paying in euros?

citykid5

does anybody know if you can pay in unspent holiday euro into a standard nat west current account? and also would i be wise to do so.i have about 90 euros in notes and another 20 in coins.
would they even be likely to take the coins
thanks all

dazza.mk

citykid5 wrote: »

does anybody know if you can pay in unspent holiday euro into a standard nat west current account? and also would i be wise to do so.i have about 90 euros in notes and another 20 in coins.
would they even be likely to take the coins
thanks all

They are unlikely to take the coins, but would be able to exchange the notes for you.

Worth checking :

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/buy-back/

as well, although only really useful for small amounts if you're London based.

citykid5

cheers for that dazza

hermante

You can exchange coins at certain bureaux de change, but you're better off just keeping them for next time or trying to sell them with someone going to Europe

citykid5

thanks hermante.yea your no dought right about the coins,probably best to just keep hold of them for next time.i've noticed a lot of people are selling them on ebay? a bit odd considering the fees involved

Gromitt

I normally keep all the cash unless I see the exchange rate at an all time high and I'll not be using them otherwise for > 6 months.

Biggles

For such a small amount, it's only worth holding onto it. Otherwise you'll pay to have the notes converted to GBP and banked, then next time you go abroad, you'll pay again to change money into EUR.

chanz4

cost you about £8 to convert, hold onto them

tabby_cats_mum

I've just received £80 for £100 Euro's at M&S.

citykid5

chanz4 wrote: »

cost you about £8 to convert, hold onto them

i would but i was posting this query on behalf of my 19yr old son
so times r hard and no doubt his got a big mobile phone bill on it's way lol
thank to you all for your replys

Biggles

tabby_cats_mum wrote: »

I've just received £80 for £100 Euro's at M&S.

That's a very good example. You lost about 7-8% of their value converting them (actual value around £86). And you'll have to pay several more % to get them back next time you travel to the Eurozone (assuming it still exists then, of course).