Its a chicken and egg situation. Because there are not many prepaid cards, people in UK have never heard of prepaid cards, they dont know the advantages so there is little demand. It will take major promotion by banks for people to understand their use in UK. I think there is a vested interest not to promote them because UK banks earn so much from normal credit cards as their interest rates are at loan shark levels. The government doesnt do all it should to protect its citizens from corporate thieves who break what law there is. The internet trade would be fostered greatly by prepaid cards for people who are wary of using a normal card for online transactions. But new methods take time to catch on
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