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Can I get CASH!
- Thread starter bigandy
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You can use most UK bank debit cards and credit cards in ATMs the US - just make sure you have a PIN number. You can also use a Visa card to draw cash over the counter in a bank - we have used both methods successfully. Just make sure you ask about the charges you can incur - they can be penal. You will usually pay a handling charge and, if it is a credit card, interest from the date of withdrawal.
The best deal we have found in the UK is the Nationwide Visa card. They don't charge interest unless you don't pay the balance by the due date. Handling charge is 1.5% - a bit more than travellers cheques, but there is no minimum. In fact we have found it to be so good, we don't bother to take cash or cheques with us. We usually have some cash left from the last trip and then either draw cash at the first machine we see or charge everything to Visa. They don't charge a premium for using the card abroad which some do. And the exchange rate is one of the best I have found - better than cash or cheques.
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Worldphile
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Re: cash
I'm from the US, but my advice to you is that left turns while driving are way more dangerous than you are used to.
I was able to use my bank ATM card in Ireland last year. So, I would think that the converse would be true. I found this to be the best way to get Irish pounds, since the conversion rate was that day's bank rate which is usually cheaper than the money changers or banks (e.g. if the bank rate was USD $1.18 I would get that conversion rate whereas the banks or money changers would give a rate of ~$1.23 and then charge a 3-5 pound fee.) The ATM was much less, and the exchange rate was better.
I'm from the US, but my advice to you is that left turns while driving are way more dangerous than you are used to.
I was able to use my bank ATM card in Ireland last year. So, I would think that the converse would be true. I found this to be the best way to get Irish pounds, since the conversion rate was that day's bank rate which is usually cheaper than the money changers or banks (e.g. if the bank rate was USD $1.18 I would get that conversion rate whereas the banks or money changers would give a rate of ~$1.23 and then charge a 3-5 pound fee.) The ATM was much less, and the exchange rate was better.
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Beauty and the
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Andy, you can use your cash point card easily in WDW, there is an ATM in all of the parks (Not sure about thhe water parks), in most of the Disney Hotels(all the ones I've been to) and at Down Town Disney.
You can also use debit/switch cards, I have a connect with Barclays, not sure what other banks call them. I found this to be one of the best options as the money was taken directly from my account without a service charge. I used it every where we went in WDW and in the Orlando region without any problems. The last time we went we used this method the most.
You can also use debit/switch cards, I have a connect with Barclays, not sure what other banks call them. I found this to be one of the best options as the money was taken directly from my account without a service charge. I used it every where we went in WDW and in the Orlando region without any problems. The last time we went we used this method the most.
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Beauty and the
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I'm sure Pam and I would get on very well, sheknow s how to spend your money every way in the USA
Way to Go Pam:sohappy: :sohappy:
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