Pre-paid Visa Electron?

leicsmarkyr

jammin wrote: »

What currency is your in? Maybe I didn't look properly, but it looks all in USD to me?

I only want EUR or GBP (EUR preferably).

Sorry yes it is in USD currency but you can withdraw from an ATM and use as a debit card.

jammin_2

leicsmarkyr wrote: »

Sorry yes it is in USD currency but you can withdraw from an ATM and use as a debit card.

And get shafted by the exchange rate and fees..

Thanks anyway, it's still good to know what's out there.

jammin_2

leicsmarkyr wrote: »

Tey www.epassporte.com


Bit like a Papal type of place but they give you Electron

I signed up for an account with ePassporte, and loaded it with US$20 (which cost me US$5 to do so), and got my ePassporte Visa Virtual card details (card number, exp date, CVV2 number).

Tried to book a Ryanair flight, but the Ryanair website won't accept that the ePassporte Visa Virtual card details are that of a Visa Electron card. I'm thinking that either these are the details of a Visa Credit type card and not Visa Electron, or they are indeed Visa Electron details however the Ryanair website won't accept foreign Visa Electron cards. I read on MSE a while back that someone with a Maltese Visa Electron card couldn't use it on the Ryanair website. I also tried a Visa Electron card belonging to a family member of mine, which is issued by a bank in Malaysia, and that doesn't work either.

I have the option, with ePassporte, to pay US$35 to get a physical Visa Electron card sent to me. I'm only going to consider doing so though, if I can be sure that it would be accepted, as a Visa Electron card, on the Ryanair website. Has anyone had success with this?

BenL

I saw this one from barclays on hotukdeals

https://www.barclaysgiftcard.co.uk/index.cfm

I have not used it myself on the ryanair website.

Cost £3 for the card and it doesn't look to be reloadable.

It is GBP as well.

I need to check my Abbey Electron card tonight to see if it still works for the 1p flights.