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Waiting period after clearing before new BT?

Hi All

I recently BT'd my MBNA balance away to a 0% card elsewhere (as they wouldn't give me 0% as an existing customer) but no sooner had I done it than MBNA offered me 0% again on BTs (!) so I've immediately done another BT back to MBNA (not for their original balance that I took away but for another card balance that wasn't at 0%). After doing it, I'm sitting here wondering if I did it all too quickly and it will come back to bite me? I was just too keen to clear my final card onto a 0% deal so all my credit cards are 0% now and I was worried I'd miss MBNA's new 0% offer if I waited.

The previous MBNA balance definitely went and cleared the card to a zero balance, but I haven't waited until the next statement date before utilising the new BT offer and putting a balance back on the MBNA card during the same billing period.

All I can think of is that a little bit of part month interest will appear at next statement (for the gap between last statement and BT clearing it to zero balance) which will get locked into the card whilst I start paying off the new 0% BT, but can anyone reassure me that will be all?

Thanks in advance
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