wafoo1

Has anyone used it to transfer money into their UK bank account whilst over here?
I'm getting stung with a $25 transfer fee every time I do it,all I want to do is pay the credit card!
Or is there another way of getting round this trap?

podgypossum

Do you have online banking?

We swap funds between here and NZ all the time. Its just a click of a button

bondipom

What is the charge?

Westpac allow international transaction from online banking at $15 a pop. Not sure what fees would be attracted at the other end.

I would not recommend Westpac. To many fees.

wafoo1

I've online with Commonwealth,doesn't this attract the 25 bucks charge thougth?

bondipom

Look on the CBA web site.

Are you paying off an old debt?

Transeferring money this way is only efficient with large sums.

Timber Floor Au

Paypal is shite

bondipom

Cheers Timber.

Could you please elaborate on your opinion.

Timber Floor Au

Nope its JUST shite

bondipom

Thanks for the enlightenment.

wafoo1

It's a UK credit card kept it going in case we go back,odds are we will be going back the end of the year so kept a line of credit going,it's just p****s me off the way I have to pay these extortionate fees

bondipom

They are a nightmare. I have a years student loan repayments in the UK and I am saving the next years here. I try and send over as much as possible in one go.

All I can advise to everyone else is to pay off all your cards/debts before you leave because of the bank fees.

Pollyana

I use www.tranzfers.com; $15 per transfer (or £7 going the other way) - move enough in one go to a UK account to pay your credit card bill for a few months, then pay the bill by internet banking.

Sazzle

Podgypossum>

Could you ellaborate on the mechanisms you use?

We need to set these things in place soon.

Options are many, as are charges

Life

WBB

i would avoid paypal.

http://www.paypalwarning.com/

take a look at this site and it will explain why.