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Gap year students urged to take pre-paid cards on their travels

Pre-paid cards offer gap year students the chance to pay for goods easily with minimal charges

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20 January 2012

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Young Britons planning to enjoy a gap year have been encouraged to take a pre-paid card with them on their travels.

In an interview with the Guardian, Bob Atkinson, travel expert with holiday comparison websitetravelsupermarket.com, recommended that gap year students apply for pre-paid cards from Fair FX and Caxton as they are a good way to budget for travel costs and offer flexibility.

"These can be used to pay for goods and withdraw cash with minimal (if any) fees, are pin protected, backed by either Visa or Mastercard, and can be topped up online as you go along," he told the news provider.

"You cannot go into debt and they can be replaced if lost or stolen. You can top up from your current account online."

Mr Atkinson added that pre-paid cards are not ideal for checking in to a hotel or hiring a car as funds loaded onto the card will be used as a deposit, making them inaccessible to the user. A credit card should therefore be used instead, he stated.

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