UK Credit cards

The following sites offer a fast and easy way to apply online for UK credit cards or supply useful information for UK credit card users.

Chip and Pin

Remember.. after 14 February 2006 chip and PIN cardholders must use their PIN when using their credit card instead of signing a receipt.

Credit cards - before you choose

This short checklist from Consumer Direct may save you from experiencing problems later on.

Credit card complaints

The Financial Ombudsman Service is a free and independent service to help resolve credit card complaints. The service does not deal with companies that provide personal loans and consumer credit but are not banks or building societies.

Virgin

The Virgin brand aims to do to credit cards what it did for flying and mobile phones. Credit cards for "shopaholics" and special deal cards for balance transfers.

Halifax

The Halifax One Card is popular due to its 0 percent offer on balance transfers for 12 months. Purchases are also charged 0 percent for the first 9 months. Halifax also offer a specialised balance transfer credit card with different terms.

Egg card

Launched in 1998 Egg are the world's largest pure online bank. They are offering 0 percent on balance transfers for up to 9 months, 0 percent on purchases for up to six months plus an anniversary offer.

marbles credit card

The marbles credit card is promoted on the strength of its 0.5% cashback offer on purchases. They also offer 0 percent on balance transfers for six months and a handling fee is payable

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley offer three credit cards to suit different needs and each have different requirements. Both the Morgan Stanley Gold Card and the Buy and Fly! card offer 0 percent balance transfers and purchases deals. The Platinum card offers 5.9 percent on balance transfers for the life of the balance.

American Express

With a range of credit cards that offer generous deals on cashback, air miles and Nectar points plus competitive rates on balance transfers.

The information provided here does not constitute an endorsement for any product or service. You should always seek professional financial advice before entering into any agreement. Terms