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How Long to Wait to Exchange to Euros?
Hi, In a catch 22 situation, need to exchange around £10,000 into Euros, on Friday last the rate was approx 1.10 to the pound today 1.12 to the pound and yes all to do with something called BREXIT so if you where me how long would you wait to see if the rate may go up a little more? Remembering £10,000 at the 1.12 rate…
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credit card charges for paying for a flight
I thought this was made illegal in January 2018. Yet I just paid credit card charges with etraveli/mytrip.com which is part of amadeus one of the largest agents in the world. They said it was not a credit card charge but a discount for paying by other methods. Does that make it legal? Even the payment screen showed the…
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Avis Car Hire **WARNING**
All, I thought it would be useful to tell the forum something that's happening to me at the moment as a warning against using Avis car rental - they are a conning bunch of !@!# I rented a car for the weekend (3-6 August) Avis at Luton airport. I've worked in Europe for 10 years and come home every weekend, so this is…
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Ordered a class J with Hertz, received E instead
Hi All I recently booked a rental with Hertz in Catania. When originally made a reservation, I pre-paid a manual car within group J. On my arrival I was told that there is no cars in this group available - unless automatic, and next available manual is within group E. I never drove automatic (easy to drive, I know, but…
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Buy travel money with cryptocurrencies?
Hello, does anyone know where I can buy foreign travel money and pay with crypto?
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Buying Euros for Sicily - best to buy here or there?
I need to buy some Euros for a trip to Sicily next month (Siracusa). Does anyone know how tourist rates in Sicily compare with those in the UK? Also, does anyone know whether UK chip and pin cards are accepted widely in Sicily?
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Funeral Liability
Hopefully someone can help. I was at a funeral director with my late mums husband organising her funeral. I signed the paperwork but was then told, they would have to put all the financial obligations into my mums husbands name as he was claiming a funeral grant. My mum has money in her bank to cover the difference. Now I…
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Car Hire through Booking.com - We lost £100s! Advice pls
Hi all My family and I have just returned from a 16 day trip in Romania and we’re now over £400 out of pocket thanks to a Booking.com car hire debacle, I just wanted to share my experience and understand if other people are well aware of this and get any advice on what to do next? Essentially we booked a Thifty car for 15…
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changing British pounds to euros in Malta
Hi I need to change £1100 pounds to Euros in Malta around 13th September. Can you help me understand the following please? If I get the Halifax Clarity. MSE states: 'You don't get charged interest on spending abroad as long as you repay IN FULL, but do for cash withdrawals until paid off (5p-ish per £100 per day), so pay…
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Europcar charges without notice
Hi guys, We hired a car in portugal from Europcar last week. On our route to our villa the tyre pressure light was on, we didn't notice until we were away from Lisbon airport. Anyway, about 2 miles from our villa on the dreadful portuguese roads we got two tyre blow outs. I called europcar and they were very helpful and…
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Car Hire from Nice Airport
Anyone hired a car from Nice airport and had a good experience? It seems luck of the draw if you get a crook or not and big names do not automatically mean you will get good service. There are a few companies I have found on the normal comparison sites and checking the reviews on trip adviser there are lists of good and…
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Car rental with Budget (via BA) in Sicily - additional insurance?
We took up the option of car hire when we booked BA flights to Sicily next month. The contract is with Budget (at Catania airport). Since it's been ages since I rented a car in Europe I was wondering if there were any "extras" which I might expect to be upsold when I arrive? Presumably it would be advisable to buy excess…
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Old €50 euro notes question
Today i got 3 €50 old notes in my currency, I am just wondering are they still ok to use in Malta? I am not sure weather i should contact the shop in question? Thank you
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Fourex Issues
Had a problem with the Fourex machine at london bridge where it stole all my coins i had deposited and the customer service is non existent so cant seem to get my money back. For those not in the know...fourex claims to be able to change unwanted foreign currency coins back to sterling or dollars or euros...and even claims…
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Michele
I need to purchase car hire excess insurance for a 15 day trip to the UK. I am not a UK resident anymore so many of the insurance companies advertised cannot offer me a policy. I have found the best deal is icarhireinsurance.com and wonder if anyone has any comments on this company as I've never used them before. In the…
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Hire car broke down - what are my options?
Hi there - a preemptive question :) I rented a car from Sicily by Car (SBC). It broke down on the way back to the airport (rather scarily it just started losing power whilst doing 90 km/h on the motorway, and the engine was making quite a large rattling noise). I managed to ditch it in a petrol station about an hour from…
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Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport - how to get better rates - MSE News
A photo taken at Gatwick Airport this morning shows that holidaymakers were being offered a shockingly low exchange rate of less than $0.99 for each £1 - a perfect example of why you shouldn't buy your holiday money at the airport...Read the full story: 'Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport - how to get…
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Best way to transfer dollars to GBP if I've got cash in the USA?
Hi guys! So I've got quite a few USA dollars on me and I'm travelling back to the UK in the next few days. What's the best way to get GBP back into my bank account? Should I find a bank over here and get Sterling before I leave? Wait until I get back to the UK and use one of those places in London? Give it to my USA friend…
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Wiber Car Hire, Mallorca
Hi, We are hiring a car for a week in October. For that amount of time you seem to get quoted around £40 or around £150. The only cheap carhire company that seems any good is Wiber I get the impression most go for their all inclusive rate which includes insurance and quick pick up. I always get insurance through a third…
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Comparing flight prices - known destination but not starting point
I'm planning a holiday that involves visiting a few cities in Europe. I want to end up in Catalonia on a particular date but I have some flexibility in terms of where I'll be beforehand. Is there a website where I can state the starting airport as 'anywhere' but the arrival airport as somewhere specific? In this instance I…
