Caxton FX

leedspete_2

I know that this is most probably the best card to use in europe but how do you check your balance.
How much does it cost to load

Thats it basically

Thanks in advance

Alisha2008

It's free to load and you check your balance online, but not sure it's the best to use.. I currently use NW Credit card (I only use it to travel to Europe, don't like/use credit cards in general). No fees at all and exchange rate is quite good.

F_Bear

lol, see my last post about euro cards!

i chose the caxton card as you load it by txt when ur away. im with orange and i suppose its best to ring them and ask how much the txt will cost

shaunskankdog

http://www.caxtonfx.com/currency-cards/for-you/loading-the-card/

Caxton fx is ace...never any probs esp in SE Asia.

tel:020 7201 0526

Loads immediately and can use the money immediately. I always did it on my travels and always asked for a spare one cos I always lost one in drunken happiness

WelshSun

leedspete wrote: »

I know that this is most probably the best card to use in europe but how do you check your balance.
How much does it cost to load

Thats it basically

Thanks in advance

Its quite a bit away from being the best card, in Europe or indeed anywhere.

The Travelex Cash Passport Globe is a much better card, with lower charges.
Caxton charges 2.75%, Travelex charges 1.49% with no additional charges.

And thats just pre-paid cards. 'Normal' cards can offer even better rates.
The MetroBank Debit Card is the best card available at the moment.
Or the Halifax Clarity Credit Card.

Neil49

It's difficult to give you a precise answer as you don't say where in Europe you would be using it or which currency the card would be denominated in.

In terms of being the best card for use in Europe I would tend to agree only if -

a) the card was denominated in euro
and
b) you were only going to use it in countries that used the euro as their main currency.

Others may argue that the FairFX card is better but it down to how you intend to use it in terms of cash withdrawals.

If you were planning to use the card outside of the currency it is denominated in then you may as well use a Clarity card as suggested by WelshSun above.

leedspete_2

i am going to Italy if that helps

TakeThis

WelshSun wrote: »

Its quite a bit away from being the best card, in Europe or indeed anywhere.

The Travelex Cash Passport Globe is a much better card, with lower charges.
Caxton charges 2.75%, Travelex charges 1.49% with no additional charges.

And thats just pre-paid cards. 'Normal' cards can offer even better rates.
The MetroBank Debit Card is the best card available at the moment.
Or the Halifax Clarity Credit Card.

It is 2.5% these days.

TakeThis

The amount of time spent creating this thread could have been spent simply reading the T&Cs of the card....

Neil49

leedspete wrote: »

i am going to Italy if that helps

In that case a Caxton or Fair FX euro card would be ok.

The Caxton works put better if you make atm withdrawals of under about €200 at a time (with no cost for doing so) whereas the FairFX works out better if you withdraw €300 ish or more as the slightly better exchange rate when loading the card is enough to cover the atm charge which I think is €1.50 a time.

The main benefit is you can purchase euro up front at a set exchange rate although of course if the rate goes against you then you lose out!

leedspete_2

so which one would be the better card to use and is it easy to load