Saga Visa payments

jeanssis

We use Saga Visa CCs. We always pay in full each month, sending Saga funds online without problems out of A & L current or Halifax current a/cs. Lately we've begun spending almost a month at a time in Spain & last trip we believed that we would come home, find the statement on doormat & sort out payment online immediately to get there for 13th as previous month but we came home 6th Jan (late evening) & statement said payment needed by 10th. OH made online payment 6th & it said it would go 7th. I was concerned we'd be charged interest so I rang Saga on 7th & lady said I could've just rung up & paid with a debit card on the spot. Thankfully when we rang on 11th the payment had arrived on 10th, whew !!

Now, we are going to Spain again in future for 25 days each in March, June & Sept. I was hoping Saga Visa had an online service so we could check whilst away what they wanted to settle the statement & by what date so we could then check bank balances & choose which bank to pay it out of that particular month to ensure the funds arrived in time but I can't find one so seems that's not an option.

I know I can set up a DD with Saga Visa but, with not knowing how much the statement will be, I don't really want that in case we haven't enough funds in that particular bank at that time to pay Saga.

I feel out of control, any ideas ? I'll have to ring Saga & spend forever on the phone getting nowhere, won't I ? :mad: