jazzys

Hi, any tips on where to get the best deals on currency to take to Oz?

£500 should do me for a few days. thanks

Jazzys

moneypenny20

Post Office is as good as any. $500 is very little (in the grand scheme of things) so the rates are pretty much the same all over. Some banks charge for the privilege of getting the currency for you, the PO doesn't. Don't go to a Bureau D'change - they will rip you off. Some travel agents also have a change facility but I used to find them more expensive than the PO.

jazzys

Thanks for that, I said £500 (Sterling) not 500 aussie dollars.

jazzys

moneypenny20

I know, sorry, I don't have a pound sign on the laptop. In exchange terms though it's still bugger all. Not to you me or thousands of others obviously

jazzys

Hi, thanks again. I couldn't give a monkeys chuff if its a big deal for anyone else.
It's still 500 quid to me and i'll be making it go as far as I can

Cheers
Jazzys

bcworld

Why not just get it from an ATM when you get here?

jazzys

What will i stick in the ATM?

Jazzys

moneypenny20

Maybe I didn't word it properly. I wasn't saying that it was only a piddly amount of money because it obviously isn't. In the money exchange world though you either have a few thousand plus plus plus that you can get better rates on with the major exchange companies, or a few hundred that those companies wouldn't touch because it's not worth their while. Anything under a couple of thousand would only be changed by the Post Office etc.

I think you can use your normal card if it's got Maestro or Cirrus (I think) on it providing you have a pin number but someone else will give decent advice I'm sure.

chris and farideh

Marks & Spencer, they give you the best rate, & they wont charge you commissions either, I always got it from them.

bcworld

How do you withdraw cash in the UK?

jazzys

I use a barclays connect card.

Jazzys

bcworld

From barclays.co.uk.........

Can I use my Connect and Electron debit card when I'm abroad?

Yes, you can use your Connect or VISA Electron debit card in thousands of cash machines overseas. And if you use them in ATMs belonging to our Global Alliance, you will not have to pay certain transaction charges. See our page on the Global Alliance.

jazzys

Thanks, I'll check it out.

jazzys