11th October 2018
I have used ICE several times to purchase foreign currency and am always impressed with their service.
I ordered £1000 worth of South African RandMy currency arrived on timeI received the notes I requestedI would recommend ICE PLC to others31st August 2018
Great...until something goes wrong... can't reset additional card pin by phone. Lady on phone cant help. Can log on line as second cards not showing. Second card we've now found was cancelled LAST YEAR and we weren't informed BUT is STILL showing on my account that I have a second card... emails go unanswered real letters go unanswered and email response following phone complaint came in terrible broken English. Consider alternatives seriously.. as I say when it works it's fine but...
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others27th August 2018
Terrible have forgotten PIN have emailed 3 times asking what to do, all ignored, wrote a proper letter, ignored Useless and I still have money on the card that I need to have access to !
Reloading the card was easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others24th August 2018
Never any problem with this! Have used the ICE Dollar card for the past 2 years, easy to use, easy to top up! Brilliant.
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would recommend ICE PLC to others24th August 2018
Hi Sue,
Thanks for the great feedback. We hope you have a fantastic trip and look forward to assisting you in the future.
23rd August 2018
Absolutely Awful. Instructions to activate the card were unclear. Haven't been able to activate the card and they ignore e-mails
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others24th August 2018
We apologise you are having these issues. Please can you email callcentre@iceplc.com with the subject Darren Compareholidaymoney review. Please send it from the email address you have registered with us and include your name and address.
We will then pass your email on to the ICE Travellers Cashcard Management team for a full investigation and resolution
Kind Regards,
Sophie
16th August 2018
Ordered monday evening received thursday morning was told it was going to be a day late as they had to order lira in. great customer service
I ordered £700 worth of Turkish LiraMy currency arrived on timeI received the notes I requestedI would recommend ICE PLC to others16th August 2018
Thank you for the great feedback. We hope you have a fantastic trip and look forward to assisting you in the future.
5th August 2018
Absolute rip off merchants. Rates that are what you would consider a scam. They don't mention buyback protection until after the purchase when it's no longer applicable. Avoid at all costs in store. Use your debit card, ripped me off over £100. Cost over 900 GBP to get 850 EUR.
I ordered £850 worth of EurosMy order was not delivered on timeI did not receive the notes I requestedI would not recommend ICE PLC to others26th July 2018
If i could give less than 1 star I would. I ordered the dollars pre paid card, which didn't arrive in the 3-5 days it was meant to. 12 days later it finally arrived but i had already left for America and was using a different pre paid card. I then tried to get my money back and got nothing, its been 20 days and i still dont have the £200. I've called and emailed with either no reply or just being told my account is empty.
I ordered £200 worth of US DollarsMy order was not delivered on timeI did not receive the notes I requestedI would not recommend ICE PLC to others19th July 2018
Ordered the card with £500 worth of euros. It has now passed the 3-7 day period they state on their website and the card has not arrived. I travel in 2 days! Have called twice and had to argue thd point that they couldn't buy back the euros from me because they hadn't given them to me to start with. Eventually they agreed to buy back the full amount at the same rate I purchasd them for. Apparently a faster payment is being done and the money will be back in my account tomorrow. Reading these reviews I doubt very much that will happen. I now have very little money to go on holiday with. Don't bother with this company. Total waste of time. My holiday will be ruined if I have no money. I don't have a spare £500.00 just sitting around. :(
I ordered a prepaid Euro cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others17th July 2018
When you try to cancel your card and get a refund of your unused money they ignore your emails.
I ordered a prepaid Euro cardReloading the card was easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others18th July 2018
Hi Howard, We are really sorry to hear you have had issues with your ICE Travellers Cashcard. Please could you email us at callcentre@iceplc.com with more information we will ensure that this is passed through to our cash card team.
Kind Regards,
Juhel
16th July 2018
As many of you mentioned before. I also got hit with a 17% handling fee. Outrageous!! £25 for a simple cash withdraw. I did send ICE an email and am waiting for there response.
I would not recommend ICE PLC to others17th July 2018
Hi Joris
We appreciate your comments and would like to apologise for your disappointment. Can you please let me know at which ICE location your transaction occurred so I can forward it to the relevant department to get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Juhel
14th July 2018
Asked for buy back on purchasing Luton, on return this cost me £20 in exchange rate difference. It’s one thing having harsh rates it’s another to ignore the customer and stitch them up. Avoid this provider where possible.
