Reply To: Alternative travel spending cards

[CarpalTravel]

I thought it was free to receive a text abroad, on any network? Make sure you turn off data roaming and you are safe from nasty costs.

Do you notify Halifax that you are going abroad beforehand? After Santander blocked me years ago I then used to notify them each time before going away so my Zero card kept on working. As hopeless a bank as they are, it was not a problem again after.