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0% On Purchases ?

Can anyone please suggest some cards currently offering 0% on purchases, preferably for a year?

For whatever reason, the main site doesn't list these - or if it does I can't find it.

With interest rates at 3% or more after tax anything over 6 months interest-free is worth more than 1% cashback. And if you have debts of course these become even more attractive (assuming you can get the card and have the necessary financial discipline).

Thanks for any suggestions.
However hard up you are, never accept loans from your friends. Just gifts

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  • GeorgeUK
    GeorgeUK Posts: 7,737 Forumite
    A good site to look at is https://www.Uswitch.com

    They list all the different offers and rates for you to compare.
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    Dad Gift 6k ¦ Savings & Inv Tst: £2,500
    Loan 10k: £0 ¦ Dad 5.5k: £2,270 ¦ LTSB: £0 ¦ RBS: £0 ¦ Virgin £0 ¦ Egg £0

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  • Sammz
    Sammz Posts: 3,406 Forumite
    Halifax One, HSBC and First Direct Gold card. https://www.moneysupermarket.com
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  • CannyJock
    CannyJock Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    Best list I've found is on stoozing site: www.stoozing.com
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  • Moggles_2
    Moggles_2 Posts: 6,097 Forumite
    Originally Posted by CannyJock
    Best list I've found is on the stoozing site: https://www.stoozing.com

    I'm with CannyJock on this.

    For a comprehensive list of 0% purchases cards, updated regularly and not influenced by advertising commissions, http://www.stoozing.com/purchases.htm, sponsored by MoneySavingExpert, is hard to beat.

    To maximise the interest-free period, 12 months is available to new customers from Halifax and HSBC. The Hally seems to give the better credit limits ;)
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  • King_Weasel
    King_Weasel Posts: 4,381 Forumite
    Thanks Moggles and Canny Jock. I should have remembered Martin's other site.

    I've already got a Halifax card for a 0% bt (rotten credit limit, though) and I see you can no longer apply for the Purchase card on-line. But luckily there's a branch down the road, so maybe my wife will strike lucky if I don't.
    However hard up you are, never accept loans from your friends. Just gifts
  • zx2011
    zx2011 Posts: 309 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    This will show you a selection of the best introductory rates:

    http://www.moneyfacts.co.uk/cards/bestbuys/cards_intro_rates.aspx
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