I'm off to South Africa and was just wondering whether anybody has used a "Travel Money Card" issued through the Post Office, if they were any good and whether anybody had had problems with them.

Hi Kerry,

I haven't used the PO card but I have used Fairfx, and they are fine. Last year in Vienna I used a friend's computer and was able to top it up from my UK bank account whilst I was there - very useful!!

Enjoy your holiday.

Regards

Sylvia

I used a prepaid world traveller card from CAXTON FX for my tour of Singapore, Australia and New Zealand last year. Never had any problems with it and it was loaded in Sterling (GBP). All I had to do if wanting any money was go to an ATM machine and draw out in local currency or pay for items, meals etc with the card in local money. Very easy to find balance etc from Caxton.

The Post Office money card would work in a similar way. I went for Caxton because the Post Office card is operated by Travelex and fees of 2.5% were deducted on every transaction were as Caxton wasn't. OK fees were taken by Caxton but ATM fees were free. They also offer prepaid cards in US dollars and Euros.

Hope this helps

Eric

Like Eric I have a CAXTON FX card and as Eric said I also had no problem in Singapore, USA & Thailand, I've also used it in Eire, Italy, Switzerland and the USA. I have my "Switch" card from current account tied to my CAXTON card and I can top up and check my balance with a text message from my mobile.

I'm off to South Africa and was just wondering whether anybody has used a "Travel Money Card" issued through the Post Office, if they were any good and whether anybody had had problems with them.

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I do also take cash and credit card for emergencies. I also take a photocopy of my passport and travel details as well as photocopies of my health insurance.