Bad News for Shell Mastercard from Citi Cardholders

Jez · 28 Aug 2009 at 18:14

The Amex platinum card looks to be the best but is still rubbish, 1.25% and only paid out annually - barely worth bothering with.

P'd off

Muncher · 28 Aug 2009 at 19:02

I'll be using tesco 99ron from now on then, good job I've just applied for one of their credit cards.

Type_R · 28 Aug 2009 at 23:09

EPIC FAIL!!!!! Thats my citicard gone to the cleaners...time to find a better deal, time for Amex Platinum methinks.

Naf · 29 Aug 2009 at 09:45

OllyM said:
They've shot themselves in the foot a bit I think - I won't be loyal to Shell any more, I'll just fill up wherever I happen to be when I need fuel as there isn't the 3% incentive, and they've changed the Drivers Club scheme to make that rubbish too.

I guess they realised it was unsustainable and they were losing a fortune so that's why they've changed it.

Precisely what I will be doing. I used to go slightly out of my way to go to a shell garage to use my citibank card and shell drivers club card.

Looks like as soon as it changes rates I'll be back to filling up wherever I happen to be.

Shame really as I made about £70 cashback over the last 11 months lol

thepeteh · 29 Aug 2009 at 15:36

that is indeed a shame... I will probably cancell mine aswell. This was my first ever card if i ditch it does it affect my credit score?

OllyM · 29 Aug 2009 at 18:16

thepeteh said:
that is indeed a shame... I will probably cancell mine aswell. This was my first ever card if i ditch it does it affect my credit score?

No, of course it doesn't. Might want to make sure you get accepted for a replacement card before cancelling it though.

DB_SamX · 29 Aug 2009 at 19:30

Jez said:
The Amex platinum card looks to be the best but is still rubbish, 1.25% and only paid out annually - barely worth bothering with.

P'd off

I'll be collecting almost £200 from my first year's use, so cannot complain. I try to pay absolutely everything with it.

lordrobs · 29 Aug 2009 at 21:39

OllyM said:
and they've changed the Drivers Club scheme to make that rubbish too.

What have they done to the drivers club?

meghatronic · 29 Aug 2009 at 22:26

numnutz said:
Because an American Express Plastic wouldn't sound as appealing

I meant, it isn't a platinum card, not it isn't made of platinum!

Type_R · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:41

Just a heads up guys, received a letter from CitiBank today saying that the Shell Mastercard has been withdrawn from 1st Jan 2010. So won't even be seeing the 1% cashback anymore on shell purchases.

They are switching it to a Platinum card apparently.

Django x2 · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:47

Yeah, I got that letter yesterday

N00bs

SoliD · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:48

Same here, luckily my work have started doing 5% off at sainsburys on everything so will just be using that discount for my petrol from now on!

Jez · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:54

Well, since this withdrawal i have now retired the citicard and am using an Amex Platinum cashback card. 5% for a little while on everything is building up massively, then its 1.25% after that.

Best of a bad bunch i guess and the card looks snazzy.

Cant see any way of achieving any further fuel discounts unless waitrose start giving out 5% vouchers as some others do

PeterNem · 27 Nov 2009 at 11:04

I got an Amex Platinum too, hit the cap for the 5% cash-back within about 6 weeks, should easily get well into 1.25% territory on most of my other spending.

For everything else there's my Egg card with 1% back.