The good thing:
You can get this credit card pretty easily provided you own a Maruti vehicle.
The card looks nice compared to basic cards given by the banks.
The card can be used to buy petrol from Indian Oil Pumps without paying any surcharge.
You get points for purchases made at Indian Oil Pumps and Maruti Service Centers.
The bad thing:
Most of the Indian Oil Pumps would have dead Citibank credit card machines.
The ones who would have the Citibank machine, they would not support the AutoCard points feature.
In the end… The Bonus Points promised by Maruti Suzuki are hard to get. Unless you are lucky enough to land at a petrol pump which has a functional Citibank card machine which support the AutoCard feature.
Today I mailed in Citibank customer care coz I wanted to redeem my Autocard reward points against petrol, but look what they replied back, I didn't expect this from Citi.
"This is with reference to your query dated XXXX. It is our constant endeavour to provide quality service to the cardmembers. The Auto Points earned in your card # ############ are as follows:IOC POUCH 0 CITIBANKPOINTS 1212 We wish to clarify the following:IOC Pouch:We would like to clarify that the Turbo Points earned in the IOC Pouch can only be redeemed against the Petro Coupons for the first year since Date become member. From second year, the Turbo Points earned in the IOC Pouch will move to MUL Pouch. MUL Pouch and Citibank Pouch:The Rewards Points earned in your MUL Pouch and Citibank Pouch can be redeemed directly at the Maruti outlets by using the services there.The Points earned in your MUL Pouch and Citibank Pouch cannot be redeemed against Petro Coupons. We request you to follow the below-mentioned steps to download the Points earned in your Citibank Pouch: First insert the autocard in the autocard machine and check for balance on card. This would print a balance enquiry slip. After, select "LOYALTY" option, later, in Loyalty menu select "UPDATE CARD" option, now terminal would connect online (ensure telephone line is connected) and download points which is 1014 points. After successful points download,terminal would print the "UPDATE CARD" charge slip. We request you to contact your nearest Maruthi Dealer with regard to the redemption of Auto Points earned in your card account. Please note that, the Auto Points earned in your card cannot be redeemed as gift items.In case of any further queries, please feel free to contact us at indiaservice@citi.com or call us at CitiPhone banking. Thank you for accessing Citibank Online.
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