Prepaid Cards Guide Discussion Area

steve187

Hi I am returning to the uk, i do not have any uk bank/creditcards, i will need a prepaid card to buy a return airticket, and maybe some online transactions. i was looking at the escape travel money stirling card, would that be a good card for me, or would there be a better one.?

many thanks

podgy

to new customers. Does anyone know of any other good pre-paid Visa Electron cards out there - need this type of pre-paid card specifically for Aer Lingus flights (otherwise £5 per person per flight 'handling charge')???

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podgy wrote: »

to new customers. Does anyone know of any other good pre-paid Visa Electron cards out there - need this type of pre-paid card specifically for Aer Lingus flights (otherwise £5 per person per flight 'handling charge')???

halifax and post office is only ones i can think of

podgy

Cheers mate, have applied for the Halifax one which seems reasonable enough imho.

jumpybongo

has anyone used the fairfx/caxton fx cards abroad to book cars/flights etc and ATM withdrawals succesfully please?
have read all the guides/threads but still a tad confused over usage i just need credit card as back up or when only mastercard/visa accepted and realise i will be paying for the privlege.

tia

Savvy_Sue

Does anyone know if any of these cards can be used at CostCo?

CostCo say

We accept payment in cash, cheques and Delta / Switch cards.

It's partly a business related question, but wondered if we could identify a suitable card at all.

circuit

jumpybongo wrote: »

has anyone used the fairfx/caxton fx cards abroad to book cars/flights etc and ATM withdrawals succesfully please?
have read all the guides/threads but still a tad confused over usage i just need credit card as back up or when only mastercard/visa accepted and realise i will be paying for the privlege.

tia

We have used the FairFX Euro, Dollar and Anywhere cards for transactions and withdrawals in Europe (Greece, Italy, France, etc). No problems but they have recently introduced a minimum top up amount so it might be worth looking into Caxton depending on how much you will be loading each time.

jennyjelly

DS is 18 with a current account and savings and is on the electoral role, but as he has no credit history whatsoever he has been refused credit by Currys, O2 and even his own bank.

I believe that a good way in is via a pre-paid card, but I'm not sure which would be the best for him.

Can anyone suggest a good option please?

Kyresa

circuit wrote: »

We have used the FairFX Euro, Dollar and Anywhere cards for transactions and withdrawals in Europe (Greece, Italy, France, etc). No problems but they have recently introduced a minimum top up amount so it might be worth looking into Caxton depending on how much you will be loading each time.

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Caxton also have a minimum top up I thought?

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jennyjelly wrote: »

DS is 18 with a current account and savings and is on the electoral role, but as he has no credit history whatsoever he has been refused credit by Currys, O2 and even his own bank.

I believe that a good way in is via a pre-paid card, but I'm not sure which would be the best for him.

Can anyone suggest a good option please?

The Cashplus card is pretty good and has a credit builder tool