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2000 rupee note exchange in the UK
India is withdrawing the 2000 rupee note, it will no longer be legal tender in Sept 2023. Is there anywhere in the UK can i exchange these notes for GBP ? I have tried High Street Banks inc. the State Bank of India and travel money exchanges, so far none will accept the notes. I am not planning to take a trip to India and…
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Car hire in New Zealand (Jan to Feb '24) - tips and recommendations
Greetings MSE lovelies. We're planning a trip to New Zealand, flying out just after Xmas 23 for approx 6 x weeks. We're looking to hire an estate/station wagon style car (both pick up and dropoff in Auckland) for about 25 x days and travelling to both North and South Islands. I've had a look on travel supermarket and Mode…
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Travel money cards
Hi all. I'm heading away to Greece in 3 months time and since I don't travel often, I don't want to buy too many Euros for the trip, and I'm looking at getting a Travelex money card for my spending abroad. My question is, when I get home, and I able to reclaim the balance back into my bank account? I've emailed them but…
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BA Executive telephone enquiries line - 'misinformation' galore!
I wonder if anyone else has suffered from a BA foreign call centre not giving the correct information? I called to check whether my Silver status would be renewed before booking a flight (at a less convenient airport and potentially taking more luggage) and was told it would. I thus booked and then, when I was subsequently…
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Sending dollars to Colombia
For reasons that are too boring to explain but not criminal I want to send dollars to Colombia but not local currency. It has to be cash pick up - any ideas how?
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Saved over £250 by looking (and booking) again closer to date
I am going to Spain in August '23, and booked the most affordable car I could find in March for £478. Today, 2 weeks before leaving and in high season, I looked again out of curiosity and found a much better deal for £220! Most car hires can be cancelled 48hrs before pick-up so it's well worth the 5 minutes or so to check…
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Family Lane at Security (Manchester) - Can ALL the family use it?
As title really.. All the family are flying out together. 5 adults and 1 toddler of 2yo. Can we all use the free Family fast-track lane? or just the toddler and Mum & Dad ?
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Travel agent v online flight booking?
I am planning to travel to Australia in September to visit my daughter and family. I've been 3 times. Twice I booked myself through a travel agent, once my daughter booked online. She is pushing me not to use a travel agent. It involved a 3 hour train journey (from a 10 minute walk from my house right into the airport) and…
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Has anyone been successful in obtaining a refund from Vueling Airlines??
I have been trying since 7th February when Vueling changed our flight resulting in us having to book through another airline as they no longer flew to our destination in the timescale. I was told the refund would be paid within 7 days, it never arrived, unable to contact by telephone having gone through a continuous…
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Bristol airport parking
Holiday Extras have often been reported for their misleadingly worded cancellation policy which usually leads to their “free cancellation “ meaning they will only give vouchers. I can’t find any way out of using them to book Bristol airport silver zone. Does anyone know of another way? I know they seem to have taken over…
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Loading a Prepaid Card from a USD Account
Hello, peeps. I have a USD account with a UK bank, and it would be really useful to be able to spend those dollars while travelling in the US without having to translate them into GBP and then back to USD again due to fees and exchange rate variances. My bank cannot offer a US debit card for that account and I'm not able…
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Esky - What have I paid for?
Evening all. Made a bit of a !!!!!! up when booking some flights. I tend to use price comparison sites and Skyscanner etc and then go and book direct with the airline. Sometimes it’s cheaper booking direct but it’s rarely more expensive than using a third party. The flights I wanted were short notice and there were only 4…
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Flight Cancellation Refund
Last week I had a e-mail from Ryanair titled "Ryanair Schedule Change" giving me the options of accepting new times, flight change or refund. When I checked my flight times the only one had changed was the inbound by just by 5 mins. Thought it was strange as the rule is 5 hour or over for a refund. As was planning to go…
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Carwiz - Car rental scam
We brought the car back in an excellent condition. We even went for a car wash before, because we expected problems with Carwiz in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, after we read the more than 500 Carwiz customer reviews on Trustpilot. The scam spectrum reported there ranges from extra cash grabbing for cleaning to damage scams.…
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JET2 Admin Costs
If any forum members use Jet2 for flights and/or holidays then it may be wise to ensure all the information inputted is 100% correct. Jet2's charge is £150 for any changes, even if it's to fix a spelling mistake.
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Using old euro notes
I’ve not been abroad since a few years before the pandemic and had kept all the currency I had left from before rather than exchange it back. I also inherited some other currency after my parents died. This is all paper rather than polymer notes. I read that older euro notes don’t get taken out of circulation as ours do…
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Has anyone taken on Easyjet & won?
Long story short - I booked flights during Covid times, when free flight changes were allowed. I wasn't able to travel on the intended dates, but the flights for when I wanted to change them to hadn't been released yet. I called & spoke to Easyjet Customer Services, who told me that I should book as far in advance as I…
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Ryanair verify mononymous ID charges
Hi there, My partner booked a flight through a third party, Ryanair then charger her ~£5 or so to verify her ID online. She is mononymous (just has a first name) so the verification didn't work, was charged nonetheless. The call centre told her to go to the check-in which subsequently charged her £55. Presumably she is…
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RyanAir refusing Post Office ID for UK flight - Do I have a claim?
Hi, I have a query I’m hoping someone can help me with. My son recently booked a flight with RyanAir to Dublin from Birmingham. He doesn’t have a passport but we checked the UK and Ireland’s government websites which clearly states that you do NOT need a passport to travel but a form of photo ID will be required. My son…
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Problems cancelling flight with budget airline when booked with Booking.com
Hi Hope anyone can provide some advice. I recently booked flights to Budapest and saw that flights from Luton with Wizz were cheapest going via Booking.com. I purchased the flights but unfortunately circumstances changed so I needed to cancel the flights. This is where the problems start. Booking.com say that I have to…
