(Prepaid) Credit Card options for u18

Sprrratt

Im 16 and im full time employed. I find it a pain in the sphincter that I am unable to use my Maestro/AIB Laser card on websites abroad. Most especially Paypal

I know of all the prepaid credit cards out there like Rubycard, Entropay, Neteller, etc but none of them are available to me as I am under 18 years of age.

Anyone got a solution?

The Lovely Muffin

Can you get a Visa Debit Card?

Only thing is, at the moment they are only available with Ulster Bank.

The Visa Debit card is the same as Visa Credit Card, but the money has to be in the account for you to buy anything. It is also available to use most places a Vise Credit Card is. And it can be used on PayPal.

The only other prepaid card I know of it a 3v card, but I am not sure if it is available to anyone under 18.

https://www.3v.ie/

Max Power1

You may not open a paypal account if under 18

MBurkeyy

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Can you get a Visa Debit Card?

Only thing is, at the moment they are only available with Ulster Bank.

The Visa Debit card is the same as Visa Credit Card, but the money has to be in the account for you to buy anything. It is also available to use most places a Vise Credit Card is. And it can be used on PayPal.

The only other prepaid card I know of it a 3v card, but I am not sure if it is available to anyone under 18.

https://www.3v.ie/

I switched my bank from AIB, to Permanent TSB and I received a Visa Debit Card with the "Teen account".
Pretty sure you can get one 16-18. Works for Paypal. It's great.

Might be a long term solution.

jor el

MBurkeyy wrote: »

I switched my bank from AIB, to Permanent TSB and I received a Visa Debit Card with the "Teen account".
Pretty sure you can get one 16-18. Works for Paypal. It's great.

Might be a long term solution.

If you are under 18, then you will have had to lie to open a Paypal account. They can (and do) close accounts if they realise this, and any money you had in the account could be forfeit.

the groutch

the gift cards for the blanch centre are a prepaid mastercard, no fees afaik, can even be used for ryanair flights to avoid the extra fees

Sprrratt

jor el wrote: »

If you are under 18, then you will have had to lie to open a Paypal account. They can (and do) close accounts if they realise this, and any money you had in the account could be forfeit.

I am aware of this.

the groutch wrote: »

the gift cards for the blanch centre are a prepaid mastercard, no fees afaik, can even be used for ryanair flights to avoid the extra fees

Im in D9 so going to Blanch without any sort of car or anything is not plausible. My question is there an option for me that I can top up through my bank account. If I was to buy a disposable card I could just use 3V which I have in the past.

wildBoarding

16 and fulltime employed, wow! Excuse the off-topicness, but what is it that you do?

ASOT

wildBoarding wrote: »

16 and fulltime employed, wow! Excuse the off-topicness, but what is it that you do?

Its also two years old....

wildBoarding

ASOT wrote: »

Its also two years old....

can you fill me in please?

meoklmrk91

A few banks have a Visa debit card, Permanent TSB for example, as far as I know all their bank cards have visa debit functionality. Pretty much the best thing since sliced bread I love it.

Before I had the Visa Debit I used a 3V card and there is also the 02 money card. There are fees with both of these as far as I know and it is annoying having to go and get the top up but it is better than nothing.

First I would look into the Visa Debit and if all else fails go with the 3V, you only have to be over 16 to get one.

SweetCaliber

wildBoarding wrote: »

can you fill me in please?

This thread is from 2010 and the poster is most likely 18 years old now, haha

jor el

wildBoarding wrote: »

16 and fulltime employed, wow! Excuse the off-topicness, but what is it that you do?

Don't bump old threads for pointless reasons. Actually, don't bump old threads at all.