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Amazon Exclusive Offer: FREE £5. The Award Winning Pockit Card - just 99p.

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discodave

30 Mar 16

Pockit Prepaid MasterCard

Manage your money better

Amazon Exclusive Offer: FREE £5.
The Award Winning Pockit Card - just 99p.

Pay with Pockit wherever you see the MasterCard Acceptance Mark worldwide. Use in store or online.

100% guaranteed approval. Pay by SMS

Helping you budget, save or spend

Free to load with debit card, wages or benefits and free to spend

No monthly fees. Pay by SMS. Delivery in 3 - 5 days. Additional cards available

Up to 10% cashback at leading UK retailers and restaurants

Load by cash at 28,000 PayPoint locations. 0207 UK customer services number

Order in just two easy steps!
1
Click the "Order now" button below
2
Complete a short Application Form on the Pockit website
About Your Pockit Prepaid Card:
Pockit cards look like many credit or debit cards, with a card number, chip-pin and signature strip. But unlike credit cards – which provide you with a source of credit, and debit cards – which are linked to your bank account, it helps you spend only the amount you have chosen to load onto a prepaid card, helping you to stay in complete control.You can use the Pockit Prepaid MasterCard at over 35 million locations and withdraw cash from over 1.9 million cash machines worldwide – wherever you see the MasterCard Acceptance mark.

You can access your personal card section online where you can manage your money and your card facilities. To log in, simply click the ‘Login’ button at the top of the pockit website and enter your email address and password you set up, then follow the steps. (note you can change this password once you have logged in by clicking card settings from the menu.)

How to load money onto your Card:
1.Online by debit card at Pockit.com (full limit only),
2.Free by Bank Transfer,
3.Load cash at over 28,000 PayPoint locations throughout the UK
4.Direct from your wages or benefits, paid onto your card

Terms and Conditions for Pockit Prepaid Credit Card

First load (min £10) must be within 7 days of sign up.
- Geemac

Top comments

haritori

30 Mar 16 8 #12

Becareful with this card, my son wasn't old enough for a current account and a debit card, so we got him one of these for pocket money, and we had constant problems with the company losing transactions and it took 3 months per transaction to investigate and another 30 days to get a refund!! if you doubt me, check their forums out, hundreds of complaints and there websites feel like someone stopped making them 80% through.

thankfully he is now old enough but id never use Pockit again.. terrible customer support.

Id recommend a Revolut card 100% over this.

redarrowrules to Darkraiser

30 Mar 16 3 #18

You can use this in shops and online where places don't accept PayPal.

I have one, got it after someone bought a £600 watch on my card. I suspect my details got stolen from one of those cheap online stores that sell steam keys.

I always use this now when buying something online from a company that I'm not 100% sure about in terms of online security.

airbus330

30 Mar 16 3 #4

I have one and one each for my teen children, all on same account. Has proved very useful as a reserve fund when they have been abroad or have lost wallets. Good website, easy to manage.

philmount

30 Mar 16 3 #2

used to have something like this when I was a kid. called splash plastic. it was good for paying for my Ultima online subscription

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backinstock

30 Mar 16 1 #1

£8.20 cashback through imutual, I'm not too sure if it can be combined?
http://www.imutual.co.uk/pockit-ltd---prepaid-mastercard

philmount

30 Mar 16 3 #2

used to have something like this when I was a kid. called splash plastic. it was good for paying for my Ultima online subscription

Edward_Nigma to philmount

30 Mar 16 #28

Man I used to love playing UO, wonder if its still going. My character was a beast :smiley:

sherbolton

30 Mar 16 2 #3

Looks like a great idea for kids spending money. Anyone know if it has contactless?

JonG to sherbolton

30 Mar 16 1 #6

I have one and it 's not contactless. It's over a year old though so maybe newer ones are ?

It's a very useful card for purchases online (foreign sites, companies you've never heard of etc.) when you are a bit suspect of using your main credit card. You can just load this card up online (instant transfer from a debit card), with just enough ££'s for your purchase, and then relax about giving all your credit card details out.

