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

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Activating your Tuxedo eccount

 

All you need is proof of identity and your home address to activate your Tuxedo MasterCard® or Maestro® Prepaid Card and eccount. There are no credit checks and no awkward questions to answer.

You can either buy and activate your card online or download the activation form by clicking here. Complete and return it to the address below along with the required identity information. :

 

Tuxedo

PO BOX 49777

London

WC2E 7WZ

Simply choose from one of the two following options:-

1. Confirm that you’re personally registered with at least two of the following:-

  • Home land line telephone number
  • Electricity supply number
  • Full UK driving licence number
  • That you’re registered on the Electoral Roll

2. A photocopy of the photo page of your passport

  • All nationalities are welcome. Some older style passports may require certification – call Customer Care for an activation form with details.

 

Machine Readable Passport:


A machine readable passport DOES NOT require certification. It has two lines of letters,
numbers and chevrons (<<) at the bottom of the photo page
similar to this:

P<UTOERIKSSON<<ANNA<<MARIA<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<L898902
C<3UTO0690806IF9406236ZE184226B<<<<<<<<<14

 

A Passport Requiring Certification


If you DO NOT have a machine readable passport, you must get the photocopy certified by ONE of the following:

Post Office Official      Elected Counselor      Accountant     Police Officer         Chemist

 

Trade Union Officer   Official of Religion       Journalist       Optician                   Paramedic


Doctor                          Social Worker               Notary              Lecturer                  Teacher


MP                                Solicitor                          Librarian         Nurse  

                                                                                                       (SRN or SEN)  

Travel Agency             Surveyor                         Dentist            Officer of

 (qualified)                                                                                    Armed Services 

Fire Service                 Permanent Civil            Commissioner                         

Official                          Servant                            of Oaths                                     

      

Director, manager,

Personnel officer                                                                                                                                    of a limited company

 

The certification must read:

I certify that this is a true likeness to <ADD YOUR FULL NAME HERE>

Signed by <ADD THEIR FULL NAME, SIGNATURE, DAYTIME CONTACT NUMBER AND THE DATE>


Other options

If you’re unable to provide the information required, don’t worry, we may still be able to confirm your identity using other documents you may have, such as birth or marriage certificates, utility bills or benefits entitlement letters. Please call Customer Care on 0845 241 4276 for more details.

When you receive your Tuxedo Prepaid Card through the post, you can retrieve your PIN by following the instructions in your Welcome Letter, then Top-up and it’s ready to use.

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Get £5 FREE when you make an initial Top-up of £50 or more.

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* £5 Free offer valid when making an initial Top-up of £50 or more within 14 days of activation. Offer subject to change. The Tuxedo MasterCard Prepaid Card services are provided by Tuxedo MoneyPlus Limited .MasterCard and the Maestro brand mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated and Affiliates. Card issued by Newcastle Building Society (“NBS”) pursuant to licence by MasterCard International. NBS is authorised & regulated by the Financial Services Authority as an issuer of e-money (registration no. 156058). NBS subscribes to the Banking Code, copies of the Code are available upon request.Tuxedo MoneyPlus is a company registered in England and Wales, registration number: 05831827. Registered address: Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN.