Written on: 28/10/2010
Had this card to go to Ibiza. Wouldnt work as chip an pin so they had to swipe it and i signed the bill. Only found one restaurent to take it and now lloyds want to charge me £5 to give me the unspent back. The post office wouldnt have charged me anything. Not really that usefull abroad and certainly not a cheaper alternative. (read more)
Written on: 26/08/2010
This is a totally useless card do not get one! I got one for a trip to France and it wouldn't work. I tried it in stores and cash machines and also even got a local bank in France to ring the "24 hour helpline" which was, of course "out of action until further notice". Finally I got through to someone at LLoyds - after pounds and pounds of phone calls, and eventually a machine gave me some money - but only from a machine at 2euros a go. NO shop would take it, despite taking visa. Don't waste... (read more)
Written on: 04/03/2008
Purchased 3 cards over a period of 9 months. The two in use had worked well until 10 days ago, then ATMs in Moscow came back saying they could not communicate with the bank. Despite knowing they had a problem, they tried to cover up - this was exposed by my bank manager who had access to information I couldn't get. My son was stranded in Moscow with no money - couldn't buy food or the basics for personal hygiene. He is 16 and made history 18 months ago when accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet... (read more)
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