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Rating: 2.14 (104 reviews)

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2.15

Based on 104 reviews, last reviewed 9th Oct 2024

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100% increase in 1 star reviews

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Latest highest rating:

5

Very easy to communicate with and an easy to use... Very easy to communicate with and an easy to use app Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Customer service is so bad trying to change address... Customer service is so bad trying to change address no email, no phone,you have to do it by post & royal mail are so bad at getting post delivered Reviewed on: 9th October 2024

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Post Office Credit Card reviews (104)

Review of the Post Office, Credit Card:

Fairly Productive

Credit facilities provided by Post Office are simply not beneficial as it always the barest minimum limit you get however the services are simply straight forward. Reviewed on: 8th July 2022

rubbish

I Applied for post office credit card. the eligibility checker said i was most likely to be accepted so made hard application, and the answer was vague. Ddnt get turned down but was asked to provide copy of photo i.d and a bill, so i sent that to them, and a couple of weeks later was then turned down? Even though according to experian and equifax I had a 90 per cent chance of getting the card and my credit rating is above average. But If they are going to turn you down, why not right away rather than all this send passport copy and a bill , which are important documents. AND it has brought my credit rating down, by applying for it as well. So i will not forget that. And in future rich or poor i will not touch the post office finances with a barge poll, and urge people to avoid them Reviewed on: 19th November 2018

Sneaky fees

If you go over your limit even slightly, you'll get charged £12 twice. Once for the month in which you went over, and once for the next month (since you won't be told you're over until after the deadline to miss the next fee). Reviewed on: 15th November 2018

Appalling!!!

I have received a man arrears letter every month despite my husband and I putting a substantial amount in every month. I set up a direct debit with them only to find money wasn’t being taken and when I eventually set up my standard order the money kept being returned. I am exasperated and I will never ever recommend post office credit card to anyone!!!! Once I have settled my debt I will cancel this and never return. Appalling!!! Reviewed on: 9th November 2018

Simply awful customer service!

They blocked my account for not remembering my online password despite me doing a password recovery. Customer services refuse to answer the phone and play awful music down the phone. A truly horrific experience. Based on their non existent customer service, I certainly would not recommend them to anyone. Reviewed on: 24th October 2018

On hold endlessly for confusing information and no answers

I've had this card for a while and use it for purchases abroad and joint purchases. Don't remember particular problems before , (but don't remember last time I used it either..) Yesterday I went to buy a new item online, got the dreaded Mastercard securecode page, filled in all my details, was asked to CREATE a passcode... authorisation then failed. This 3 times over. I gave up and used my Santander card (also Mastercard), verified the purchase with OTP, worked seamlessly, thanks Santander! I was keen to know why I had such a problem with the post office card, so I rang them today. First time I gave up after 12 minutes on hold, second time I decided to stick it out, and after 13 minutes of their blaring and irritating hold music (at 2.15pm so should be a quiet time...?) I got Maeve, who didn't seem to understand what I was saying and told me repeatedly that I had entered the wrong passcode while I told her repeatedly how I had been ASKED TO SET UP a passcode during the transaction. She then indicated that my card had been locked.. and said I could go through the set up a passcode process again the next time I purchase. Frankly I'm not too keen to go through that entire rigmarole again so I asked if I can set up the password directly with the post office - she said no, you need to set it up on the mastercard securecode site, which will be the first thing that comes up in a google search. It's not - instead I get a whole bunch of infomation pages touting securecode, none of which allow me to do anything meaningful, and I am not one step forward. On the basis of this, I may just avoid using the post office card again, it's not worth the hassle, the massive amount of time waiting on hold to speak to someone who doesn't seem to know what's going on, and the likelihood of the whole thing being repeated next time I try to use the card. Marks for ease of use - MINUS 10! Reviewed on: 15th October 2018

Rip-off Card. Charges extra credit interest months after the transaction.

Also poor customer service (see above) and you will wait forever for an agent on the phone. I pay off my PO platinum card in full each month but they have a sneaky way to charge interest on cash withdrawals in the month after the full amount and all charges are paid. I will be cancelling my card as soon as this is sorted out. Reviewed on: 10th October 2018

Horrifically slow and bad service undoes the 0% overseas rate

Like the 0% charge on overseas..but then they proactively blocked my overseas purchase because it seemed suspicious (which is odd given they market this for overseas purchases). This then dragged me into their customer service which never answered my call. So ended up having to use my other card to get the transaction done which defeated the whole purpose of the 0 fee on overseas. This has happened multiple times. Reviewed on: 5th October 2018

customer service, still waiting, on hold, 32 mins as of now

card itself is good for purchases abroad but getting to customer service is a night mare Reviewed on: 3rd October 2018

Poor application process

Went online to apply for one of there credit cards used the pre check to see if I would be approved and it came back saying that I was 9.5 out of 10 of being accepted so I carried on with the application and submitted it to then be told we need to see your last 3 months bank statements to see your income before i can issue you a card I have never had this before with any other credit cards so I go to the bank and get them and post them as there's no other way as they are still running in the stone age ! Then I get a letter about 10 days later saying the bank statements that I sent were no good as only my surname is on them so what a waste of my time now i have gone and got a search on my credit file for nothing if you try ringing you will be waiting a long time I just gave up. Went to another credit card company gave me an £1500 limit straight away and 0% Balance transfer for 36 months. Reviewed on: 17th August 2018

a right cowboy outfit

Post office been with them over 20 years had no defaults and paid up on time if not before time , asked to up credit limit and was declined no reason give , I suspect its because I have paid up all the time and they are not making any money out me , a credit card is needed for most car hire abroad of which i needed it for , as prepay credit cards , debit cards are not taken , so the post office has now ruined the propect of holidays abroad with there petty minded ways , I will now be canceling the card and going to a reputable banking establishment than using a crooked firm as the post office , and boycock the post office completly rip podt office Reviewed on: 17th July 2018

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