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Paying utilities via Credit Card
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i use my mastercard credit card to pay council tax.
no direct debit discount so i might as well get 200 plus avios every month for free.
Unfortunately local council don't accept AMEX, shame as 2K would take a chunk out of annual spend requirement0 -
dcfc67 said:i use my mastercard credit card to pay council tax.
no direct debit discount so i might as well get 200 plus avios every month for free.
Unfortunately local council don't accept AMEX, shame as 2K would take a chunk out of annual spend requirement
https://www.paypoint.com/store-locator0 -
QrizB said:crumpet_man said:I have just remembered I have set my Octopus direct debit to £1 ...1
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Fingerbobs said:QrizB said:crumpet_man said:I have just remembered I have set my Octopus direct debit to £1 ...0
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MyRealNameToo said:Fingerbobs said:QrizB said:crumpet_man said:I have just remembered I have set my Octopus direct debit to £1 ...
I dislike fixed monthly DDs, and have been on Variable for all my bills for a couple of decades. The "lightbulb" moment for me was when I had a built up a credit balance of about £250, and the supplier wrote to me to tell me my fixed monthly payment was going up!
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Fingerbobs said:
I don't think Octopus have discounted tariffs for DD payers(?), but with previous suppliers just having the variable DD set up is enough to keep the discounted tariff.
Would suggest they do1 -
MyRealNameToo said:Fingerbobs said:
I don't think Octopus have discounted tariffs for DD payers(?), but with previous suppliers just having the variable DD set up is enough to keep the discounted tariff.
Would suggest they do0 -
MyRealNameToo said:Fingerbobs said:
I don't think Octopus have discounted tariffs for DD payers(?), but with previous suppliers just having the variable DD set up is enough to keep the discounted tariff.
Would suggest they doThey definitely do have lower prices for DD payments on some of their tariffs. I showed how to tell on the first page of this thread:N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.0 -
MyRealNameToo said:ArfurDaley48 said:I'm looking to put as much on my credit card as I can to build Avios points. I pay my balance in full every month, non negotiable.0
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