cashplus MasterCard

**Introduction** I had an account with Woolwich which supplied me with a visa electron card but when they were bought up by Barclays I was automatically given a standard Barclays savings account which meant I wasnt supplied with a new debit card and so I looked around for a pre paid credit card after hearing about a number of new cards coming out around the time. After a short time looking at the various options I then found a prepaid cashplus card from Mastercard which I decided to get. **Signing Up** The great thing about the signing up process is that you don't need to have a credit check, you just fill out the application form online ...

A new unique idea for a credit card - one that you can top up and spend as you wish so you won't be in major debt. A brilliant idea in theory, however if you do not provide the address you're registered to, they still give you a card and then ask you to upgrade your account as you can basically do nothing unless it is upgraded. I used my uni address to get a card and then had to provide a bill and certified copy of my identity to upgrade. They didn't believe that the certified copy of my passport was real because the solicitor hadn't put their phone number along with her name and the address. I phoned them up (at cost) to complain and ask what they ...