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Looking to spend 10k on a credit card, best deals?

Hiya! Sorry if this is in the wrong place, i'm not usually on this thread! My Mum is buying a new car and as a result 10k is going on her credit card bill! Are there any good deals around that we could look at before she puts it on her normal credit card?
Thanks:)

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  • terafarma
    terafarma Posts: 105 Forumite
    sophie131 wrote: »
    Hiya! Sorry if this is in the wrong place, i'm not usually on this thread! My Mum is buying a new car and as a result 10k is going on her credit card bill! Are there any good deals around that we could look at before she puts it on her normal credit card?
    Thanks:)

    For that huge sum of money, I'll be looking for the best available Cashback or Reward cards out there instead of your 'normal' run-off the mill credit cards.

    Why not try www.moneyfacts.co.uk for a start. I always use the website to search and research my financial products amongst others. Goodluck.
    Money is like a bird.....if mishandled, will simply fly away....
  • NickX
    NickX Posts: 3,046 Forumite
    sophie131 wrote: »
    My Mum is buying a new car and as a result 10k is going on her credit card bill!

    Beware that Car Dealers often apply the 3% Merchant fee loading to the purchase price if you pay in this way.

    A good cashback card would be a way to offset this additional charge. Currently American Express are offering 5% cashback for the first 3 months.
  • calender2008
    calender2008 Posts: 149 Forumite
    sophie131 wrote: »
    Hiya! Sorry if this is in the wrong place, i'm not usually on this thread! My Mum is buying a new car and as a result 10k is going on her credit card bill! Are there any good deals around that we could look at before she puts it on her normal credit card?
    Thanks:)

    hope this helps..

    Virgin 15 months 0% with a 2.98% fee. Currently, the Virgin* card offers 0% on 'super balance transfers' for fifteen months at the cost of a one-off fee of 2.98%.
    MBNA Platinum 12 months 0% with a 3% fee. The MBNA Platinum* will give you twelve months 0% on these transactions too, for a 3% fee.

    Both MBNA and Virgin offers super balance transfer, where you can transfer cash to your current account.and you can use the money from your current account to pay for the car.Pay the credit card as normal..but make sure u pay every month atleast the minimum payment or else you will lose the 0% offer.
  • CannyJock
    CannyJock Posts: 3,838 Forumite
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    Depends on whether the car company will charge you the 3% merchant fee. If they will then I'd go with the Virgin Money card and do a SBT to your current account and pay them from that - they're also pretty good with credit limits so half decent chance of getting the £ 10k credit limit depending on your circumstances.

    If they don't charge you then I'd be tempted to go for a 0% purchase card to avoid the 2.98% BT fee - HSBC have a good 12 month at 0% deal. You'd buy the car on the card, take the £ 10k and stick it in a high interest current account to make you some interest (use full ISA allowances first, then Kaupthing Edge savings account).
    "A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho Marx
  • Moggles_2
    Moggles_2 Posts: 6,097 Forumite
    CannyJock wrote: »
    If they don't charge you, then I'd be tempted to go for a 0% purchase card to avoid the 2.98% BT fee - HSBC have a good 12 month at 0% deal ...

    This one's been pulled now, CJ
    People who don't know their rights, don't actually have those rights.
  • CannyJock
    CannyJock Posts: 3,838 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Moggles wrote: »
    This one's been pulled now, CJ

    Oh yeah, good call. Lucky I got mine when I did :)

    Current best runner is the Cap One platinum card, it's 15 months too so potentially even better than the HSBC one at 12 months.

    Full list of 0% purchase cards at http://www.stoozing.com/purchases.php
    "A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho Marx
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