Tesco Clubcard customers have until August 31 to claim cut of £11million

Deadline approaches for £11m in Clubcard vouchers

Tesco Clubcard customers are being urged to check their accounts as around £11 million in vouchers are set to expire at the end of August. The vouchers will become worthless at 11.59pm on Monday, August 31, unless they are redeemed before the deadline, as reported by the Daily Express and The Sun.

The supermarket has advised Clubcard members to take action this week, with Birmingham Live reporting that shoppers risk losing out if they fail to use their vouchers in time.

How to check your vouchers

Clubcard vouchers are usually valid for two years from the date they are issued, meaning some customers may have older rewards sitting unused in their accounts. Shoppers can check what they have available through the Tesco website by opening their Clubcard account and selecting the 'Vouchers' section. The same information can be found in the Tesco app under 'Clubcard' and then 'Vouchers', where customers should also be able to see when each voucher expires.

According to Birmingham Live, vouchers are issued every three months — in February, May, August and November — as a reward for purchases on groceries, clothing, fuel and other items in Tesco shops. This means vouchers sent to shoppers in August 2024 are due to expire at the end of this month.

Ways to boost voucher value

Vouchers can be spent at Tesco at their face value, so a £5 voucher would take £5 off a customer's shopping bill. However, customers may be able to get considerably more by exchanging vouchers with selected Clubcard Reward Partners.

A £5 Clubcard voucher can currently be worth £10 with a number of partners, including Alton Towers, Disney+ and Hotels.com, according to the Daily Express and The Sun. Some restaurant rewards are worth even more, with vouchers being tripled at selected chains. This means a £5 voucher could be converted into £15 to spend at restaurants including ASK Italian, Bella Italia, Frankie & Benny's, Las Iguanas, Pizza Express, Prezzo and Zizzi.

Birmingham Live adds that Clubcard members can triple the value of their vouchers with one of 100 reward partners, including Hotels.com, Disney+ and restaurant chains like PizzaExpress and Bella Italia. The outlet also reports that £100 in vouchers could get £300 to spend on food at select chains, 10 weeks of four cinema tickets, eleven three-month streaming subscriptions, five one-year Railcards or £200 of credit off an easyJet holidays getaway.

Extending vouchers: a cautionary note

For customers who are not ready to use vouchers approaching their expiry date, there is a potential workaround. As reported by the Daily Express and The Sun, it is possible to spend a small amount of a voucher and receive the remaining balance as a new voucher with a later expiry date. However, Tesco can reject transactions where it believes the system is being deliberately used simply to extend vouchers, so this option should be used with caution.

Clubcard Plus promotion

Birmingham Live also highlights that all new subscribers to Clubcard Plus will get their first month for free. The offer is available to those who have not been a subscriber to Clubcard Plus within the last six months. After the free trial period ends, the £7.99 subscription fee will be charged automatically, but subscribers can cancel at any time.