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Mastercard - struggling to make payments

Evening

My OH has a mastercard with adams clothes shop and has a balance of around £850 but is stuggling to make min payments and the balance isnt coming down at all.

Is there is a way to get them to freeze the interest until balance is cleared. the car is no longer getting used.

Transfering to a 0% card is out of the question

any advice would be great

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  • bethanyrayne
    bethanyrayne Posts: 243 Forumite
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    Evening

    My OH has a mastercard with adams clothes shop and has a balance of around £850 but is stuggling to make min payments and the balance isnt coming down at all.

    Is there is a way to get them to freeze the interest until balance is cleared. the car is no longer getting used.

    Transfering to a 0% card is out of the question

    any advice would be great


    Would aplying for a Barclaycard be out of the question they have 6.9% LOB

    They wont discuss any payment arrangement until you default and ruin your credit file and you don't want to do that.

    If all else fails beans on toast for a few months. Sorry. :eek:
  • Beans on toast ALWAYS helps.
  • leicsmarkyr
    leicsmarkyr Posts: 560 Forumite
    Give the card issuer a ring and see what they say - there are ways in which they can help you as I have found out. Sometimes able to give you a lower interest rate for a period of time.
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