Halifax Easycash Account / RBS Key Account

jen245

With the new basic account, you can only withdraw cash from Natwest/RBS operated cash machines

MoneySavingUser

telboyo wrote: »

I would not bother opening a halifax account- they are possibly the most inept bank in he world.

I've never had major issues

My internet and telephone banking with them works fine

hate-banks

just checked their website and it's true the KEY account is not offered anymore! I guess I was one of the last ones to get it then. Maybe they changed on July 1st...

stclair

hate-banks wrote: »

just checked their website and it's true the KEY account is not offered anymore! I guess I was one of the last ones to get it then. Maybe they changed on July 1st...

It took effect as of today 03/07/11

zurpher

telboyo wrote: »

I would not bother opening a halifax account- they are possibly the most inept bank in he world.

I also had a lot of hustle with opening a Halifax Easycash account. Fortunately, I have my VISA Electron card now and used it tonight the second time to fight budget flight fees. I was quite happy to use it to avoid the €9-10 debit/credit card charge.

However, because I've booked a flight from Germany to the UK, the price of the flight was quoted in Euro. I know that MasterCard and Visa credit cards offer relatively fair exchange rates. I'm not so sure if the same applies to the Halifax VISA Electron card.

A quick look at the Halifax Easycash website did not offer any information on exchange rates imposed. In fact, I even could not find the Easycash terms and conditions.

http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/other-bank-accounts/easycash/

Has anyone had experience with using the Halifax VISA Electron card in a foreign currency and can comment on the exchange rate issue. I hope the charges won't be as high as the €9-10 saved by using this card.