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Prepaid Credit Cards

Hello everyone. I am kinda new here and am not sure if I can be posting this here. I have been refused a credit card over and over and need a visa card.

Anyhow I found a company in the UK selling Prepaid Visa Cards. See the company here <a href="http://www.reloaded-card.com">www.reloaded-card.com</a>.

Has anyone else had any experience with prepaid visa cards. They look like a good solution to my problem.

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  • empfun
    empfun Posts: 608 Forumite
    Definitely worth considering but probably as a last resort since it has fees for almost every type of transaction you do with the card and even if you don't use it there's a monthly maintanence fee of £5. You should definitely try for a Capital One before this. Cheers and all the best!
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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    I have been refused a credit card over and over and need a visa card.
    What do you need: Visa card or Credit card? I am not sure, but think it is easier to get visa debit card than credit card.
  • Walletwatch
    Walletwatch Posts: 1,055 Forumite
    Hello everyone. I am kinda new here and am not sure if I can be posting this here. I have been refused a credit card over and over and need a visa card.

    Whom do you currently bank with here? If a visa card is what you need, check if they'll be able to offer you a debit card - if it is a credit card you're after, then stay with them for 6-9 months. Unless you do something drastically wrong for that period - get loads of returned chqs, leave insufficient funds in the account causing DDs to go unpaid, slap the bank manager for no fault of his, etc - they are reasonably likely to offer you a card.
    It's always the grass that suffers, irrespective of whether the elephants are fighting or making love !!!
  • Galstonian
    Galstonian Posts: 1,292 Forumite
    The reloaded card is a visa debit card. It tries hard to make it look like its not but that's what it is.

    You should be able to get a visa debit card without having to buy it - most current accounts will offer one (or an equivalent debit card). If your credit problems are more serious and you cannot get approved for a current account then maybe you should be seeking specialist help?

    The other questions would be why do have to have a visa card, have you checked your credit files yourself and are you doing anything to impove your standing?
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