Yes you can…I do PayPal via my HSBC Maestro card…But there are 2 ways of doing PayPal…the casual way like Gegogi mentioned (and I don’t know the details of maestro or no maestro for that) and then you can get an account with an upgrade, a so called “verified” account where your PayPal account is linked directly to your bank. This is only possible if you can verify your address etc in the UK…
thank you,Xiphoid, i am now verified. be easier to spend my money if more experts replied to my PM’S and looked at the uk sites for me. but a BIG thank you to everybody who did reply to my question. when i have my reports i shall let you know.