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Pros
No Annual Fee
6.9% p.a. on balance transfers for up to 36 months if you apply by 02 December 2022
Cons
3.3% International Transaction Fee
You can't earn Velocity Points even though this card is issued by Virgin
Balance Transfer Rate at the end of the offer period reverts to the Cash Advance Rate of 20.99% p.a.
Dblk89Gunnedah
- 6 reviews
Poor
You are better off getting it elsewhere. The application process is awful and you won't know the progress of your application until you contact them. Affiliated to citi bank and an absolute waste of time
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Roses66South East Queensland, QLD
- 35 reviews
Absolute Bandits!
I paid our Virgin Credit Card out completely on the 11th of June and then started using it again a few days later, assuming that like other credit cards, I would then be on an interest free period. WRONG! They charged me $24.26 interest for June, which was for the billing days prior the 11th of June and that was OK but then the next month they back charged me another $64.22 for June interest! I called them to see what was going on and they told me that I have to pay out my credit card completely for TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS to go back to an inter...Read more
est free period! I told them I have never heard of such nonsense, that every other bank puts you back to interest free once the card has been paid out in full. Virgin are absolute bandits! They are stealing from those who can least afford it, knowing full well that most people can't afford to pay their credit card out two months in a row. No wonder they are doing a Royal Commission in these blood suckers!
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MattMelbourne
- 11 reviews
- Verified customer
Woeful service / application procedure.
Virgin's approach to new applicants is enough to put anyone seeking a professional service off from doing business with them. I made an application for a credit card, and was sent an email confirming receipt. That was it. From that point, I heard nothing. The site said my application was 'under review', and this didn't change for over a week.
At that point, I called them and was told the application was declined, for unspecified reasons. The person I talked to attempted to convince me that no decisions on credit could be revealed online in ...Read more
any circumstances, which is nonsense (he was able to tell me only by asking the same questions the website asks to access the application status!) A vague reference was made to a "letter" being sent out (which hasn't been received, in common with others here). Ultimately, very poor indeed. It will certainly lead to me looking elsewhere in the future.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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DarBlaCanberra
I wish there was a zero stars
I closed my account in April, and had money owed to me which they were supposed to repay. As of July I am still getting letters from them saying I owe them money. They are charging me $10 per week late fees, plus interest, plus ruining my credit rating - for money they owe me! I wish I could charge them my hourly salary for the 3-4 hours I have spent on the phone to them trying to fix their mess.
Their customer service team is inept and doesn't communicate with their billing and payments team - who are also inept.
The refund they were ...Read more
supposed to send me was actually debited back onto my CLOSED credit card and was accruing interest and late payment fees. This is the worst service I have ever encountered by a bank. Do not ever use VIRGIN MONEY.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Phil RMelbourne
Richard Branson would be ashamed
Nice marketing and initial ease of applying online. No App, or Iphone friendly login screen makes this feel so Shonky. Was continually called over some initial approval forms despite giving a timeframe where I’d respond by, it felt a bit desperate.
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Steve
- 3 reviews
Bizarre application
I had to call ten times to check on the status of my CC application, I was never contacted. Three times I was asked to provide more info during these calls and the application went through before I had supplied the info. During this time I was told my wage had been submitted as $4000 per year. When I called the help line to check what other errors had been made, no apology or explanation was offered just a set script was repeated. After all this I received a letter stating they could not match me with the credit check. So know I'm left wondering if my application was against someone else.
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Dheeraj
- 5 reviews
Never to opt for this
I am writing this review based on Virgin money income protection plan that was sold me. I understand this thread is not related to this program but more for the Virgin money card. Could not find a proper group hence mentioning it here. We as customers are just being tricked to fall into this loop and when we go for cancellation they have 101 reasons to provide. I have cancelled my service and Virgin money have nicely taken money from my account. Nice way to run a business.
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AnneMilano
Horrible communication
I was moving house and starting a new job which is why I needed to use the credit card. Virgin froze my online banking because they wanted me to phone them consequently I could not log into the online banking and lost the 0% interest rate, essentially because they did not E-mail me. Then I move abroad and had more difficulty paying the card off from an overseas bank account. I now have an Amex credit card which is much easier to use.
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NotHappyMelbourne
DO NOT get a Virgin credit card
I cannot warn anybody strongly enough to NOT get a Virgin credit card. The acquisition of the card was easy. The use of the card - also easy. Nil complaints there. It is when attempting to close the account (and I use the word ‘attempting’ because my dilemma is still not over) that some very questionable and highly frustrating business practices come into play. I was a satisfied client of Virgin Money for many years. When I decided to streamline my banking and cancel one of my credit cards, I found it impossible to do. The Virgin call centre st...Read more
aff obviously follow a policy of trying every way possible to not only dissuade you from closing your account, but flat out NOT closing your account. I have made several increasingly frustrating attempts now. They are constantly adding fees and interest to the zero balance I had when closing the account. They attempt to confuse with statements such as “I have to get my supervisor’s approval but they’re at lunch”, “can I call you back sir?, we’re having technical difficulties” ... they don’t call you back. “Yes sir, the account is now at zero balance and closed. We’ll send the confirmation by mail”.... NEVER HAPPENS. Save yourself a lot of frustration and do not apply for one of these cards. You will regret it.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Lyn3379Brisbane
Customer service all time low
If I could give Virgin Money zero stars for customer service I would.