The online statements are very good too, they show all recent pending transactions within a few minutes.

airbus330

30 Mar 16 3 #4

I have one and one each for my teen children, all on same account. Has proved very useful as a reserve fund when they have been abroad or have lost wallets. Good website, easy to manage.

Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 2 #5

Apart from the free £5.00 I can't see this being better than the Revolut Card, especially since Revolut has no fees for purchases or ATM withdrawals abroad.

JonG to Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 #8

Is that just for the first year ? - it looks like they're starting to charge now over £500. A few complaints about using this card abroad too (halfway down this link) :-

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/credit-cards/prepaid-travel-cards?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=hiya&ut%20%20%20%20m_term=07-Jul-15-v1&utm_campaign=credit-cards&utm_content=4&_ga=1.88488275.93152141.1459332084#revoluteuro

grumbler to Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 2 #19

I have it mainly for 5% cashback at B&Q and 6% at Halfords, but there are other retailers in the list with up to 10%:

http://www.pockit.com/cashback

onlinejobwork to Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 #29

100% agree , Revolt is the best card so far with no fess even for ATM

Daniel_P to Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 #37

I also use Revolute and so far after few trips abroad no issues, only benefits :smile:

Flashbry

30 Mar 16 #7

Looks handy!

EN1GMA

30 Mar 16 #9

does it have the same protections as a normal credit card when you buy items?

wild_quinine to EN1GMA

30 Mar 16 1 #13

Short version: no, it won't. With this card you're spending your own money. The credit card protections only arise from the fact that you are spending someone else's.

alternate to EN1GMA

30 Mar 16 #15

Same as a debit card.

majortom

30 Mar 16 #10

totally agree. .. so much more peace of mind. .. and also great for holidays, if you lose it, you'll only lose the amount on the card

Predikuesi

30 Mar 16 #11

I haven't had an issue with the card to date, and I am using it now in Ireland. That £500 limit might be a problem for some, but I doubt that I'd ever get to the point of withdrawing that amount abroad. I wouldn't trust any such cards as the sole source of money abroad though.

haritori

30 Mar 16 8 #12

superivanho to haritori

30 Mar 16 2 #30

tell me about it. I actually wrote a review over half a year ago. Avoid this card at all cost.

https://uk.trustpilot.com/reviews/563222bb0000ff0009153d9e

Lexeus to haritori

10 Jan 17 #53

I know this is digging up the dead with 9 month gone by, but can you clarify these problems please. Are you talking about cashback on transactions not being paid and that you had lots of hassle and waiting before you were ever paid the cashback?
Or were you saying that for some reason money was being deducted from the card even though you hadn't authorised the payment?

bigjeremy

30 Mar 16 1 #14

Shame applied for mine last week , arrived today. Currently not yet contactless so cant use on London Transport.

crgritchie to bigjeremy

30 Mar 16 #21

If you use contactless on London transport do you get the same discounted prices you'd get if you were using a prepaid Oyster card?

Darkraiser

30 Mar 16 #16

What's the difference between this and PayPal?

redarrowrules to Darkraiser

30 Mar 16 3 #18

midnightz

30 Mar 16 #17

Has anyone used this for Xbox Live transactions in other countries?

grumbler

30 Mar 16 1 #20

Longer version: chargeback protection is in place like for all debit/credit cards.

GotBass

30 Mar 16 #22

Never seems to work on amazon

discount4cash

30 Mar 16 #23

avoid if you need customer service they do not answer phone for over an hour pAID FOR GOODS NEVER RECEIVED THEM CASHBACK WAS INITIALLY REJECTED THEN PAID AFTER 13 MONTHS

fishmaster

30 Mar 16 #24

My credit card is called **** it because you only live once and I want nice things :stuck_out_tongue:

grumbler

30 Mar 16 1 #25

Reportedly, it's even better:
MSE:

al1merf1

30 Mar 16 #26

I got mine last month, its not contactless and you used to get £10 free spend after loading £20 within first 7 days

gizmokaka

30 Mar 16 #27

can this be used on gambling sites? Revolut is by far the best, but unfortunately can't be used for bookies

deany76

30 Mar 16 #31

so basically you have to load a tenner but you have 14.01p to spend is that correct? and I guess if the item you want to buy is £20.00 you can pay the £5.99 on a different card?

so its £4.99 for filling out a form? does it register on Experian?, not that I'm bothered just curious.

