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Name: Partnership Card
Rating: 1.33 (872 reviews)

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1.35

Based on 872 reviews, last reviewed 8th Jul 2025

100% increase in 5 star reviews

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33% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

88%

Latest highest rating:

5

had a partnership card for years now. had a partnership card for years now. love the rewards vouchers on spends and the points you are awarded for using their credit card which i normally ... Read more Reviewed on: 12th June 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Paid my monthly statement on time and through my ban... Paid my monthly statement on time and through my bank as per usual , the monies left my account on the day and John Lewis advised the amount was still... Read more Reviewed on: 8th July 2025

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John Lewis Partnership Card reviews (872)

BACS Payments to Debenhams? FFS

I wanted to set up BACS Payments from my First Direct account. After searching the list of available payees - no trace of the "Newday" Partnership card. Thank goodness FD still have people you can speak too - apparently JL have contracted with Debenhams to process the BACS transfers - so FD set it up and there it was with the correct sort code and account details. So BACS payments to my new Partnership card aka Newday (which was/is? also Santander) is via Debenhams. And I thought the Prime Minister debacle was bad - So I made a test payment of £1 to see if it arrives! Reviewed on: 28th October 2022

Nightmare

I have bee trying to arrange a balance transfer from my card to other credit cards with better rates. Each time i enter the JL card it isnt recognised. I've contacted New Day and they say its the other companies not fault not theirs, but 3 different cc companies don't recognise the JL card number. I'm going round in circles - don't know what else to do?!?!? Reviewed on: 28th October 2022

Impossible to understand account balance on new card

The new card software is driving me nuts. The mobile app makes it impossible for me to understand what is in the current statement, ie what I've spent and what I owe. The version I get on my laptop is marginally better but still tells me I need to make a payment despite having paid off the balance already. Please do something about it and soon Reviewed on: 28th October 2022

New Partnership Card! Why! Goodbye to JL.

Why close my credit account after 25 years plus! I’m not going to apply for a new card, which results in a hard credit check, just to stay with JL. Their rewards are now watered down. In store service is appalling- stat answer always “have you looked online”. The York shop has closed. The other stores I use regularly (Birmingham and Tamworth Home) are also closed. Pathetic management at JL - you should be ashamed of yourselves! I’ll use my Barclaycard credit card in future - and earn free nights at Hilton Hotels the world over … and I’m unlikely to continue to spend with you when I can’t find a store! I guess I’m a hopeless credit card customer as I always pay in full on time every time … Reviewed on: 28th October 2022

Partnership card mess

Invited to replace current John Lewis Partnership card provided by HSBC by one from Newday. Declined. Tried to find out why - passed from pillar to post on phone lines. HSBC simply replied to letter with "not our problem". Appealed to NewDay - no reply. Wrote to John Lewis - told to complain to Newday. Wrote to Newday weeks ago & awaiting response. Meanwhile card stops working on 31st October Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

Appalling treatment from john jewis

Total mess up by john jewis on move to new day credit card. Appalling customer service impossible to contact anyone. JL / new day definitely don’t want customers like me - perfect credit score 40 years payment history and loyal customer but no longer! Card goes into the bin today. Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

Appalling mess on new credit card transfer

What an incomprehensible mess John Lewis have made changing its loyal credit card customers over to New Day. Impossible to contact by telephone or message. John Lewis has lost me as a customer after 40 years, perfect credit score, history and loyalty but John Lewis and New day definitely do not want customers like me! Insanity. Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

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Bought megga items from them over the years, of which I have been a loyal card holder and spent many hundreds of pounds. Now been declined for the new card, through no fault of my own doing and after having just purchased a washing machine and cooker from them. Will not be using them in future unless the CEO gets a grip Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

Loss of your John Lewis credit card

After reading the article in The Sunday Times about people losing their card or getting a lower limit on John Lewis switching card provider. I think the reason they have been declined a new card or giving a lower limit is they pay off the full balance every month, which means the provider makes no money from them. Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

Utter disregard for loyal customers

I have had a partnership card for many years and always paid my balance on time. Why should I have to apply for a card I already have? Appointing this new credit card provider has been a disaster. My old partnership card is now in the bin. Goodbye JL. Reviewed on: 27th October 2022

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