Escape Card - Card Holder Name?

osaddict

Finally bagged an Escape card after much fiasco and hassle in Phones4U. It's loaded with (at the time of writing) the funds required for the RyanAir flights we're after... this feels like such a stupid question but what do you put in as the card holder name?!!

The card just has Escape Card Holder printed on it, as opposed to Mr X XXXX like a traditional card. I'm going to do the RyanAir order tomorrow and I don't want it to mess up, do I just choose Mr as the title and then put in Escape Card Holder or do I put in my actual name because this is who the card is issued to and hence who the number relates to at EzPay's end?

Thanks in advance for what is a question I didn't see myself having to ask! (I did Google this and search on here too).

Bronnie

Hi osaddict!

Well, as the person who pointed you in the direction of the Phones4U escape card, I feel duty-bound to answer! Sorry and surprised you had fiasco and hassle obtaining the card. Personally, it couldn't have been a simpler experience for me, but maybe you were unlucky with the SA?!

Anyway, I put my usual title and initial and surname when booking Ryanair flights, as the person to whom the card is registered.

BTW, for future reference, immediate access to funds can also be obtained by paying in cash via a Paypoint terminal. When loading the card to book cheapish flights it works out cheaper for me to pay the 3% Paypoint fee (remember to add that amount to the cost of the flights when loading the card!) than pay for petrol and parking in town to visit the store.

Hope you get on ok booking later! Let us know! It gets easier..........honest!!

osaddict

Ha Ha thanks Bronnie, I think we must have just been unlucky, I wasn't the one who got it but apparently they didn't choose the right card first off, then it took 3 of them to sort it out, then they put through a debit card as a credit card so took the wrong % off the total. Then we tried to call through to get the PIN and the number kept cutting off, then eventually it worked!

Should be purchasing flights this evening so hopefully all will go well and your idea should have saved us a few quid so many thanks for the suggestion!

melb

I put money on mine by taking cash to my post office and paying 99p which was good value

Bronnie

melb wrote: »

I put money on mine by taking cash to my post office and paying 99p which was good value

I agree, but it's not instant access to the funds, which Paypoint is. They state it takes up to 3-4 working days to access (Website is a bit ambiguous as to whether it's 3 or 4 days!) There is also a single load limit of £250.

http://www.ezpayltd.co.uk/escape/topping-up-your-card/post-office/


Just depends whether you want to grab a flight bargain there and then! . Convenient and MS if you've got the breathing space.