The award winning Tuxedo eccount and Prepaid card products offer businesses and consumers secure, innovative and flexible stored value solutions.

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Fees

Full fees and charges for the Tuxedo MasterCard® or Maestro® Prepaid Card and eccount can be found in the terms and conditions.

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The information contained in this table summarises the key product features and is not intended to replace any terms and conditions.

 

Fees
Purchase Fee Maestro £4.95
MasterCard PAYG £9.95
MasterCard Pay Monthly £9.95
Your Card Tariff Options £4.99 Pay Monthly OR
No fee Pay As You Go (PAYG)
Purchase transactions Pay Monthly: free and unlimited in the UK and abroad
PAYG: 2.95% (min 50p/max £1.50) in the UK and abroad
ATM withdrawals Pay Monthly: 50p in the UK & £2.25 abroad
PAYG: 1.5% (min 99p/max £1.50) in the UK & £2.25 abroad
To-up fees and limits
£1,650 limit card
Bank transfer Free (max load £1,500)
Post Office® 99p at (max load £250)
PayPoint
  • 3% of load value (max load £249)
£3,000 limit upgrade card
Bank transfer Free (max load £1,500)
Post Office® 99p at (max load £250)
PayPoint 3% of load value (max load £249)
High street bank branches Free (max load £2,000 cash only)
BACS/salary/benefit payment Free - (max load £2,000)
Cheque cashing
(minimum cheque amount £20)
£10 (up to £1,000), £20 (£1,000.01 - £2,000),
£30 (£2,000.01 -£3,000)
Representing Failed Cheque Fees As per the original submission fee
Card limts
£1,650 limit card £1,650 - maximum card/eccount balance
£1,650 - maximum daily load
£1,650 - maximum monthly load
£1,500 - maximum load in any 12 months
£250    - maximum daily ATM withdrawal
£500    - maximum ATM withdrawal in any 12 months
£1,500 - maximum daily spend
£650    - maximum single transaction
£3,000 limit upgrade card £3,000 - maximum card/eccount balance
£2,000 - maximum daily load
£5,000 - maximum monthly load
n/a       - maximum load in any 12 months
£250    - maximum daily ATM withdrawal
n/a       - maximum ATM withdrawal in any 12 months
£1,500 - maximum daily spend
n/a       - maximum single transaction
Information and alerts
Online balance & transactions Free
Check balance by automated
phone service
Local call rate in UK, standard network rates if abroad
Load alerts by email Free
Online card to card transfer 20p
Customer care
*Customer Care
10p per minute from BT landline
Lost and stolen Line Local call rate in UK, standard network rates if abroad
SMS services
Check balance by text No extra charge - standard network rates apply
Load alerts 8p
Card to card transfers 20p
Lock your card 20p
Unlock your card 20p
Service fees £3,000 only
Direct Debit one off set up fee
£2.50 per direct debit payment
Direct Debit monthly fees £2.50 for 1st Direct Debit & £1.50 per Direct Debit thereafter
Failed Direct Debit admin fee £5 per failed Direct Debit
Person to Person fee
£1.00 per payment
Person to Person max payment Per day: £150 per day, 7 days: £500,
per month: £1,000, per annum: £2,000
Person to Person max
payments per day
2 per day
Standing Order £1
Failed Standing Order admin fee £5
Other charges
**Dormancy Fee £1 per month
Replacement card £4.99
Online, call centre or postal
registration
FREE
Paper Statement £10
PIN Issue/re-issue FREE
Annual fee FREE
Paying-in book £5
Investigation fee £20
Administration fees FREE
Tariff Change fee £5
Mobile eccount fee FREE for first 30 days, £1 monthly thereafter
Closure
Cancellation or redemption
£10 cash out fee
Expiry Card valid for 36 months

 

*Some ATMs may charge an additional fee and should advise you before you confirm the transaction.

**A period of 90 consecutive days in which no money has been loaded onto or taken off the card by the customer.

When is my money available?

Cash paid in at:

  • PayPoint®: available instantly
  • High street bank branches: available within 4 working days
  • Post Office®: available within 4 working days

Loading by:

  • Credit/debit card load**: available within 2 working days
  • Bank Transfer: within 4 working days, however please check with your bank
  • Cheque: available within 10 working days
  • Salary/wage payment: available within 4 working days
  • Benefit payments: please contact Customer Care

All fees and charges are reviewed from time to time and our Terms and Conditions updated. Please ensure that you check our website regularly for any changes and updates. Tuxedo reserves the right to update its fees and charges for promotional and commercial reasons.

 

 

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MasterCard, Maestro and their Brand Marks are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. The Tuxedo MasterCard Prepaid Card and the Tuxedo Maestro Prepaid Card are issued by Newcastle Building Society ("NBS") pursuant to licence by MasterCard International.  NBS is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority as an issuer of e-money (registration no. 156058).