Points plus pay? What kind of value would I get from that? Buying more points from Va?
That's, alas, not what Points plus Pay provides.
To compete with Qantas Frequent Flyer, Velocity reward seats can be bought through either points or a combination of points and currency. That said, you're limited to deciding whether to pay for taxes via points or currency - there's no actual top-up option.
Given the timeframe, the Velocity eStore and eOpinions definitely aren't an option, but there is hope.
Figure out which of your friends is the most stingy/biggest tight-cough and offer to help them fill up their car. Chances are that, even though they're a tight-cough, they drive something that has a massive fuel tank that requires several tanker-loads of fuel to go buy VB from the nearest drive-through bottle shop.
Take the car to the nearest BP and swipe your Velocity card at payment, earning 2 points per litre of fuel. Should their car have required less than 50 litres of fuel to fill, buy yourself some overpriced soft drinks/coughographic magazines/dead flowers (for apologetic/forgetful partners) and get an additional 2 Velocity points per dollar spent.
In my experience points earned on BP transactions are credited in 24 hours. This holds true even for transactions on non-weekdays.
Hope this helps.
