Do I need to have more money on my Lebara Prepaid MasterCard than I intend to spend?
• Generally no, but you need to keep some things in mind: That any applicable fee is also available on your balance along with the amount you intend to spend or withdraw. For example the UK ATM Cash Withdrawal fee is £1.50. If you intend withdraw £100 you must have £100 + £1.50 = £101.50. Some ATM s charge a separate fee, which if the case, will need to be taken into consideration. Also some restaurants and hotels sometimes have rules where they need to authorise more money than you intend to spend, to cover for any extra charges. For example: • If you intend to spend £20 in a restaurant they may seek authorisation for £22.00 to cover for service charge (i.e. 10% extra in this example). You need to clarify with the restaurant if this is the case. • Hotels may check to make sure that you have additional funds available e.g. booking 1 night may cost £100, the hotel however may seek authorisation for £200 on ‘Your Card’ at the time of check-in to cover for example room service. You need t
