Prepaid Travel Cards guide

malky39

Does anyone know what is happening with the ukash card, went to sign in after over 1 year not being used and cant get into my account and it wont let me reset passwords etc.

NiftyDigits

malky39 wrote: »

Does anyone know what is happening with the ukash card, went to sign in after over 1 year not being used and cant get into my account and it wont let me reset passwords etc.

Have you asked them? https://www.ukashbyea.com/login/

Anthorn

malky39 wrote: »

Does anyone know what is happening with the ukash card, went to sign in after over 1 year not being used and cant get into my account and it wont let me reset passwords etc.

Ukash is now Paysafecard and you need to contact Paysafecard for a PIN if you still have credit on Ukash. Otherwise sign up for Paysafecard.

Scroll down to "Do you still have remaining Ukash credit?" in the following link:
https://www.paysafecard.com/en-gb/lp-products/ukash-welcome/?gclid=CKb1opmDkMoCFVTNGwodylUPag

NiftyDigits

Anthorn wrote: »

Ukash is now Paysafecard and you need to contact Paysafecard for a PIN if you still have credit on Ukash. Otherwise sign up for Paysafecard.

Scroll down to "Do you still have remaining Ukash credit?" in the following link:
https://www.paysafecard.com/en-gb/lp-products/ukash-welcome/?gclid=CKb1opmDkMoCFVTNGwodylUPag

You have got it completely wrong. maliky39 needs to just follow my link to contact prepaidfinancialservices.com.

Did you even bother to read through the link that you supplied to him?

Information for MasterCard customers: This change does not affect Ukash Prepaid MasterCard or Ukash Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard, which are issued by Prepaid Financial Services. You can continue using these as usual. All the information you need on this is available here.
For questions concerning your MasterCard, please contact the customer services of Prepaid Financial Services directly.

Orville

Orville wrote: »

If you unsure on your budget i reckon this is probably the best option

https://www.fairfx.com/ref/02kdvies



You get better then high street conversion rates. You can check your balance via your mobile and top up as and when you need to.

If you use this code 02kdvies you get the £9.95 signup fee waived.

I used this card over Christmas in Paris. It worked fine in all restaurants, shops, bars etc. Worked in the cash-points too with no problems. I topped it up in France too and it was on the card straight away.

JooFox

I just signed up for the weswap.com deal to get a £10 bonus ona £50 deposit.
Did not get the £10 bonus so this must have finished.

NiftyDigits

Orville wrote: »

I used this card over Christmas in Paris. It worked fine in all restaurants, shops, bars etc. Worked in the cash-points too with no problems. I topped it up in France too and it was on the card straight away.

Not sure why admin are happy to let you post and repost this referral link.

Drew210385

Heading to NYC for a week next month. Basically is it worth loading £1,000 (for example) onto a pre paid card () which I won't get charged for using in shops/restaurants and ATMs, or getting £1,000 cash converted into US dollars before I go and keeping it in the hotel safe, taking a chunk out with me every day?

After reading 17 pages of discussion on the topic, there is so much conflicting information on these cards, some people praise them and have used them for years, others have problems and can't get the card to work and can't access their money.

I'm only there for a week and I don't want to waste time on the phone sorting out a card that doesn't work. What happens if an ATM swallows the card or I lose it?

Gloomendoom

Drew210385 wrote: »

What happens if an ATM swallows the card or I lose it?

You would be silly to rely on one card. I have had a card eaten by an ATM in the US (on the first day there) and cards just not work on other occasions.

Orville

Gloomendoom wrote: »

You would be silly to rely on one card. I have had a card eaten by an ATM in the US (on the first day there) and cards just not work on other occasions.

That is right. I took some cash too just in case as you never know. Fortunately mine worked every-time I used it. I should point out mine was in Europe though, France to be precise.