I was completely messed around on endless occassions when originally applying for the credit card. Then when the cards finally did arrive (after 2 wks and multiple calls) I then activated the cards over the phone as directed, speaking to a real person, only to find out an hr later when attempting to use the card that it was declined. I was then told by a Virgin Money that they realised my orig cards had a fault and they actually activated diff replacement cards when I called...Read more
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AnonymousBrisbane
Unsecure, reactive and slow in handling fraudulent transactions
After I had to identify $22,000 worth of fraudulent activity on the Virgin Money credit card. After 3+ months Virgin Money is yet to resolve this. This company is not proactive in its communication, does not have adequate systems in place to resolve or identify fraud quickly and does not value its long-term customers.
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Drummed intoMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 9 reviews
Lame - go elsewhere
Too much messing around on the application. Other companies are far more streamlined on application. I gave up in the end.
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Jemoge
- 2 reviews
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crooks
Never sign up with Virgin Credit Card or anything else for that matter.
They suck you in, it is impossible to negotiate with them.
Wont say to much more for defamation issues, but you have been warned
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Read the fine print before signing up, Clunky and confusing,
I have the card for a total of 40 days and have been charged interest 3 times even though I have 0 balanced the card twice within the 40 day period, this is one of their clauses,
If you do not pay your account in full by the due date and you carry a balance on your credit card from month to month the 44 days interest free period does not apply. If you then make a purchase you are charged interest. You will then need to pay your balance off in full for 2 consecutive months for the maximum 44 days interest free period to take effect. No interest...Read more
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Absolute Joke
Unfortunately, my experience with Virgin has been anything but impressive. I signed on purely for a reward point offer they had early June 2017, only to find out recently that they put a different offer on my card. They are now stating they have no recollection of the previous offer, and that the calls they made to me to acquire the final bits of information where they stated exactly what offer I was receiving (or apparently not) didn't exist, and were not recorded, despite all calls being recorded.
Would not recommend.
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Third world country service --- so far
Applied 6 days ago...had to call them to provide details that their application did not ask.... it reminded me of my third world country heritage..where you have to call or visit the office to make your file/application move from one office/stage to the next. Called them to give info...called them to remind to do verification...called them to forward to assessing team.. I think i will call them tomorrow to open the file...
In past I applied for 7 credit cards ...all approved...upto $30 limits for some. Closed the cards and got the new once to avail interest free offers. This time i gambled on Virgin despite reading the reviews bcoz no other card is offering 12 months on purchases.... stressed out ...
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matt adelaideadelaide
Please stay away-very unprofessional
Please stay away, the most unprofessional bank institution I have ever dealt with. I very badly felt regretting that I have dealt with Virgin Money card, after 8 business days without response I have not even been updated and I gave them a call the consultant could not even update me professionally. i have sent hard copy of my documents which I am worried about and the lady could not even confirm if they have received it. Same balance transfer fee deals available at all the banks so the most terrible experience please stay away from it.
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DDobsonMelbourne
Terrible
You would think Virgin would want a $12,000 cheque? Wrong address info provided 5 times - 1 cheque already lost and customer service not prepared to email me a correct address to send a bank cheque to. I am still waiting for a manager at an Australian office to return my call 5 days after I was told this would happen, and in the meantime Virgin have told me I will accrue late payment fees! I will close this account and warn anyone in Australia not to use Virgin Money.
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HORRIBLE application process
I applied for a Virgin Money Credit Card on 23/03/2017. On that day I uploaded more than 100 pts of ID to your database.
A few days later someone called me on my work number to confirm I worked at the company I said I did. I asked the person if they could call my mobile for any further contact as I would appreciate my work line not being called in the future. A few days later I received another call on my work line again.. telling me that my application was being processed.
A few weeks went by with no contact, and I was unable to sign i...Read more
nto my account online (it has given me an error since the day I first applied). So I called the help line and they let me know that my application was missing something… no one thought to call or email me during this time to let me know that I was missing something? I put in a complaint that I have not been able to check my status online, and the girl let me know she would look into it for me as this issue has been happening to a few people. I then sent the documents that were needed. Another week or so went by without any contact, and your online portal did not work for me. So I call again, and was told that I was required to have an ID verification done and that I had been sent a letter with the request. (Again because I cannot access my status online I had no idea where my application was at). Another couple of days went by and I received the letter. I’ve taken the Identity Verification Request form to the post office today, and they refuse to confirm my ID because the letter you sent me does not have my middle name on it.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Lil RascalSydney, NSW
- 11 reviews
No problems
I've had this card for over 12 months and had no issues, I thought the application process was clunky and intrusive and I did get approved, to date so far no issues. I do like having a no fee card and I pay in full before the due date so I don't get stung with any interest.
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