Crew card Prepaid MasterCard Review

Overview

The Crew card is the newest flexible ‘pay as you go’ MasterCard addition. It can be used at over 25 million retail outlets worldwide and over 1 million Atm’s machines worldwide.Anyone over the age of 18 can get one; once you have paid the activation fee it takes approx 7 - 10 days for your card to arrive.

Main Good Points

The Crew card is a new pay as you go prepaid card, where you get two cards for the price of one the pack costs only £10.00 to get, The prepaid card fees are very fair compared to some prepaid debit cards. Another unique feature is that you can activate your mobile to do money share from the main cardholder to the second, this is the first company I have seen doing this.

Bad Points

Only bad point I can see is that you have to pay £1.00 per call to get transferred to a customer service agent

Service

The Crew card customer service level is excellent as expected, Calls to Customer Service cost £1.00 per call to be transferred from a BT landline or you can use the online facility, SMS balance enquiry is only £0.10

Card Features

Crew card currently offer a few of the discounts you get - Great Hotels of the world – an amazing 60% discount American Airlines – 15% discount on return transatlantic flight to US - Hertz car hire – 10% off best available rates plus a free one-car class upgrade.

Application Process

The form takes an average of a minute to complete with an easy step by step guide and as you would expect secure website protection, make sure you have a form of ID before you start either your passport (digital passport no required) or UK driving licence. Once you completed the form you can either pay online or Crew card will send you a letter in the post for you to pay via the post office, or online with your debit card.

Using Abroad

The Crew card prepaid credit card is very flexible able use worldwide including getting your cash via ATM’s. This is a safer alternative then carrying cash when going on holiday and an excellent way of giving another card to a love one to ensure they don’t get stuck aboard.

Reload

Cost of loading cash onto the Crewcard is £0.70 by internet, SMS or debit card, and Payzone is 3% - Minimum load is £10.00 maximum single load is £500.00

Card Fees

Card issue fee                                  £10.00 for two cards issued
Monthly fee                                      £0.50
Cost Per Transaction                       £0.00 - FREE
ATM UK                                            £1.25 & £1.25 International
Point of Sale Internationally            £0.50

Complaints Procedure

I have been informed that they process complaints quickly available online or over the phone. They also have a dedicated line for lost and stolen 24/7. All details are easy to find on their website.

Card Design

Available in one design, a nice looking card though

Currency Available & Limit

Crew Card limit is £3,000 and currently the card is only available in GBP (£)

Main Features

Crew card is a Safer alternative to carrying cash and share money with love ones. Worldwide acceptance – where ever you see the Maestro acceptance mark displayed. Earn cash back from thousands of retailers online when you purchase items.

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Issued By:
2007 CrewCard Network Ltd. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. The CrewCard is issued by Newcastle Building Society, pursuant to licence from MasterCard® International Incorporated. Newcastle Building Society is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (www.fsa.gov.uk) and is entered in the Financial Services Authority Register under Registration No. 156058. Email: cardsolutions@newcastle.co.uk.