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Combining credit limits on cards with same provider (Virgin)

Jazzking
Jazzking Posts: 296 Forumite
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Hi,

Has anyone any recent experience of requesting credit limits be 'merged' when you have two (or more) cards from the same provider, in order to get one large limit on a better card, and then close down the old card?

I remember this being a thing in the early stoozing days with MBNA, and maybe Virgin and typically I've now got a relatively low limit on a new Virgin 0% no-fee BT card and have just paid off my previous Virgin card with a limit of 4x the new one.  Obviously having a larger limit on the 0% no-fee card would be very beneficial to me...

Before I contact them, I just wondered what my chances are - is this still a possibility?

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  • RedImp_2
    RedImp_2 Posts: 562 Forumite
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    Not with the same provider as you but I transferred part of a credit limit from one card to another recently and they said I could transfer it all across to one, providing there was no balance outstanding.
  • I was able to do this recently with Santander on their chat service. Easy, no problems.
  • Jazzking
    Jazzking Posts: 296 Forumite
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    Thanks both, good to know - here's hoping! 
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