Best place to Exchange £ to $ today

bairdy79

hi

done done a search but cant find anything - where would be the best place to get the best rates - Ive heard Marks & Spencer is best?

The_Lambton_Worm

Travelex have consistently given me the best online rate for any currency. You can even pick it up at the airport if you buy online.

I've heard they also give a better exchange rate than M&S but i've never checked this out personally.

bairdy79

The_Lambton_Worm wrote:

Travelex have consistently given me the best online rate for any currency. You can even pick it up at the airport if you buy online.

I've heard they also give a better exchange rate than M&S but i've never checked this out personally.

I'll have a look at that - thanks for the advice

alanrowell

Assuming you are going to the US, the best place is the first ATM you meet in the US

black-saturn

The pst office dont charge any commission.

bairdy79

Just checked it - Marks & Travelx are the best by far that Ive found anyway

hammy_the_hammer

groundhog day

Coveredinbees!!!!

alanrowell wrote:

Assuming you are going to the US, the best place is the first ATM you meet in the US

I can verify, this my wife got money changed at travelex and got $1.68. I used an ATM with my nationwide card and got between $1.77 and $1.82. Only trouble is bank of america now charge $2 per transaction now last year they didn't. The ATM's in vegas casino's charge $3 but it still worked out better than travelex. This was last week btw.

bairdy79

hammy_the_hammer wrote:

groundhog day

great thanks for your help and advice - very useful :T

bug_bloke

Beware of trevelex if using a debit card. Make sure it is Switch and not Visa Debit.

The_Lambton_Worm

bug_bloke wrote:

Beware of trevelex if using a debit card. Make sure it is Switch and not Visa Debit.

Why?

I have a Barclays Connect Card (Visa Debit) and don't have any problems buying foreign currency with it.