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The Sun
7 days ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Major supermarket reveals how drivers can earn 1 million loyalty points in ‘biggest ever' app shake-up
ONE OF Britain's biggest supermarkets is offer 1 million loyalty points to shoppers as part of a major shakeup. The mega-chain is planning its 'biggest ever' summer campaigns which could see one Brit taking home points of thousands of pounds. 2 2 Sainsbury's is iconic for its Nectar point system, which allows shoppers to get discounts on popular items. Sometimes, points can even be used to get items for free. Through that system, Sainsbury's is offering EV drivers a chance to win one million Nectar points. That's the equivalent of £5000 in loyalty points to spend in-store or at Argos. To be in for a chance of winning the points, EV drivers need to scan their Nectar card when using the Smart Charge electric vehicle charging system. Drivers will be eligible to enter the competition from July 4 until July 20. The huge campaign is the store's 'biggest ever' summer promotion. It comes as the supermarket hopes to encourage drivers to use its Smart Charge business, which it has been rolling out since January 2024. There are now 650 'ultra-rapid' charging bays at 75 of the UK's stores. Sainsbury's also has plans for the charging bays to be expanded to more than 100 sites. Tesco and Sainsbury's 'secret codes' revealed Patrick Dunne, Sainsbury's chief property and procurement officer, said that the brand wants to make driving electric vehicles 'affordable'. He said: 'Smart Change makes EV charging simple, reliable, accessible, and affordable for all EV drivers across the UK. 'We're proud to be the UK's first EV charging service to offer loyalty rewards from Nectar, the UK's largest muli-partner loyalty programme at our charging hubs.' Sainsbury's regularly goes viral for its Nectar points scheme. The supermarket launched a safety feature in February, which allows shoppers to 'lock' their points. That prevents them from getting deleted or stolen. In 2025, the Daily Mail revealed that 12 million Nectar card points had been stolen - which were worth a total of £63,000.
Daily Mail
15-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Warning issued to Sainsbury's customers after two years of Nectar points stolen
Experts have issued a fresh warning to Sainsbury's customers after a shopper reported having two years of her Nectar points stolen. This is Money revealed earlier this year that Nectar had introduced a 'lock' feature on its loyalty card scheme, meaning any account can be freezed until the customer decides to spend their reward points. The announcement came after an investigation revealed that 12.5 million Nectar points worth nearly £63,000 had been stolen from our readers over the period of a year. And just last week, another customer reported on social media that 3,000 points had been stolen from her account after they were used in a Twickenham branch. She posted: 'Someone has stolen 3,000 of my Nectar points? 'I have never been to Twickenham in my life and I have been saving these points for two years to help pay for Christmas. Please look into this.' The claims have prompted cybersecurity experts to urge customers to take a fresh look at their accounts in order to prevent potentially criminal activity. 'It's especially important to monitor accounts more often just before Christmas,' Jake Moore, Eset's Global Security Advisor told The Sun. 'This is usually when criminals target accounts with points that have been accumulated over the year.' He added that accounts should be checked 'frequently to detect and report any unauthorised actions promptly'. Only primary users of the account should be able to lock and unlock spending on their Nectar accounts with the new locking feature, while additional collectors will only be able to collect points. It was brought in to allow customers to start saving their points again without fear of them being stolen by fraudsters. Thankfully most of the customers affected in This is Money's investigation were refunded by Sainsbury's, which owns Nectar. A Nectar spokesperson today told MailOnline: 'Nectar is one of the UK's biggest loyalty schemes, with over 23 million members. 'The security of our customer accounts is our highest priority and the proportion of those impacted by fraud each year is very small. 'We have a range of measures which detect, and in many cases prevent fraud, including our Spend Lock feature. 'Our Nectar Helpline team are on hand to support any customer who suspects they may have been a victim of fraud.'
