Escape Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard Review

Product Snapshot
The Escape Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard is the amazing prepaid travel card from the team at EZPay which have already launched award winning programmes such as the Escape general spend prepaid card and the Neon youth prepaid card.

Available in Euro, Dollar and Sterling with great exchange rates, the Escape Prepaid travel card is MasterCard prepaid currency card and can be used to make purchases at over 30 million retailers across the globe and withdrawals at over 2 million ATM's where MasterCard is accepted.

The most outstanding feature of the Escape Travel money cards is the FREE ATM withdrawals and FREE retail transactions overseas on all three currency cards.

Furthermore, with the Escape prepaid travel cards, you can shop online and earn up to 20% cashback via the Escape cashback site which has over 1000 amazing cashback offers. it would be fair to say that the Escape prepaid currency cards provide one of the best currency card propositions in the UK market.


The Good
The Escape Prepaid Travel cards are available in Euro, Dollar and Sterling and come with extremely competitive exchanges rates which means you have even more spend money on your overseas travel. Furthermore, retail and ATM transaction overseas are Free on all three cards which means your money goes a lot further on an Escape Travel prepaid card.

The Not so Good
Most travel cards in the UK market do not charge a card fee but the Escape travel cards come with a nominal one-off £9.99 issuance fee which is more than made up by the free ATM withdrawals abroad and the free POS transactions in the UK and overseas on all three cards.

Application Process
The Escape Prepaid Travel Money cards are available for purchase online via a quick and simple application process and can also be purchased instore at any Phone4u store.

• Apply online - To apply for your Escape Travel prepaid card, simply visit the Escape Travel Money website and apply for your card. There is guaranteed acceptance as long as the Escape Travel Card team can confirm your identity and address.
  
  
• Apply instore - Simply find the location of the nearest Phones4u store and you can actually get a card instore as well.

If ordered online, your Escape Travel currency card should be with you in 7-10 days.

Card Features

• ZERO Transaction Fees in the UK and overseas on all three cards.
• FREE ATM Withdrawals overseas on all three cards.
• Earn up to 20% Cashback at 1000's of stores by shopping online with Escape Travel.
  

Card Fees
The Escape Travel Money Card is available in Euro, Dollar and Sterling so you have three currencies and three tariffs.

Escape Travel Money Sterling Prepaid Card:

• Card Issue Fee - £9.99.
• Monthly Fee - Free.
• Transaction Fee UK - Free.
• ATM Withdrawal Fee UK - £2.00.
• Reload Fee - Free with Cash at Phones4U, 99p by Debit Card

Escape Travel Money Euro Prepaid Card:

• Card Issue Fee - £9.99.
• Monthly Fee - Free.
• Transaction Fee UK - Free.
• ATM Withdrawal Fee UK - €2.00.
• Reload Fee - Free with Cash at Phones4U, 99p by Debit Card

Escape Travel Money Dollar Prepaid Card:

• Card Issue Fee - £9.99.
• Monthly Fee - Free.
• Transaction Fee UK - Free.
• ATM Withdrawal Fee UK - $3.00.
• Reload Fee - Free with Cash at Phones4U, 99p by Debit Card

Online Account Management and Self Servicing
You can manage your Escape Travel Money MasterCard prepaid card in a number of ways using SMS and online account management facilities. You can log into your secure account online to

• Check your balance
• Move money between cards
• Lock/unlock your prepaid card
• Review your latest transactions and
• Load your card using debit or credit card
  

Using Abroad
The Escape Prepaid Currency Cards are excellent for usage abroad and are available in three leading currencies - Euro, Dollar and Sterling. The Euro and Dollar are especially suitable when traveling in regions where EURO or USD are the main transactional currency and the Sterling Travel card is suitable for all other regions.

The Escape Prepaid Travel Money cards are especially brilliant since retail transactions and ATM withdrawals are absolutely Free overseas which means a whole lot of savings for consumers and extra spend money abroad.

Do note that when you use your card outside of the denominated currency zone, the Escape Travel card team use a fixed "day rate" for the conversion as opposed to the MasterCard exchange rate and this is published on their website and can also be checked via an automated phone line as well as via customer care.

The Escape prepaid travel card is a MasterCard prepaid card which means that it can be used to make purchases in over 30 million retail locations worldwide in addition to making withdrawals at over 2 million ATM's that accept MasterCard.

Reload Options
Funds can be loaded on to your Escape Prepaid Travel Money MasterCard in a number of ways:

• Phones 4 U - Cash: Free
• Phones 4 U - Credit Card: 4% of load amount
• Phones 4 U - Debit Card: 99p
• Via Bank Transfer FREE (max £2000 load)
• Post Office® 99p (max £250 load)
• PayPoint 3% of load amount (max load £249)
• Online - Credit Card 4% of load amount
• Online - Debit Card 99p

Customer Service
There are a number of ways you can contact the Escape Travel Money Prepaid MasterCard customer services team. These include the following

• By Email: customersupport@escape-prepaid-card.com
• By Telephone : 0844 871 5444 9am – 6pm (7 Days a Week)
• Lost and Stolen Cards: 0845 241 4278 or +44 20 7101 6599 from overseas.
• By Post: Escape Prepaid Travel Card, PO BOX 6388, LONDON, W1A 1UX
  

Complaints Procedure
Complaints can be sent to customer services by email or telephone as provided above and will be handled promptly by the Escape Prepaid Travel MasterCard customer services team initially and then, if required, escalated into management team

You may be able to take unresolved complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service at South Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London E14 9SR. Telephone: 0845 080 1800 and e-mail: enquiries@financial-ombudsman.org.uk

Awards
The Escape Prepaid Travel Card has already won a few awards

• Winner: Best Prepaid Card Website - Prepaid365 Prepaid Card Awards 2011