Pre-paid card thing from last night's programme

Lois_and_CK

Can anyone explain that pre-paid card thing to me that was on Martin's ITV programme last night? I didn't fully catch it.

Cheers.

walio

Which part did you not understand? You load money on to it and then use it. Martin was using FairFX card, where I have neteller net+ card, it doesn't cost anything to use it, where FairFX charges you small percent...
Loading to Neteller card does not cost anything if you use bank transfer, takes a few hours to see money in your account.

Lois_and_CK

Thank you! So are 'fairfx' and 'neteller' a drop-down payment option on these flights websites along with visa debit etc? (That was the bit I missed.)

Toe-Jam

You select Prepaid Mastercard in the Drop down on ryanair for to get the fee waived, you can use them everywhere else just as a normal mastercard.

LOST

PM me your email address and I can send a referral for the Net+ card and if you top up within 30days of the referral you will get 10% bonus on top of your first depsoit (max £5 bonus)

johnnyroper

walio wrote: »

Which part did you not understand? You load money on to it and then use it. Martin was using FairFX card, where I have neteller net+ card, it doesn't cost anything to use it, where FairFX charges you small percent...
Loading to Neteller card does not cost anything if you use bank transfer, takes a few hours to see money in your account.

are you sure the fairfx charges to load it??
i recently got one and cannot remember seeing anything about a charge if you topped up online,i really must get out the t+c's and have a read.

leew

johnnyroper wrote: »

are you sure the fairfx charges to load it??
i recently got one and cannot remember seeing anything about a charge if you topped up online,i really must get out the t+c's and have a read.

Charges 1.5% of whatever you purchase, no top up fee i think.

Inactive

leew wrote: »

Charges 1.5% of whatever you purchase, no top up fee i think.

Correct, money transfers are instant in my case from HSBC.

Bob_the_Saver

leew wrote: »

Charges 1.5% of whatever you purchase, no top up fee i think.

Correct, card is free (with the right link) no other charges whatsoever except 1.5% when you spend. No top-up fee, no monthly charge etc etc,for normal use For the £ card.

I've got 3,
One I keep a very small balance on for use on small internet purchased on unfamiliar or Welsh web-sites - only joking about the unfamiliar bit
1 for using abroad for small withdrawals just a few quid to use in a transit airport for instance.
And to to withdraw Euro's that I've bought at a good rate.

Lois_and_CK

Thanks everyone for the clarification, especially the screengrab of the payment options. I get it now!

Cheers

roddycam

How to avoid booking fees. Most budget airlines charge up to £10 per person return if you pay by credit OR debit card. Yet get a prepaid Mastercard for Ryanair (FairFx* is cheapest) or Visa Electron for others (Post Office is cheapest), to pay on and it's free.

That's from this week's email.

Post Office is charging £3 commission for Visa Electron. ( As well as having one of the worst websites ever! So difficult to navigate.)

Is there a provider who doesn't charge?