Millions of Britons jetting off on their summer holidays should call their credit or debit card company before leaving to help prevent their plastic getting blocked.
Cheap balance transfer credit cards are back in vogue but millions still don't know how to use one properly which has cost them hundreds of pounds a year.
MBNA will end a long-standing credit card stealth charge in the autumn that penalises those who spend on a plastic after making a cheap balance transfer.