Prepaid Cards

Card Card issue fee Monthly Fee Transaction Fees Top Up Fees
Cashplus Prepaid Gold MasterCard
Up to £9.95 £4.95 UK Purchases: Free and unlimited
UK ATM Withdrawal: Up to £2.00 per withdrawal
International ATM Withdrawal: £3.00 per withdrawal
The account can be topped-up with any amount from £10 up to a maximum balance of £5,000. There are four easy ways to top-up: via a bank account using a standing order or direct internet payment, by wages directly into the account, at any Post Office branch in the UK or at over 750 retail outlets and 5,000 e-pay outlets. Top-ups at the UK Post Office are limited to £500 per transaction.
BREAD Prepaid MasterCard
£7.50 Free UK Purchases: 2% of transaction value
UK ATM Withdrawal: £1.50 per withdrawal
International ATM Withdrawal: £1.99 per withdrawal
Card to Card Transfer Fee: £1.50
Foreign Exchange Fee: 2.75% of transaction value
Post Office (maximum of £500.00 per transaction): Free
PayPoint (maximum of £500.00 per transaction): 3% of load total
Standing Order (maximum of £3,500.00 per transaction): Free
Payroll (maximum of £3,500.00 per transaction): Free
BACS (maximum of £3,500.00 per transaction): Free
Virgin Money Pay Monthly Prepaid
£9.95 £4.75 UK Purchases: Free
UK ATM Withdrawal: £1.50 per withdrawal
International ATM Withdrawal: £1.50 per withdrawal
Overseas card transaction: 2.95%
Top-up at a Post Office: Free
Top-up by debit card: Free (maximum top-up £2,000)
Top-up by direct transfer: Free
Top-up by PayPoint: 2.75%
Top-up by credit card: 2.5% (min fee of £2, maximum top-up £500)
Kalixa
£4.95 Free UK Purchases: Free and unlimited
UK ATM Withdrawal: £1.75 per withdrawal
International ATM Withdrawal: £2.25 per withdrawal
Internet Banking: Free
Cash Deposit: Free
Standing Order: Free
Credit or Debit Card: 1.75%
Moneybookers: 3.50% (minimum charge £1)
ClickandBuy: 5%
Escape
£4.99 Free UK Purchases: Free
UK ATM Withdrawal: £0.99 per withdrawal
International ATM Withdrawal: £2.00 per withdrawal
Phones 4u Stores: Free
BACS: Free
Post Office: £0.99 fee
PayPoint = 3% fee
Virgin Money Pay as you go Prepaid
£9.95 Free UK Purchases: 2.95%
UK ATM Withdrawal: 2.95%
International ATM Withdrawal: 3.5%
Overseas card transaction: 3.5%
Top-up at a Post Office: Free
Top-up by debit card: Free (maximum top-up £2,000)
Top-up by direct transfer: Free
Top-up by PayPoint: 2.75%
Top-up by credit card: 2.5% (min fee of £2, maximum top-up £500)