanted to apply for this Barclaycard Rewards one, but it says I can't as I already have a different Barclaycard. Does anyone know a way around this? Can I just cancel my current Barclaycard and then apply for the Rewards one?

At the moment you can’t have two Barclaycards, the only way you might be able to do it is, to give them a call and see if they can change your current Barclaycard to the Rewards one. 

That’s what I did with my old platinum Barclaycard, if they agree to change it, when your next statement is produced it changes to the new card. And a new card Is then sent out to you. 

DesG

Agreed, I also had my platinum BC changed to the rewards over the phone, I wasn't able to change my other BC (Cashback, ex-egg) to a rewards one, so it may depend what card you have if they will allow the transfer.