If it is just £4.99 for filling out a form & then use credit can I destroy it, no junk mail etc, because I WONT USE IT AFTER superivanho's review
thanks

Geemac

30 Mar 16 #32

Be prepared to send copies of your passport and driving licence :disappointed:

bigpappa to Geemac

30 Mar 16 1 #34

That should be a warning to everyone. I am sure they will say it is government policy or regulations that they must determine your identification but then who ensures they have policies in place to maintain your data. Dont even say the data commissioner which is a complete joke.

Stick with a company that does not ask for this or if it does make sure it is a more recognised brand. Your data once lost or stolen is going to be a stain on your record for life.

Adam0H

30 Mar 16 1 #33

Cold. Utter scam - signed up via TCB last year and got nothing. Not to be trusted.

alien7

30 Mar 16 1 #35

Be warned of these jokers!

sotomonkey

30 Mar 16 #36

If we're talking foreign transations, you're better off with a Travelex Supercard although they're being relaunched at the moment I believe.

personaljesus24

30 Mar 16 #38

go henry has a monthly fee of £2.49 per child

Aiadi

30 Mar 16 #39

How is this compared to FairFX or Caxton? I have used them both abroad and they were excellent.

redarrowrules to Aiadi

30 Mar 16 #40

This isn't a currency card for foreign spend.

dodgydave69

31 Mar 16 1 #41

I've got a Pockit card and i've had endless problems with them. Customer service is terrible so if there is a problem expect the runaround. Don't load too much on the card as they will want for some reason to see loads of ID. Some (insert swear word here) at customer support terminated one of my cards without discussing it with me first. I'd avoid this lot as i do not trust them with my money.

philmount

2 Apr 16 1 #42

Its still there but with a fraction of the players, changed alot. about once a year they offer a free month to old players. all your characters will still be there

Edward_Nigma

2 Apr 16 #43

Tempted but don't have the time anymore. Would be good tho, used to play on a crappy 56k dial up so would run a lot better these days :smiley:

ferdy147

3 Apr 16 #44

Signed up for this....anyone know how the amazon credit is provided?

I've got the card and topped up....

zzzggg

3 Apr 16 #45

is the taxman/hmrc able to access my cards? Since no credit check is done, i was wondering if i can store some cash in them

jezjones

3 Apr 16 #46

I just get 'Your card is being processed' so I can't load any money. Then it can take 3 working days.. so it will be outside their 7 days.

backinstock

3 Apr 16 #47

The one I ordered via imutual arrived the other day and I used it yesterday. Loaded immediately on buying and no issues. £8.20 tracked ok, but no t&c's like Quidco or TCB. I'm taking no chances and will load twice and spend five times in the first month. See how this goes and then if ok, I'll order a few more.

ferdy147

6 Apr 16 1 #48

So anyone know how to get the Amazon credit?

matedodgy to ferdy147

8 Apr 16 #49

Bump. Put £10 on card. When do we get our Amazon voucher? Anyone got any experience to share on this?

ferdy147

8 Apr 16 #50

Looking at topcashback to get there you need to do 2 loads and 5 card payments within a month. Same as someone has mentioned above with imutual.

Will try the same and hope it works for Amazon credit too. Have done 2 loads and 2 card payments so far

ferdy147

15 Apr 16 #51

Raised a support ticket via the site to ask about Amazon credit.

They said i didn't register via the amazon link but as a gesture of goodwill they'd credit my account with £5. Sure I did register via the link from here but happy anyway.

calmacuk to ferdy147

21 Apr 16 #52

Got the same response as you, and the £5 should be credited today.

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