Post Office Basic Card Account

[ennersdale]

Does the basic Post Office Card Account (that a state pension gets paid into) - card, have an expiry date (I'm not in possession of the card so I can't look at it)?
Is the same card just used & used, year after year?
Would you only get a new card if you requested one?

Thank you.

[Buenchico]

None of the images I can find show an expiry date on the card.
e.g. http://www.nfsp.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/General%20news%20images/POCA_2008_022.jpg

Further, the Ts&Cs say this:
"If you suspect that your card is damaged, take your card to any Post Office branch and they will be able to replace it for you there and then"

(Source: https://www.postoffice.co.uk/dam/jcr:f8877f55-cabc-4df0-a369-5a92c8c632b1/Card%20Account%20Terms%20&%20Conditions.pdf )

That suggests that the cards aren't 'made to order' (as normal bank cards are, with the holder's name an an expiry date on them) but are just generic numbered cards, taken from a pile in a Post Office branch, which can have anyone's account linked to them.

So, as far as I can tell, the answer to your primary question (about whether there's an expiry date) would appear to be 'No'.

[jennyjoan]

not the answer - when my brother died 6 years ago - girlfriend had card, pin number and got the heap - kept telling me - I have to give you £3,000 - 6 years down the line - still waiting on it.