Inform Halifax about use of card abroad?
bzd
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Hi all,
As recommended on this website I have a Halifax Clarity card for use abroad.
Do I need to phone Halifax to say I'm going to be using it abroad to avoid it being rejected or temporarily suspended or can I just go ahead and use it when on holiday?
Thanks for any (relevant) advice,
Ben
As recommended on this website I have a Halifax Clarity card for use abroad.
Do I need to phone Halifax to say I'm going to be using it abroad to avoid it being rejected or temporarily suspended or can I just go ahead and use it when on holiday?
Thanks for any (relevant) advice,
Ben
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Well in theory you shouldn't need to, but it could help avoid problems especially if you are going somewhere unusual or visiting lots of places on a cruise ship.
Use in lots of different places could be picked up as fraud.
Personally I always tell them.
Also take a back up card just in case mag strip fails or one gets lost/stolen.
If going out close to your base then I would only take what you need (cash for a taxi to get back) and leave the rest in the safe at the hotel. Don't carry your wordly goods around with you.0 -
Hi all,
As recommended on this website I have a Halifax Clarity card for use abroad.
Do I need to phone Halifax to say I'm going to be using it abroad to avoid it being rejected or temporarily suspended or can I just go ahead and use it when on holiday?
Thanks for any (relevant) advice,
Ben
It is best to advise them & also take other cards as a backup.0 -
Some providers say not to bother informing them, others say they want to be told. Halifax are in the latter category.0
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Nationwide always say 'No, you don't need to tell us'.
But most of the others, and Halifax is definitely one of them, do ask that you tell them, and they record it.0 -
I have been using a Halifax Clarity card abroad since last year, never told them I was going and I use it regular. Never had any problems.
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i never told them when i've been abroad, which has been a few times... oddly when used to book a group outing in york (i'm in west yorkshire) they called me to ask security questions as it flagged as fraud!!!?0
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Nationwide always say 'No, you don't need to tell us'.
But most of the others, and Halifax is definitely one of them, do ask that you tell them, and they record it.
Not anymore. They (Nationwide) now recommend that you tell them, and they also provide a specialized page for it on their Internet Banking site.0 -
I have the clarity card and always alert them before travels abroad.
Halifax advised to give at least a week's notice.0
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