Many different people use credit cards for a wide variety of different reasons. Ultimatly there is a wide variety of credit cards on the market to meet this demand.
A credit card can be used simply as a way of purchasing goods, or it may be used as a mechanism for transfering existing credit card and store card ballances.
The different types of cards available are explained in more detail in the next section on UK credit card basics.
If you have experience of using credit cards, you may want to tell us about it on our Recommend a credit card page.
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