I ordered £150 worth of Romanian LeuMy order was delivered on timeI received the notes I requestedI would not recommend ICE PLC to others19th July 2018
Hi Adrian,
I am sorry to hear you had a negative experience with us. I have spoken to our manager at London Luton Airport about your query and wanted to give you some further information to help us resolve this for you.
At Luton, we offer two options for customers who wish to change their leftover currency on their return: buy back and rate protection guarantee service. With our free buy back service, we exchange our customers’ leftover currency commission free, providing they have their original ICE receipt with them. Buy back does not allow customers to exchange their leftover currency at the same rate they purchased it.
For customers who want to exchange their leftover currency at the same rate they bought it for, we always recommend our Rate Protection Guarantee service, which costs £3.95. This means that we will buy back any leftover currency at the same rate that the currency was purchased and commission free.
If you did pay for our Rate Protection Guarantee, please can you email callcentre@iceplc.com with a copy of your receipt and we will look into this further for you.
Thanks,
Juhel
11th July 2018
I have ordered a US Dollar Travellers Cashcard from them - shouldn't have done it though. On the website they say the card will be delivered in 3 to 4 days. 9 days later and I still haven't received anything. Called their (appalling) customer service a couple of times, who kept telling me it would arrive the next morning. Still nothing, even though they apparently send it by Royaal Mail First Class? (Why no option for a tracking number??) As my holiday was approaching and a day before travel it still hadn't arrived, I gave them a call that I want my money back in my account. Girl on the phone told me it could be done in 3 hours, but quickly backpaddled that this isn't the case and she never said that. As my top up was more than 7 days ago, it would mean I wouldn't get my initial amount back and it would take more than 3 days. Here's hoping I will actually get it back. Seriously, save yourself trouble and headache and just get one through the Post Office or your own bank!
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others11th July 2018
Hi Simon, thank you for your review. We are really sorry to hear you have had issues with your ICE Travellers Cashcard order. If you could email your complaint to us at callcentre@iceplc.com we will ensure that this is passed through to our cash card team. As per our information on www.iceplc.com, all cards are dispatched by 1st class post and should reach you within 3-7 working days of your initial payment being cleared. Unfortunately 1st class post is not a tracked service therefore tracking numbers are not available. Kind Regards ICE
26th May 2018
I have used this company for holiday cas on numerous occasions and always found them to have an excellent service. I cannot speak for ordering travel card as I alway find it easier to deal with cash.
I ordered £1000.00 worth of South African RandMy order was delivered on timeI received the notes I requestedI would recommend ICE PLC to others15th May 2018
This company is absolutely disgraceful, ordered a card and it didn’t come in the correct time. 2 emails and 3 phone calls later and they had no idea why. Sent in a claim form to refund the money over a faster payment due to them having a high amount of their money, 3 days later and we still have no refund. I will deffinitly be looking into how we take this further.
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others10th May 2018
They have failed so far to deliver the prepaid card (its their fault not Royal Mail's) beyond their published delivery dates. They have yet to respond to my various complaints. Barge pole don't!
I ordered a prepaid Euro cardI would not recommend ICE PLC to others2nd May 2018
Absolute rip off merchants don’t go theme ever
I ordered £700 worth of EurosI would not recommend ICE PLC to others4th May 2018
Dear Tree Richardson, thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you were not happy with the service you received. If you would like to email callcentre@iceplc.com with a few more details regarding your disatisfaction we can look further into this for you. Kind Regards ICE
23rd April 2018
Why make it so difficult to 'Top up' ????? I have had this card for over 10 Years and have had absolutely no problems using it abroad...in many countries. Cash machines are fine ... no problem ... no fees .. all seems too good to be true.... Yes a little ... I have NEVER been able to top up the card online without a number of uninteresting and unpleasant telephone calls ... to pass all my details to the advisor ..to top up over the telephone only to be told it may take up to 4 working days for the money to be available on the card... (Handy if you are travelling before that !!!!). Sort out these problems and 'It does what it says on the tin'
I ordered a prepaid Euro cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others20th April 2018
Dreadful, website crashed during transaction. money taken from my account but not credited to € card. Spent the last week trying to resolve via phone and e mail. This amounts to fraud so time to refer this to the police I'm thinking
I ordered a prepaid Euro cardReloading the card was not easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others25th March 2018
Service and Handling fee was 17.5%. Such a BLOODSUCKING company. Are you even serious in the business? You charge a servive fee when your staff was not even friendly and sit down like a statue. TOTALLY USELESS!!!!!!!!
