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Barclaycard: Platinum credit cards reviews

3.87
Based on 313 reviews, last reviewed 17th Jun 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Rewarded with cashback for using Rewarded with cashback for using Reviewed on: 17th June 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Barclaycard slashed my creditcard limit from £5800 t... Barclaycard slashed my creditcard limit from £5800 too £1300 in the first instance which was very close to what I had accumulated on the card, without... Read more Reviewed on: 12th June 2025
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Barclaycard Platinum credit cards are designed for purchases and balance transfers.

You can get 0% on spending and balance transfers across a range of terms. Depending on the Barclaycard Platinum credit card you choose, you may be charged a balance transfer fee.

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Barclaycard Platinum credit cards reviews (313)

Good card with cashback

5
Very Good card no fees but you earn points which can be exchange for vouchers love it Reviewed on: 12th January 2022

Room for improvement

2
Good product but awful app and paying experience make it hard to use. Reviewed on: 12th January 2022

Very good product

4
I have had no issues with them for the past 23 months Reviewed on: 15th June 2021

Helpful bank

5
Very happy with the service, help me along the covid and really happy with them. Reviewed on: 14th June 2021

Foul play

1
The information held by credit reference agencies from Barclaycard is 3 months out of date. Today, I get a letter saying my credit limit is being reduced, effectively destroying my credit rating due to loan to limit ratio, based on my credit rating from the reference agencies. Well my credit rating wouldn’t be so bad, if Barclaycard updated the amount owed to show my card isn’t actually maxed out and £2,500 has been paid off in the last 2 months. An absolute abuse of their customers throwing them into months more of financial hardship trying to improve the credit rating they are destroying and using as an excuse to trap people into paying more interest. Disgusting Reviewed on: 10th June 2021

DISGUSTING is not even the word!

1
DISGUSTING is not even the word! Avoid this DISGUSTING company at all costs. They have reduced our credit limit with NO notice (not even a day!), from £7k to £1k. We have been loyal customers for 20 years. We recently used our entire savings to pay the balance off this card as we were in the process of important medical treatments. We explained this to Barclaycard, but they do not care. They have no care for customers, no sympathy. If anyone speaks to a Rachel Wilson, avoid talking to her and ask to speak to another colleague, she is a TERRIBLE advisor. If we had known we would not have put this onto our credit card and would have paid for our medical treatment straight out of our savings. They have Jeopardised our health and ruined our lives. If there was a 0 they would happily get that score. Horrible Horrible Company! They have destroyed our lives. Reviewed on: 10th May 2021

always helpful

5
Had good experiences with Barclaycard customer service Reviewed on: 16th April 2021

Good strongley

4
Extremley good barclay bank platinum card Reviewed on: 11th March 2021

terrible ....

1
Terrible service. I have been scammed for just over £1000 while abroad. It took Barclaycard 10 months only to tell me they are unable to help, using covid as an excuse. Absolutely terrible ..... Reviewed on: 3rd March 2021

Avoid at all costs

1
Greetings, all! I was trying to add "zero stars", but unfortunately that is not possible. This is without doubt the worst credit card company I have ever had the misfortune to open an account with. (And let me tell you, they are up against some pretty stiff competition!). Last summer (July 2020), despite my credit report showing no missed or late payments with Barclaycard, and a good/excellent credit score, Barclaycard slashed my available credit from five thousand pounds to about fifty pounds with zero notice. The first I learned was when I received an automated email saying I was nearing my credit limit. Needless to say I panicked, concluding (as you would) that someone had used up my entire 5K available credit. A day *after* the arbitrary limit reduction I received a letter, informing me that they had reduced my limit due to missed/late payments or a poor credit rating. Both of these grounds were demonstrably false. Fortunately, I was at home when this happened and not travelling. Imagine I had been travelling with my Barclaycard as my only source of payment, believing I had 5 grand available? The possible consequences really don't bear thinking about. On complaining, they told me their terms and conditions allow them to slash credit limits without notice and without warning, even for customers with no missed/late payments and a good credit score, and that they do not need to give a reason. If you are happy having a credit card whereby they can slash your credit limit at will with no notice, for no reason, and then offer not so much as an apology, then go for it. Otherwise, avoid Barclaycard at all costs! Reviewed on: 23rd February 2021

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