Caravan club credit card

just had letter confirming end of caravan club card, its to be taken over by barclays, who are still going to give rewards but not a patch on site nights.

Same here .... Got the letter today. Not really interested in high street vouchers!

It was inevitable that the current scheme would not last as the payments the xard companies get from retailers has been reduced dramatically by the EC. Other cards like Tesco and M&S have already reduced their rewards on purchases from other companies and we appear to have done well to keep the scheme for so long. 

Looking at the reward levels it is slightly better than M&S and Tesco but whether it is worth your while will depend a lot on where you shop. If you spend a lot in a single shop then their card may be a better bet but if you are not a loyal shopper then the Barclaycard will return a bit more. At the end of the day though the returns will now be pretty miserable whatever card you use.

Third party schemes like the Caravan Club credit card were always going to be difficult to provide meaningful rewards once the card paymment fees were cut drastically. For retailers it slightly different as the likes of Tesco,M&S and John Lewis can afford to be more generous with their rewards if they are spent in store. 

David

Basically if you do a lot of shopping in one store their card will give you a bit more but otherwise the Barclaycard offering is about as good as you will get. It would possibly help if the club was added to the list of potential businesses that take their vouchers.

Basically if you do a lot of shopping in one store their card will give you a bit more but otherwise the Barclaycard offering is about as good as you will get. It would possibly help if the club was added to the list of potential businesses that take their vouchers.

That's a very good point, WW. Is there a reason the club won't take Freedom points? ( Have to admit, I didn't bother to read the letter about what these actually comprised!)

Moulsey

No idea what Freedom Points are but I suspect the Club would have to share the cost of the offer, this is often how these offers work. Would there be any benefit in doing so? Better to have their own loyalty card based on spend on club sites and services.

David

Freedom points are what you now get. Basically when you have 1,750 you can claim a £5 voucher to use against purchases. Not clear what if anything the retailers lose but given the numbers in the scheme it must be attractive to them.

Apparently we are 1 point short of a site voucher - now what can I buy 

Apparently we are 1 point short of a site voucher - now what can I buy 

You still get the points so anything.

We were 60 points short and they made up the difference! 

They might have seen there was spend in the pipeline not yet debited to our account but it was a shock.