Free Prepaid Maestro Card - Plus £5 activation fee & charges

[Deleted User]

Okay... It doesn't come loaded with a fiver like the Orange prepay offer .. BUT at least its free as Orange charge £5 for theirs...

http://www.splashplastic.com/

May help with not having to pay cc charges etc??? :)

***UPDATE*** SORRY EVERYONE - DID NOT REALISE IT TAKES £5 TO ACTIVATE plus a fee to load the card!!!!!

( It didn't mention it at all on the freebie website I got it from = Said it was a FREE prepay card )

ehlo

In the long run this works out more expensive as the Terms and Conditions mention an annual maintenance fee.

Obviously may still help with any airline charges if you save >£4.95/yr

[Deleted User]

Yep , was thinking just for airline charges

albionwarrior

Fees at a glance

Getting started

Card Application Fee

£5.00

Annual Account Maintenance Fee

£4.95^

Monthly Management Fee

FREE

Ongoing usage

Merchant Transaction Fee

2.5%

Cash top up - Post Office®/PayPoint

30p per £10

Credit / Debit card top up

2.5%*

Wage / Bank Transfer top up

FREE

ATM Cash withdrawal and cash back

£1.50†

Other fees

Online gambling and betting transactions

1% surcharge

Internet Balance Enquiry

FREE

On-line Statement

FREE

^ First year in advance
* Subject to min £1.50 fee. Minimum top up £20. Maximum top up £500/day.
† For withdrawals over £50 an additional 2% surcharge will apply.




nothing free here.

dalek

You can pay the £5 card fee with one of the following:
SMS Voucher - text SPLASH to 82023 Credit or debit card 360money e-voucher from any PayPoint outlet

[Deleted User]

oooops!!! ... sorry everyone - I got it from a freebie website which said it was a FREE prepaid card!!!

dalek

I've just paid a fiver via text..............and now they want ANOTHER £5 out of my first top up!!!

Waynoo

Why do they want another fiver?

Inigo_Montoya

There are pre paid cards you can use without having to pay any charges

e.g.

https://www.neteller.com - this has the facility to create virtual cards for one time use much like the cahoot webcard did until they canned it

https://www.kalixa.com - great for holidays as there is no exchange rate loading just like the halifax clarity car
- apply via topcashback http://www.topcashback.co.uk/kalixa-prepaid-mastercard/ & you make £2 profit after paying the £5 application fee

cherry1000

If you are an O2 mobile customer you can apply for a load and go card for free, you can top it up (minimum £5) by debit card or at PP outlets for free. Usually you can use it anywhere there is a visa logo and there are no transaction charges unless there is a currency exchange. Hope this post was helpful to someone

Roger1

Inigo_Montoya wrote: »

www.kalixa.com - great for holidays as there is no exchange rate loading just like the halifax clarity car
- apply via topcashback http://www.topcashback.co.uk/kalixa-prepaid-mastercard/ & you make £2 profit after paying the £5 application fee

And it's £8 cashback from Quidco.

BUT is it a scam? I tried to apply online. I completed my details and clicked on 'Next' (or whatever) to pay and got this message:

Your account is currently suspended. You can find further information about the next steps on our website.

I couldn't find anything relevant on the website so I tried to send an e-mail from the website. Despite several attempts, it could not be sent.

I then called the number shown on the website. As was to be expected, I got the 'all our operators etc' message with the suggestion that I send them a message online. Er, yes please.

Then came the message 'we can't take your call, please try later'.

So 0/3 so far. In the meantime, they have my details including name, address, phone number, e-mail address ...

I'm not happy.