Recommend a credit card that doesn't cause hassle when abroad please

david39

Never had trouble with LloydsTSB cards abroad.
MBNA have always worked, but they do ask you to inform them you are intending using them and the start and finish dates of the trip.

Have had trouble with Yorkshire Bank abroad - transaction refused at 11.00pm - when challenged afterwards, they said we should have phoned them to get it cleared (from a shop? in Turkey? at that time of night? !).

scottishblondie

karatedragon wrote: »

How difficult is the scoring on a Nationwide Credit Card?

They seem to be pretty sctrict these days, I've heard quite a lot of people are being turned down. I got mine a few years ago when it was much easier.

withabix

Get a FairFX pre-pay Euro Mastercard? (Operated by Newcastle Building Society).

£5 Quidco cashback, no loading fees, online loading and good exchange rate.

chattychappy

withabix wrote: »

Get a FairFX pre-pay Euro Mastercard? (Operated by Newcastle Building Society).

£5 Quidco cashback, no loading fees, online loading and good exchange rate.

Isn't that 1.5% per transaction when you use it?
(Better than most credit cards of course...)

withabix

chattychappy wrote: »

Isn't that 1.5% per transaction when you use it?
(Better than most credit cards of course...)

The Euro card charges are 1.5 Euros per cash withdrawl but no charges for purchases.