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Argus car hire/ Broken down hire vehicle
Hi there, Can anyone offer any advice please. I recently hired a car in New Zealand via Argus car hire. We picked up the car, it wasn't the model we were promised and was very tatty and the engine light was on, I insisted on swapping the car. We got the car we wanted and 6 days into the trip it broke down. We phoned the…
Booking New Flights
I have a week booked off from work in June for my 40th Birthday, with the intention of going on holiday abroad. I have seen some flights with Jet2 but do not know where i stand, if the flights are subsequently cancelled. I have emailed Jet2 but I won't receive a reply for 2 weeks Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ben
Best place to sell back mixed left over currencies
Hi, can anyone suggest a good place where I can sell back my left over holiday money? My travel days are over so I have no prospect of using any of it in the future. I have many different currencies, some quite old. Just want to exchange back into Sterling. Thanks.
OptionTown - Holding onto my refund
Hi, I bought some upgrades with Option Town for flights to and from Vietnam to London. The upgrades did not materialise. I received an email on the 15th March saying I would be refunded within 5 days. I've had various phone calls with them which give me the impression they're just fobbing me off, even at one point saying…
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Leftover Travel Money USD best place to exchange?
I've recently managed to return to the UK but most of my money is in USD cash.Post Office said they wouldn't take them as I hadn't bought them there.Barclays could open foreign currency account but they can't accept foreign cash deposits at the moment.The Currency Club appear to be the only Money Exchange accepting foreign…
Selling back euros in UK
Does anybody know how it might be possible to get anywhere near the banks rates when exchanging euros to sterling in the UK? I've been to post offices, exchange bureaus, pawn shops and the rates they offer to buy euros is that far away from the day's official bank rate, it is quite shocking. You go to an money changer in…
Foreign currency - should I hang on to it until the crisis is over
Hello, I have a bit of foreign currency for holidays that I had planned to take this year. I have some US dollars and yen. Let's say for the purposes of argument that foreign holidays won't be practical until 3 or 4 years from now. Should I hold onto my foreign currency for when I can reschedule my holidays? I'm concerned…
Moved: Expedia in melt down?
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Moved: If an airline cancels a return flight, does it have to refund the outbound flight as well?
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Travelex Owner Potential Insolvency
Yahoo are reporting that the owner of travelex are due to go into insolvency. I have a Travelex Money Card with around £250 credit on it, is this safe do you think or should i get to a cashpoint sooner rather than later?
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There is now a new Covid-19 Coronavirus travel board for all related posts. Please use that forum for all coronavirus related posts whether it be holiday, flight or hotel cancellation queries, questions about getting refunds or anything else travel related to the coronavirus. Your question may have already been answered,…
Where to find interbank and MasterCard exchange rates together?
Hi I am trying to compare the Halifax clarity card with the Currensea card, so I need to find both the MasterCard exchange rate (for clarity) and interbank exchange rate (for Currensea) at any point in time, but I cannot find any resource that would allow me to easily compare the two. Because Currensea adds 0.5% to the…
Virgin Atlantic flight redemption cancelled - no alternative flight option given
Hi everyone. In December last year, I make a booking with Virgin Atlantic for this summer, redeeming miles and a Companion voucher. Outbound flight is London to Miami in June, return Sao Paolo to London in September. On 4th of March, Virgin Atlantic announced the delay of the London to Sao Paolo flights launch until…
How do i Claim back Flybe flights from Lastminute.com
i booked 4 flights through lastminute.com to travel with flybe and since the flybe has gone into administration i need to get my money back. Credit card company advised me to contact my travel agent (lastminute.com) but it's impossible to get chatting to anyone in customer service and i cant get an email address to email…
Refund Of Deposit On Package Holiday With Flybe Flights
Hi Apologies if posting in the wrong place but I am a bit perplexed. Booked a package with travel agent in early January 2020 from UK to Jersey using Flybe. Have paid £80 deposit, the is balance due in one week. Obviously don't want to pay large amount that might be lost for a holiday that no longer exists! Would really…

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