shiels

Is there a limit on the amount of money you can take to OZ when visiting? Also is it better to take AUD cash or travellers cheques, GBP or AUD? Thanks. C x

goldcoastblue

theres no limit how much aussie's will take off you!!!

tax, medicare, theft, overcharging stealth theft etc etc...

enjoy

The Bloke

Since AUD is local currency Any type cheques are pretty outdated as payment and not usually welcome by most businesses. Plus its another thing to worry about losing. Visa, Mastercard or AUD cash is preferred method of payment by businesses. The more cash you take, the more cash to worry about losing, so put spare cash on top of credit etc on cards- easier to handle.

shiels

You like Australia then...........

kevinbloomfield

Best thing to do is open an account with Nationwide (Flexaccount). Use the visa debit card rather than take cash or cheques. There is no charge for using the card and it is accepted nearly everywhere. If you need cash just draw it out at an ATM. Also, you can apply for a Nationwide credit card (also no charges for using overseas), then get the full amount taken from your current account each month.

Have a look on www.moneysavingexpert.com. Theres a section on there about spending money whilst on holiday

Pingpongpom

You are allowed to bring in UP to A$10,000 cash or any foreign moeny equivalent equal to that amount without declaring it.

See this link

http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4443

woodiesinaus

The Nationwide stuff is top banana. The exchange rate on the credit card is almost inter-bank rate and much better than what you will get changing small amounts of money. Withdrawing cash with the cash card is better than Thomas Cook etc will offer you too .

curly

Yes we also have just got both Nationwide cards, the credit one is interest free for either 6 or 9 months (can't remember ) at the moment.

N

dandd

Nationwide... ARRRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!
yes, they have what is arguably the cheapest product for foreign transactions (Credit and debit cards) but their service is shocking, cant do bugger all online, or over the phone for that matter.... soooo frustrating!!

ive got a gold CC and am slowing stopping all the payments from it, so that i can send it back with a stinking letter about the shocking inconvenience of trying to pay their bills.

And.. if you do try to do anything online or over the phone, youll need to remember at least forty passwords, key words, account numbers, favourite place, pet, date, colour and food preservative, only to be asked a whole other raft of questions about your mothers maiden name and other geneology trivia.. just so you can actually speak to a human being, only to be told that you cant do whatever you wanted to do online/on phone, and that you will have to write a letter (yes.. real pen and paper, snail mail and stamp licking), or go into a branch... which is obviously no problem at all - simply a case of booking flights, accomodation, transfers etc. and the small matter of a 28 hour journey.. mind you that would still be quicker than trying to log in on the internet.

my advice.. dont touch em until theyve updates their entire computer systems to something nearer circa 1945 technology.

and barclays.. well, i told them that i was coming out here, and that id be transfering money.. no worries they said (really.."no worries") unless you consider the fact that i can only transfer £1000 per day out of my account.. now that is hardly "no worries" is it??

banking.. what an arse.

northerner

Go Dandd!! Feel better now you've got that out of your system?

Graham

dandd

Yes...much better... thankyou for listening.