timetogo

Hello

I borrowed some money off my dad in the UK and need to pay it back. We called Bank of America (our account is held with them and my dad is TSB) and they said that there is no way of transfering the money to a UK account and need to find another way of doing it i.e Western Union. Is this true? Does anyone know of another way if this is true. I don't mind Western Union, it's just I have to pay a fee.

Thanks

Manc

send him a check.

it'll take 3/4 weeks to clear.........
but it'll still clear.

britex01

If you and your dad have PayPal accounts, then this is an easy option.


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cindyabs

No not true. We transfer money every month from our account with BOA to the UK. They charge us a wire fee of 35 bucks if you send it already converted to quid, or 45 if it's in USD converted over when it hits the bank in the UK.

penguinsix

You just have to use the right terms with BOA. They can't 'transfer' the money say 'account to account' as they can in some places, but they can easily do a 'wire' transfer.

I send wires and get wires pretty much every week between the US and the UK. Takes anywhere between 2-7 days.

Dan725

One of the best ways to do it:

http://www.xe.com/fx/

as advocated many times on here.

Takes a week or so to get set up but once you are, its easy and the rates are good even for small amounts.

Silly Sod

How much for a kilo of smack then?

dukeynorton

Yeh any chance of some nice cable to go with that wire?

Seriously, how many times does this come up?

Jerseygirl

Of course you can transfer money to an overseas account. I transfer money to the UK and Canada using an international wire transfer...costs $25.

Hobnob

I set up US Paypal and UK Paypal accounts and send money over when my UK bank account get low, comes straight out my checking account. Not sure about the rates they charge but its a piece of piss to do.
Its weird to get a e-mail telling me that I have sent myself money.