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Capital One Classic
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Best card for poor credit. Credit limits up to £1,500, even if you've been rejected elsewhere
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1 page application; get a response in 1 minute; can help you improve your credit score
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Capital One Progress
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Best for OK credit profiles. Balance Transfer & Purchase rate can shrink to 19.9% p.a.
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34.9%
Up to £2,500 in credit. Rate will fall 5% every 6 mnths if you use the card sensibly
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Barclaycard Initial
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Can help you strengthen your credit score. Will not accept people with bad credit profiles
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29.9%
NEW Barclaycard Freedom - Earn and redeem Reward Money in selected retailers
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Vanquis
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Specifically designed for people with bad credit scores who have been refused elsewhere
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39.9%
Can help you strengthen your credit rating
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Granite
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New credit builder card from Vanquis. Not for people who’ve applied for Vanquis within last 6 months
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34.9%
Credit Limit up to £500; Can help to strengthen your credit rating
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aqua Card
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Available as first step to credit repair for bad credit applicants
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35.9%
Credit limit of up to £2,200; Can help you improve your credit rating
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BLACK diamond from Vanquis Bank
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New card for people who are looking to rebuild their credit profile or are new to credit
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29.9%
Flexible acceptance criteria; competitively low APR.
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O2 Cash Manager
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No set up cost or monthly fee, and it’s free to use, unlike most other Prepaid cards in the market
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O2 customers only; free to get & free to use in the UK; comes with O2’s budgeting calculator
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Cashplus Creditbuilder Prepaid Card
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Prepaid card with 100% acceptance rate; won't check your credit rating; set up fee of £4.95
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No Credit Check; no bank account needed; 100% acceptance rate
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