After years of travel I’ve learned you need to ensure you are using the safest travel adapter you can. The weakest part of any travel tech setup isn’t the laptop or the power bank.
It’s the plug you trust to power it all.
That’s why I stopped gambling with £10 unbranded plastic blocks and started using the MyTravelPal Pro Grounded Universal Travel Adapter — the only adapter that’s genuinely built to survive real-world use.
Why You Need the Safest Travel Adapter (Not the Cheapest)
This isn’t just about convenience. Cheap travel adapters are frequently flagged as dangerous:
The UK’s Office for Product Safety & Standards has repeatedly flagged imported travel adapters as unsafe, some literally failing the BS 8546 standard because live parts became exposed.
Once you’ve watched smoke rise from a hotel socket, you stop thinking “budget option.”
The safest travel adapter needs to do one thing before anything else — protect you and your devices.
That’s what the MyTravelPal does.
What Makes This the Safest Travel Adapter?
It’s fully earthed, surge-protected, and uses a 10 A BS1362 fuse that blows cleanly rather than cooking the plug.
It’s the only one I’ve seen that treats travel safety with the same seriousness as domestic electrics.
Most “worldwide travel adapters” are built for convenience. They’ll power a phone in a hotel room, sure, but push them with a laptop or power bank and you’re gambling with overheating, sparks, or worse.
The MyTravelPal Pro is different: it’s one of the very few adapters that passes strict UK safety standards (BS:8546). It’s fully earthed, has a 10A fuse, and even comes with surge protection that automatically cuts off if something goes wrong.
In short — it’s designed to protect you, and your gear, anywhere in the world.
What It Can Handle
This isn’t just a safety brick. It’s practical too:
It’s a grounded global travel adapter rated for 150+ countries, with built-in UK, EU, US, and AU sliders — all properly earthed.
It also includes:
- 2 × USB-C ports and 1 × USB-A, all smart-charging.
- 10 A fused main outlet for a laptop or power bank.
- Auto-cut surge protection that isolates a fault before anything fries.
- Compact, solid casing — no loose sliders, no wobble.
In real terms, that means you can plug in your Chromebook or laptop through the main outlet, and still fast-charge your phone and power bank via the USB-C ports. No extra charger bricks needed.
How to Use the Safest Travel Adapter in Real Life
In practice, here’s how it fits into my real kit:
- Hotel use: Chromebook into the main socket; power bank in one USB-C; phone in the other.
Everything full by morning. - Transit days: One USB-C for Mifi top-ups, the other for the phone. Quick Chromebook top up if needed. Works in any airport in nearly any country
It’s the difference between “works most of the time” and “works everywhere, safely.”
Everything charged safely, no overheating, no fuss. 100% on every device — and total peace of mind.
Comparing the Safest Travel Adapter to Standard Models
Most £10-15 “worldwide adapters” are unbranded imports with no genuine certification.
They typically:
- Lack proper earthing, meaning a surge can jump straight through your device.
- Skip the BS 8546 test entirely.
- Use 2.5 A–5 A fuses, which blow unpredictably.
- May have questionable CE marks or no internal surge protection at all.
The MyTravelPal Pro passes the UK safety standard for travel adaptors (BS 8546:2016) — a test few others even attempt.
That certification is the single most important reason I use it and recommend it here.
The Verdict: Buy Once, Stay Safe
If you travel with real tech — not just a toothbrush charger — the MyTravelPal Pro Grounded Universal Adapter is the safest travel adapter you can buy right now.
It’s not the cheapest but you’re buying insurance in physical form: a properly fused, fully grounded power system that won’t turn your £1,000 Laptop, Macbook or Chromebook into scrap.
I treat mine as permanent kit — it lives with my power banks and cables and hasn’t let me down once.
For me, it’s not about convenience. It’s about carrying the safest travel adapter I know of, one that’s designed to protect both me and my gear anywhere in the world.
🔗 Further Reading: For more of the tools I personally use on the road — from travel adapters to VPNs and money cards — see my full Resources Page.