On 20/03/2012 10:35, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 10:22:51 on
Tue, 20 Mar 2012, Mizter T remarked:
http://www.barclaycard.co.uk/visaterms.pdf

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14 ADDITIONAL CARDHOLDERS
14.1 Unless we tell you otherwise, you can ask us to issue an
additional card to any person you nominate as long as they are
eligible for a card.

Is there any information about eligibility (eg being over 18 etc)?

Here's an APACS guide called "Using cards: a guide for parents" on the
UK Card Association website:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/7cl673q

See the FAQs on the last page...

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Can someone under 18 get a credit card?

Yes but not usually in their own right. People under 18 can be given a
credit card as an additional cardholder. The main reason why they are
not usually granted access to credit themselves is that, under existing
legislation, under-18-year-olds do not have the capacity to enter into a
contract, which is a pre-requisite for a credit product.
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Also on the right hand side under "Which plastic cards are available to
young people?", and the "18 and over" sub-heading:

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Credit cards

Under 18s can normally only get a credit card as an additional
cardholder – for example on a parent’s credit card account. This age
group are not usually granted access to credit themselves because, under
existing legislation, under-18-year-olds do not have the capacity to
enter into a contract, which is a pre-requisite for a credit product.
Some credit card companies, however, will not give credit cards to
under-18s even as additional cardholders.

Charge cards

The same rules apply to charge cards as to credit cards. Store cards The
same rules usually apply to store cards as to credit and charge cards.

Store cards
The same rules usually apply to store cards as to credit and charge cards.
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All that said, I think a great many credit card providers in the UK will
only provide additional cards to those 18 and over - that's certainly
what a quick google seems to suggest.