Product Snapshot
The Tesco prepaid Travel Money Card – it’s "the" holiday essential.
From a city break to a family holiday, if you’re heading off abroad the Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card is a safe and convenient way to pay. Just load it up online and off you go. Here’s why it’s a must for your pre-travel ‘to-do list’…
It is the smarter, safer way to take your currency abroad. The Tesco prepaid Travel money card comes with 0% commission and competitive exchange rates. There is no card application fee.
The Tesco prepaid travel money card is more secure than cash and your card is chip and pin protected and more convenient than travellers' cheques. The card is available in US dollars and Euro versions and is ideal for controlling your holiday spending!
The Good
The Tesco Prepaid Travel money card is just too good to be true. The card is available Free and reloads and transactions are Free. If that wasn't good enough, there is 0% commission and extremely competitive exchange rates. Its gets better still as Tesco award users with 100 Tesco Clubcard points when you first top-up your card. If that wasn't overwhelming already, if you lose your card and need a replacement card, your secondary replacement card is available....FREE
The Not so Good
It is a struggle to find something about the card that is not so good but we did. There is no GBP option - so the card is best suited fro travel abroad. Furthermore, the €3.00 / $4.00 ATM withdrawal fee is marginally higher than the market and their are a couple of cards with a better FX rate than the Tesco Prepaid Travel Money card but a fantastic travel prepaid card programme overall.
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Application Process 
The application process is excellent and you can apply for your FREE Tesco prepaid travel money card at the tesco travel money website. Once you have completed your registration, your Tesco Prepaid Travel Money card will be sent to you in the post within 7 days.
Upon receiving your card,
simply go to the Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card Website and activate your card and get your PIN number which will be revealed to you securely online. Top-up currency on your card using your Debit or Credit Card – then it’s ready to use.
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Card Features
- FREE application, reload and transactions and 0% Commission
- Stranded and lost your card - simply activate your FREE secondary card!
- 100 Tesco Clubcard points when you first top-up your card
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Card Design
At this stage, there is only one simple and elegant card design available.
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Card Fees 
- Card Issue Fee - Free
- Monthly Fee - Free
- Transaction Fee UK - Free
- ATM Withdrawal Fee UK - €3.00 / $4.00 per withdrawal
- Reload Fee - Free via Debit?credit card online, SMS or telephone
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Online Account Management and Self Servicing
You can service your Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card account on the Tesco website or via an interactive voice response facility. You can also use your mobile phone to manage your prepaid card account. You can view your balance, recent transactions and change your personal details.
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Using Abroad
The Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card is available in USD and EURO's. A POS transaction abroad is Free and an ATM withdrawal will cost you €3.00 / $4.00 per withdrawal. Using a USD card in a EURO currency territory or vice versa will incur a 2.75% foreign exchange Fee cost but with two currencies to choose from, you should be able to avoid this fee.
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Reload Options
Funds can be loaded on to your Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card in a number of ways:
- Internet top up using your debit/credit card - Free
- SMS/Phone top-up using your debit/credit card - Free
- Bank account transfer - Free
An array of excellent options and all of them are FREE. Please note that your mobile phone operator or telephone service provider may charge a fee for your SMS or call.
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Customer Service
There are a number of ways you can get in touch with the Tesco Prepaid Travel Money card Customer Services team.
- By Email:
- By Telephone :+44 20 7127 0027
- Lost and Stolen Cards: +44 (0) 207 127 0009
*Calls are charged at standard network rates whilst email is free
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Complaints Procedure
The Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card team promise to investigate and resolve all queries promptly. You can use the ‘Contact Us’ facility on the Tesco Website to get in touch and detail your complaint.
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 or +44 (0)20 7964 1000 (for calls from outside the UK) and e-mail: enquiries@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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Awards
We expect to have multiple awards listed here by the same time next year as the Tesco Prepaid Travel Money Card is a truly amazing product and one that will contribute greatly to consumer education on prepaid whilst providing a consumers with an excellent product proposition. As it always is with Tesco - "Every Little Helps".
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Overall Card rating
The definitive prepaid Travel Money card and a "must have" for all travellers.
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