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Standard APR rates on Credit Cards

For everyday use, it's important to know what the standard APR is on your credit card debt. This can be useful information for snowballing. This list only contains cards that carry introductory offers.

Card min pay Functions APR Notes
Sainsbury's Low Rate Credit Card2.25%6.9% Must have swiped your Nectar card in last 6 months
Barclaycard Simplicity2.25%7.9%
Co-op Platinum Fixed Rate2.00%9.9% Rate fixed for 5 years.
Saga Platinum3.00%11.9% Age 50+. Extensive benefits package - see website
Virgin Charity Card1.00%12.9%
Nationwide Select Credit Card1.00%12.9% Must be a 'main account' customer. See T&Cs. No foreign loading charges
Virgin All Round Card1.00%15.8%
LTSB Avios Duo1.00%15.9%
Co-op Members' Card2.00%15.9%
Marks & Spencer2.50%15.9% M&S reward points (vouchers) for all spending.
Nationwide Credit Card1.00%15.9% £5K min income.
Virgin Balance Transfer Card1.00%16.8% big discounts at Virgin companies
Asda Reward Card1.00%16.8% Extensive rewards programme. See website for full details.
John Lewis3.00%16.9%
bmi American Express1.00%16.9%
Halifax 20 month BT Card1.00%16.9% Min income £20K
Halifax 17 month BT card1.00%16.9%
Tesco Clubcard1.00%16.9%
Post Office Platinum2.50%16.9%
Sainsbury's Credit Card2.25%16.9% 12 months 0% on Sainsbury's purchases. Only 9 months 0% on other purchases.
BOI Mastercard Gold2.50%16.9%
Yorkshire Bank Gold1.00%16.9% Must be a YB customer
Clydesdale Bank Gold1.00%16.9% Must be a CB customer
First Direct Gold3.00%16.9%
RSPCA Card1.00%16.9% 3 months from account opening
Barclaycard Breathe2.25%16.9%
Bank of Scotland Plus1.00%16.9%
BT Credit Card1.00%16.9% Discount on your phone bill
Play.com1.00%16.9% Rewards scheme - see website
Sainsbury's Nectar Credit Card2.25%16.9% Must have swiped your Nectar card in store in the last 6 months.
AA Rewards Card1.00%16.9% on all motoring, fuel and AA products only
Virgin Atlantic 'White'1.00%17.9%
Halifax All In One Card1.00%17.9% Most applicants will get 15 months 0%. Others will get 13 or 11 months 0%.
AA Balance Transfer Card1.00%17.9%
LTSB Platinum1.00%17.9%
BOI Ulster Rugby Card2.50%17.9%
HSBC2.50%17.9% Need to be a HSBC account holder and pay in £500 per month. Min salary £8,500
BOI Moneyback2.50%17.9%
BOS All In One Card1.00%17.9% Qualifying current account customers get 13 months 0%
Santander Credit Card1.00%17.9%
RBS Platinum1.00%17.9% Min £10K income.
NatWest Platinum1.00%17.9% Min £10K income.
RBS World Mastercard1.00%17.9% Min £10K income. Extensive benefits/reward package.
NatWest World Mastercard1.00%17.9% Min £10K income. Extensive benefits/reward package.
Halifax BT card1.00%17.9% Min income £20K
Barclaycard Platinum Extended BT2.25%17.9%
NatWest Platinum Special Offer1.00%17.9% Min £10K income
RBS Platinum Special Offer1.00%17.9% Min £10K income. Online offer only
AMEX Platinum Cashback Card2.00%18.5%
Barclaycard Platinum Purchase2.25%18.9%
Co-op Affinity Standard2.00%18.9%
Virgin Purchase Card1.00%18.9%
Platinum Low BT Fee Card2.25%18.9%
Debenhams1.00%19.9%
Post Office Classic2.50%19.9%
Capital One World Mastercard1.00%19.9%
Santander 123 Cashback Card1.00%22.8%

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