Nationwide cash card

higueron

Just recieved a mail from Nationwide informing that they will not be allowing cash withdrawels from atm machines abroad this is extremely bad news as that was more or less the reason for having a Nationwide flex account any ideas on an alternative method?

ray123

Goodbye nationwide (if this is true)... That is the only reason I have an account with them.

I never liked nationwide much anyway... Have a look at this link for alternatives:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money

(extract below)
'The Santander Zero (formerly Abbey) card has no foreign exchange loading anywhere, so you get the best possible exchange rate, and uniquely it doesn't charge a fee for withdrawing cash.
The only negative is its high 27.9% cash withdrawal interest rate, which you pay even if you clear the card in full. Yet as that’s roughly £2 for a month per £100, it's still cheaper than paying interest PLUS the cash withdrawal fees on other cards.'

glider3560

Do you have the cash card version of the FlexAccount?

What is the exact wording of the letter?

johnmoney05

Would you mind posting the email here?

KTF

Nothing on the Nationwide Media Centre about this:

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/mediacentre/

Don't get too excited until the source is posted. I cant see why they would prevent this from happening to be honest.

Edit: Why is this not in the current account forum?

welshmoneylover

Well if true my nationwide account is going, I only use it when I go to Majorca anyway!

jennifernil

I have a Flexaccount, I haven't heard anything about this.

higueron

I have the cash card version and it was not an email it is a letter from Nationwide heading reads Important changes to your cash card please read the enclosed leaflet please note that your new card cannot be used to withdraw cash overseas.

Loco

higueron wrote: »

Just recieved a mail from Nationwide informing that they will not be allowing cash withdrawels from atm machines abroad this is extremely bad news as that was more or less the reason for having a Nationwide flex account any ideas on an alternative method?

from when? Really bad news for me as I live abroad and use my card often

Goodbye Nationwide if that`s the case

mortimerrankine

higueron wrote: »

Just recieved a mail from Nationwide informing that they will not be allowing cash withdrawels from atm machines abroad this is extremely bad news as that was more or less the reason for having a Nationwide flex account any ideas on an alternative method?

I recieved this today also. Sending out new cards between June 2010 and September 2010 and you will not be able to use the new card abroad for cash withdrawals

welshmoneylover

Is this just restricted to a cash card or a debit card linked to a flexaccount iyswim?