Nationwide now need your travel details if using their cards abroad!

Fortyfoot

See details on main travel forum HERE

Fortyfoot

cactusdust

Makes sense I guess. Might be a bit of a hassle, but if the bank are aware you're abroad it avoids them locking out your card or whatever.

duchy

I'd have no problem with this -better alternative than the now standard card blocking that happens every time I go to the US. It has got to the point I now try to predict which transaction will trigger it rather than wonder if it will happen.

Doshwaster

Seems like a good idea to me. HSBC have a similar travel notification system on their online banking - though at the moment it is still optional.

Had my HSBC credit and debit card blocked in the US once. Fortunately I had another card from a different bank as an emergency backup otherwise I would have been screwed.

luci

Note that the Nationwide still won't guarantee that they won't block your card even if you do tell them.

richardw

I used my gold card in Phnom Penh and Khao Lak with no problems and didn't tell them I was going there.

Doshwaster

richardw wrote: »

I used my gold card in Phnom Penh and Khao Lak with no problems and didn't tell them I was going there.

luci wrote: »

Note that the Nationwide still won't guarantee that they won't block your card even if you do tell them.

Well, that's the thing. You can tell them and they can still cancel your card - or you can tell them nothing and you may be fine. It's just that informing your bank reduces the risk of your cards being blocked, so for the sake of a 5 minute phone call or a few clicks online it is worth doing.

It's quite right that they won't guarantee that your card will not be blocked. If I lost my card in Bangkok and someone used it to book a first class one way ticked to Los Angeles then I'd expect it to raise an alert in their system.

ManAtHome

Haven't used my NW credit or debit cards overseas since they introduced charges - only keep the debit card/account to fund a Caxton Euro card (keeps the HSBC current account 'one step away').

Haven't had a problem with the Halifax Clarity so far (only had it for 6 months) - not needed to set up holiday plans etc. I usually set up the HSBC 'going on hols' stuff just in case, but haven't needed to use it so far.