what card to take other than clarity cc?

moneysavinggirl40

Is there a back up card people are taking? which doesn't hit you as hard as maybe some ot the others? would be interested in the fees..was thinking of taking my tsbclassic acc debit card to use as back up if the clarity card fails or blocks.

NiftyDigits

Metro Bank Debit for EEA. Kalixa Pay worldwide.

Cyberman60

Definitely go for a Visa Card as Mastercard is not always useable.
Nationwide have some of the lowest charges, esp. debit card.

NiftyDigits

Cyberman60 wrote: »

Definitely go for a Visa Card as Mastercard is not always useable.
Nationwide have some of the lowest charges, esp. debit card.

No they don't, unless you are paying a monthly fee.

Have you found a place within Europe where Mastercard hasn't worked?

benjus

I'd just take a bog standard debit card as backup... it's not like you intend to use it, after all...

Cyberman60

NiftyDigits wrote: »

No they don't, unless you are paying a monthly fee.

Have you found a place within Europe where Mastercard hasn't worked?

Not in Europe, but outside. Incidentally, I pay no monthly fee on my Nationwide flexaccount so the fees are definitely cheaper for me.

NiftyDigits

Cyberman60 wrote: »

Not in Europe, but outside. Incidentally, I pay no monthly fee on my Nationwide flexaccount so the fees are definitely cheaper for me.

OP is within the EEA this trip, apparently.

If you pay no monthly fees for the FlexAccount, then you pay fees for usage abroad. I don't bother to take my FlexAccount debit, even as a back-up, as it's not in the running.
Metro Bank debit is best for use within the EEA, as there are no fees.
Kalixa Pay, no fees worldwide, for purchases.

Doshwaster

I have a Caxton Global card with about £100 on it as a backup in case my Clarity is lost, blocked or refused. I can always top it up online with more if needed.

The backup to the backup is my regular debit card but I haven't used that abroad in years.

moneysavinggirl40

cheers every, i am a zero santander customer so i will be taking that card for main and clarity as back up.

NiftyDigits

moneysavinggirl40 wrote: »

cheers every, i am a zero santander customer so i will be taking that card for main and clarity as back up.

So what was the point of this thread??

zagfles

NiftyDigits wrote: »

No they don't, unless you are paying a monthly fee.

Have you found a place within Europe where Mastercard hasn't worked?

The Nationwide Select credit card is fee free for purchases (but not cash). I think you have to have been a member for a certain number of years to get one.

I've got a FlexPlus current account, which is fee free for cash withdrawals, there's a fee for the account but the insurances included are easily worth the fee (assuming of course you need them).