Who's Gene? I'm so confused
Who are you???Who's Gene? I'm so confused
+1 for both Three and Clarity. However, I would urge caution wrt UK cards and The Netherlands. When we were there last year, we found that most of the cafés and restaurants we used would not accept our Clarity card (or our other UK Visa and Mastercard cards), so we needed cash. That said, the cheapest way we found to get our hands on cash Euros was to use our Clarity card in a local ATM. Clarity gives Mastercard wholesale exchange rates and then charges 1.4% interest per month from the time of withdrawal to the time you pay it off whereas the Post Office et al. charge a lot more (often in the form of disadvantageous exchange rates). Currently, the Post Office will give you 1.1080 €/£ while Clarity gives 1.1409, so effectively the PO is charging 2.9%. Wherever possibly, we use our Clarity card to buy goods and services because Clarity doesn't charge interest on card transactions provided you pay the bill off in full each month.
We didn't have any trouble using the Clarity card in Amsterdam last year, but w always carry a different one just in case
When we use an atm for cash always transfer money onto the Clarity card as soon as we know what the sterling amount is to save the interest.
For info, you can get the sterling amount from the Mastercard Currency Converter at https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html. FWIW, and in case it helps others, Halifax Customer Service told us to pay into Sort Code: 77-29-00, Account No: 00 00 00 00 and quote the 16-digit card number as the reference -- but please confirm that with Halifax as I don't do Internet banking and so have always left ATM withdrawls to be paid by my direct debit. HTH, Geoff[...]When we use an atm for cash always transfer money onto the Clarity card as soon as we know what the sterling amount is to save the interest.
Is that near the post office I could do with some stamps. ?Have I clicked on confused.com by mistake?
Mine is (opens 7 days a week )It's Sunday...not open today!
For info, you can get the sterling amount from the Mastercard Currency Converter at https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html. FWIW, and in case it helps others, Halifax Customer Service told us to pay into Sort Code: 77-29-00, Account No: 00 00 00 00 and quote the 16-digit card number as the reference -- but please confirm that with Halifax as I don't do Internet banking and so have always left ATM withdrawls to be paid by my direct debit. HTH, Geoff
I will be alone but I do have 2. ?You need gilet jaunes for each person travelling. Are you going alone as you only listed one vest?
2 what?I will be alone but I do have 2. ?
She has a spare yellow vest..... so that I can go with her. Ssssshh, don’t tell anybody.2 what?
Just ordered an Environmental Zone Sticker from https://www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/feinstaubplakette/shop.86595.en.php Cost 6 EurosAre these requirements by law Terry
Market traders and ice cream vendors don't often take credit cards. Cash is King!!You mention phone card does your current sim provider not have roaming? Three lets you phone a phone number in the country you are in or a UK number for free. There's always what's app or similar ... As to currency we don't bother and use a credit card - Halifax Clarity or one that doesn't charge for foreign transactions. PS are you planning on going off piste into Germany?
You still have to so good point, I only use my debit card to top up my Caxton FX card so I didn't bother to tell them, at the third or fourth top up it was declined and I had to phone Nat West security, I was told it was because of suspicious activity so I was happy with that and after answering a few security questions I had no further problemsIt used to be that you had to tell banks/credit card companies you were going abroad, so they didn't stop your cards due to suspicious activity.
Paul