Barclaycard Platinum Credit Card with Balance Transfer

Looking for some breathing space?

Choose this card and we'll give you just that, with 0% interest on balance transfers for 12 months from account opening with 2.5% handling fee.

With this Platinum card, you can also take advantage of 0% interest on purchases for 3 months from account opening.

Contactless payments

Barclaycard Platinum includes contactless payment technology, a new, quick and easy way to pay for purchases of £10 or less - Find out more

Barclaycard Platinum also includes:

• Identity Protection Service - advice about protecting yourself from identity theft
• Safer shopping with Fraud Monitoring including Chip and PIN and monitoring your account for unusual spending
• Purchase Delivery Protection peace of mind against loss or damage to goods ordered and delivered from UK suppliers online, over the phone using your Barclaycard (second-hand goods and services excluded)
• Worldwide Assistance - emergency help when travelling abroad
• Travel Service- pay with your Barclaycard and you'll get great deals on thousands of destinations worldwide
• Online Account Services - manage your account online and enjoy the ease and convenience this brings.
• Emergency Card Replacement and Cash Advance - replacement card and cash advances if your Barclaycard goes missing
• Free Text Alert Service - opt in for text alerts five days before your payment is due
• 24 hour Customer Service Assistance

Important information

Barclaycard reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time.

Terms and Conditions apply. Barclaycard is subject to application and status.

This offer is only available to new customers.

You will be required to use a PIN with this credit card in order to pay for goods and services over the counter in shops and other outlets.

If you have a disability that may affect how you communicate with us or which would make using a PIN difficult, please contact us on 0845 7660 758 before completing the application.

The following is a guide to call charges from landlines within the UK: Call charges info.

Think about our Platinum Credit Card if you:

• Want some time out from paying interest on your balance transfer
• Have a good credit rating
• You have no history of bankruptcy
• You have not had any County Court Judgments (CCJs) or Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) registered against you in the past 5 years
• You have a history of managing credit commitments well i.e. have existing credit and at least 4 years of experience managing credit cards, loans, overdraft or mortgage
• You have always made payments on time
• Don't already have a Barclaycard
• Have had a permanent UK address for 3 months or more
• Have a regular income of more than £20,000 pa
• Excluding a mortgage, your debt on credit cards or store cards is less than 10% of your income
• Are aged 21 or over

It's good to know the plain facts about this Barclaycard. This Summary Box gives you clear information about the key features of the card and does not replace any terms and conditions.

Interest rates	Introductory Rates	Monthly interest rate	Annual interest rate
Purchases	0% for 3 months from account opening	0.982%	12.4%
Cash withdrawals	N/a	2.075%	27.9%
Balance transfers	0% interest for 12 months with a 2.5% fee on transfers made within 60 days of account opening on amounts up to £5,000.	0.982%	12.4%

	From	To
Purchases	Date of purchase	Paid in full
Cash withdrawals	Date of withdrawal	Paid in full
Balance transfers	Date debited from your account	Paid in full
	As interest is charged until the date of full repayment, this means that you may receive a further interest charge the following month even though you have paid your current statement balance in full. Interest is charged on your average daily balance. By repaying more of your balance, or by making your repayments earlier, you will pay less interest.

Monthly payment	Minimum payment each month	£50 each month	£100 each month
How much interest will be charged in the first year?	£80.23	£64.51	£37.75
How much interest will be charged in the second year?	£93.58	£31.07	None
How long would it take to clear the balance?	15 years	2 years	1 year 1 month

• You are charged the standard 12.4%. However, the examples take account of any introductory promotional purchase rate.
• When you make the purchase you do not exceed your credit limit.
• Calculation excludes Payment Protection Insurance.
• £1,000 purchase on 1^st July 2009 and no further transaction made.
• You make a payment each month on the payment due date. Your mininum payment is 2.25% or £5, whichever is greater.

Cancellation rights

You have a right to cancel this Agreement. This right will expire 14 calendar days after we post the card to you. Unless you cancel within this period you will be bound by this Agreement. If you wish to cancel this Agreement, please send written notice to Barclaycard, Department BCR, Northampton NN4 7SG. If you cancel you will still need to repay any money already lent to you. Unless you repay this money in full within a month of cancellation on all rights, you may be required to pay interest or other charges under the terms of this Agreement.

Barclaycard is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Registered in England No: 1026167. Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP

Platinum 0% limited period balance transfer terms and conditions

12 months interest free on credit card balances and three months on purchases... if that's tempted you to go platinum, here's the small print:

1. You can transfer between £250 and £5,000 or 90% of your credit limit, whichever is lower, depending on the available credit limit on your account.
2. We reserve the right to refuse a credit card balance transfer or to limit the amount you can transfer. If we do allow you to transfer an amount over your balance transfer limit, this will be debited to your account and charged at 6.9% interest per annum until paid in full. We will not charge a handling fee.
3. A 2.5% handling fee will apply to each 0% interest balance transfer you make.
4. We can't accept transfers from cards or loans issued by companies within the Barclays Group.
5. If you choose to close your account with other lenders, please let them know in writing.
6. You should continue to make payments to your other lenders until the balance has been confirmed.
7. Your monthly payments will reduce your promotional balances first (longest duration first). so you will be charged interest (where it applies) on other balance and new spending whilst your promotional balances are paid off. Obviously the more you pay back, the quicker your balances will be paid off.
8. If you do not make at least the minimum payment by the payment due date or if you exceed your credit limit at any time we will remove the promotional rate and revert to charging at your standard purchase interest rate (typical rate 12.4% APR variable).
9. This credit card balance transfer offer is only available when you apply online using this application form.
10. To qualify for this balance transfer offer you must transfer any balance within 60 days of opening your Barclaycard account. Please see summary box and Barclaycard conditions about allocation of payments.