Penlan Report post Posted August 29, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card It was a silly one as i then used my HSBC card off my UK current account - no problems Though I bet the exchange rate will be pretty #### when I get my statement. Rhys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LD Report post Posted August 30, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card I was told that it is because on prepaid card, the money, or credit is held on the card itself, and automatic machines seek authorisation from banking system. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penlan Report post Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card Could well be. next time - pay the chap in the little shed!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wortley Report post Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card If your credit rating allows.... why not just get a good credit card with no fees for overseas use (see www.moneysavingexpert.com) and pay for what you spend a month or so later rather than paying in advance . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kernow Report post Posted September 1, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card Could well be. next time - pay the chap in the little shed!!! Unfortunately they're starting to disappear. My local Carrefour recently closed the little pay on the way out booth and made it all card payments only. Particularly annoying in an elderly rural area, where a lot of older drivers don't like putting their card into these machines and are probably going elsewhere now for petrol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wortley Report post Posted September 3, 2011 Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card Puzzled... older drivers put in cards at Post Office to get pensions, put in cards at supermarkets to buy food, put in cards at banks to get cash, but don't want to do it for fuel ....so go elsewhere. Puzzled! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Report post Posted September 17, 2015 Apologies for dredging the depths getting this topic out, Is the BF prepaid Card still running? I have one, but haven't used it for a long time and of course can;t remember the PIN, so ringing the number I got in the activation E-Mail, but it won't connect suggesting either my my phone network has blocked the number, or that its no longer in use... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianeccleston Report post Posted September 17, 2015 Apologies for dredging the depths getting this topic out, Is the BF prepaid Card still running? I have one, but haven't used it for a long time and of course can;t remember the PIN, so ringing the number I got in the activation E-Mail, but it won't connect suggesting either my my phone network has blocked the number, or that its no longer in use... Its still available to be purchased on the brittany ferries website, so i presume its still running https://eurocard.brittany-ferries.co.uk/bf Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Report post Posted September 17, 2015 Its still available to be purchased on the brittany ferries website, so i presume its still running https://eurocard.brittany-ferries.co.uk/bf Strange - I wonder why the PIN number doesn;t work,maybe they have changed it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogerpatenall Report post Posted September 18, 2015 Strange - I wonder why the PIN number doesn;t work,maybe they have changed it Unless they have issued a new card, i do not think that they have the ability to change the pi number. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penlan Report post Posted October 6, 2015 Mine still in service and a good, less scary way of carrying Euros, don't bother with it in fuel stations of the automatic sort but use it all the time in Intermarche etc. I logged on to the website and they sent me a pin reminder in a few days. Saved me a fortune when I screwed up changing money and found myself about to leave Portsmouth with very few euros unless I went to the thief in the terminal. Managed to log into the Portsmouth Council Open web, get into BFwebsite login and buy a shed load of euros at a decent rate. Could have been traggic otherwise!!! Rhys Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ferry Man Report post Posted October 6, 2015 Did you have to E-Mail them for the PIN, had a look and can;t see a link to get one sent to you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penlan Report post Posted October 6, 2015 Pretty sure i asked by website and got a pin in the post really quickly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hf_uk Report post Posted October 7, 2015 Automated PIN retrieval line: 01244 779900 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John D Carr Report post Posted May 27 BF pre-load cash card facility has not been available on the website for around 24 hours. No explanation. Phone number not available. Left without access to the money loaded onto my card or any means of contacting Brittany Ferries. Not impressed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjturner Report post Posted May 28 Back working this morning thank goodness. I needed to upload some cash as I find it the best way to take money abroad and you can load some a bit at a time to suit the budget! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merc Report post Posted May 28 On 01/09/2011 at 10:58, wortley said: Re: Brittany Ferries Prepaid Euro Card If your credit rating allows.... why not just get a good credit card with no fees for overseas use (see www.moneysavingexpert.com) and pay for what you spend a month or so later rather than paying in advance . Spot on info. Halifax and Nationwide no charged EU use and you get the bank rate for the conversion. Avoid Amex. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Williams Report post Posted May 28 (edited) Free ATM use in Europe without a markup are Metro, Starling, Nationwide (if have flexplus account) Free purchase use in Europe without a markup are Metro Credit Card , Starling Debit Card , Nationwide Select, CC Halifax Clarity CC Apart from Metro, the rest are free internationally as well. I have a number of these, I do recommend Starling as being very flexible, it is also possible to have a fee free Euro account with them, however it is not linked to plastic yet. Note that all of the above bank accounts are protected under the FCA rules (unlike the prepaid Euro cards) Edited May 28 by David Williams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merc Report post Posted May 28 1 hour ago, David Williams said: Note that all of the above bank accounts are protected under the FCA rules (unlike the prepaid Euro cards) Very good and important point. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Millsy Report post Posted May 29 Don't forget you can calculate the rate you'll get daily on the Visa website https://www.visa.co.uk/support/consumer/travel-support/exchange-rate-calculator.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
