Visa Electron

dmg24

georgeb wrote: »

or get a travel money card from the post office and pre-load money on to it. It's a visa electron so ideal for avoiding fees from ryanair etc
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19300207&mediaId=26800661

People have reported problems using this with Ryanair. They are being charged as if they were using a Visa debit.

wombat3

I have an ordinary current account with a chequebook and Visa debit card/cheque guarantee card from Co-op Bank. Read somewhere that they would issue an electron card as well as the usual visa debit card so I rang and asked for one. No problem - it arrived in 2 days. Used it today on Easyjet - no card fee charged. Result!

chuckley

IWantToBeFree wrote: »

You can't do transactions in branch etc.. say my mum wants to transfer some money to my account (also halifax), she cannot go into the branch with her electron card and do it, she has to do it via a cheque, same when she pays her mortgage (doesnt have a DD set up) (also with halifax), they won't take the money from the card, she writes them a cheque....

must be a halifax thing. ive had electron for 8 years and have done trans in branches in the past no problems... i bank with abbey tho...

pinkytots

georgeb wrote: »

or get a travel money card from the post office and pre-load money on to it. It's a visa electron so ideal for avoiding fees from ryanair etc
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19300207&mediaId=26800661

I applied for one of these at the post office today and when I told her what I wanted to use it for she said she didn't think you could use it on internet purchases (i.e. Ryanair flight). She couldn't find it on the small print so rang up to find out and was told you could not use it online.