UK Credit Cards
Find out more about obtaining a credit card in the United Kingdom
If you live in the United Kingdom and want to find the perfect credit card, you may feel somewhat ignored or left out. Many of the largest credit card guide web sites on the internet are devoted solely to credit cards in the United States. Fortunately, there is at least one excellent resource for researching and comparing UK credit cards.
With the help of this web site, you can compare over ten different UK credit cards at once. The web site provides side-by-side comparisons of credit card features such as intro balance transfer, intro zero percent purchases and any cash back or reward programs the card may offer.
On the subject of 0% balance transfers, many people are not actually aware of what this term means. According to Wikipedia, a balance transfer is "the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another assuming the newer card has better terms and rates." The 0% part of the term means that you can transfer your balance for a set period of time (normally between eight and twelve months), and pay no interest on that balance for the time being. The only thing fee you will pay is an upfront transfer fee (which is usually two to three percent of the balance that you are transferring.
Now that you know what to look for, it is time to compare credit cards and pick the one that is best suited for you!