Getting euros off a prepaid card

red98

Hi,

I have a prepaid travelex mastercard left over from a holiday. It has about £140 worth of euros still on it (so 155ish euros I think). I'm now back in the UK and don't intend to travel to the eurozone again for the forseeable future. I've been browsing the travelex website and I'm not sure what to do about the card. What would be the best way (i.e. losing the least amount of money) to get the funds off the card and back to my bank account in pounds sterling?

Thanks!

sc52

red98 wrote: »

Hi,

I have a prepaid travelex mastercard left over from a holiday. It has about £140 worth of euros still on it (so 155ish euros I think). I'm now back in the UK and don't intend to travel to the eurozone again for the forseeable future. I've been browsing the travelex website and I'm not sure what to do about the card. What would be the best way (i.e. losing the least amount of money) to get the funds off the card and back to my bank account in pounds sterling?

Thanks!

Good question - be interested in what you found out. Anybody?

Doshwaster

See "Cashing out your card" at http://www.cashpassport.com/1/en/uk/Using-Your-Card/Replace-Or-Cashing-Out-Your-Card/

dzug1

If you use the card in the UK it will cost you 5.75% on the exchange rate.

The cash in fee varies according to where you got the card - and I can't see immediately whether there's the exchange fee on top of that.

If there is then the best route is to spend on the card here and put the cash you would have spent in your bank account

Or (not 'legal' and way outside the T&C) sell the card to a mate going to Europe