I sold 1000 US DollarsI did not receive the amount I was quotedI was not paid within three working daysI would not recommend ICE PLC to others14th March 2018
I ordered a prepaid sterling travel card eight days before travelling to Cuba. Delivery information stated my card would arrive within a maximum of 3 - 7 days, but after eight days absolutely nothing. Phoned the ICE call centre twice, who were not particularly helpful. Now I have to wait five days for my buy-back form to be processed so I can access my money while I'm away. A massive waste of time.
I ordered a prepaid multi-currency cardReloading the card was easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others14th March 2018
Hi Alfie, We are very sorry to hear about your issues with the ICE Travellers cash card, could you email over your order number to callcentre@iceplc.com so we can ask the cashcard team to investigate further for you? Kind Regards ICE
28th February 2018
Sterling Travellers Cashcard. Totally useless. AVOID! Bought this to use on holiday in Scandinavia, as cards are the preferred method of payment. Luckily, I took a Natwest card as a backup. The ICE card didn't work anywhere I tried to use it including on the plane, at various retailers, and at banks' ATMs which displayed the Mastercard logo. This was in Trondheim, Norway. Tried to contact ICE on the given email address "cashcard@iceplc.com" as they promise a response in 1 business hour. No response after 2 days so emailed again. Again no response. Tried then to 'phone the number given on their documentation. Was told this was the wrong number, and while they attempted to transfer the call the line dropped. I called again, went through the same procedure, but this time was put on indefinite hold. After some minutes I gave it up as a bad job and decided to use my Natwest card, thereby incurring fees I had seeked to avoid. On return to the UK I managed eventually to speak to Customer Services which was obviously an overseas call centre. The lady at the other end had no idea of what the problem was and seemed to be leaving it to me to make suggestions. I said I'd try it at a local ATM, to which she agreed saying "get back to us if you have a problem". Needless to say the card continued to be rejected wherever I tried it including main branches of Barclays and Natwest. At Natwest, after seeking their advice, they allowed me to use their phone to contact the CS agent again. I then spoke to another lady who was slightly more helpful, and said she would contact their technical department regarding my complaint. A couple of days later I received an acknowlegement asking if there was any physical damage to the card. I replied there was not. Then all went quiet again, but by now I had a contact phone number for them. After calling them I spoke to a chap who informed me there had been a "processing error" with some cards issued in December and January, and that I could apply fo
I ordered a prepaid multi-currency cardReloading the card was easyThe card was not accepted everywhere that I wanted to use itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others28th November 2017
If I could give this company a zero - I would! Exchanged money at St Pancras for euros and was stung with over 17% commission and fees which amounted to £80!! Unfortunately I was in a hurry and didn’t have time to calculate it on the spot or in my head or else I would have just straight up walked away! I private messaged the company to complain and they were anything but understanding. This company are an absolute rip off - DO NOT USE!
I ordered £500 worth of EurosMy order was not delivered on timeI did not receive the notes I requestedI would not recommend ICE PLC to others30th August 2017
Used the "contact us" option hoping for telephone numbers but only option is to email. Emailed twice on separate occasions while abroad and despite it saying I would have a reply in 24 hours, I heard nothing- both times. Called when back in the UK and the customer services representative was unable to help me with 2 different enquiries and referred me back online! Read terms and conditions carefully. Preloaded currency card was made very attractive with "no ATM fees". I have yet to find an ATM that didn't charge me (in small print it states that ATM companies may charge separately- THEY ALL DO!) Also cash back on purchases over $50 made the card appealing. Yet to receive any cash back payments and yet to get through to anyone that can help.
I ordered a prepaid US Dollar cardReloading the card was easyThe card was accepted everywhere that I used itI would not recommend ICE PLC to others28th July 2017
Amazing service, ordered swiftly and arrived next day! Great exchange rate too. Had to call to ask if I could have a mixture of denoms and the staff were extremely helpful ... great customer service! A few hours after they arrived I got a call to check all the was ok? Superb ICE well done!
I ordered £1000 worth of EurosMy order was delivered on timeI received the notes I requestedI would recommend ICE PLC to others
ICE PLC are one of the largest retail currency exchange operators in the world, with a combined annual group turnover in excess of USD 1.8bn. Founded in 1973, they now own over 300 branches worldwide, and operate in over 65 airports across 4 continents.
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