Problems with Nationwide ATM in Spain

mystic_trev

I've just returened from a very pleasant few days in Seville. I didn't have many Euros's with me so I found an ATM after arriving in the City. First Bank BBVA asked if I wanted cash converted to £ or withdrawal charged in Euro's. I went with the Euro option (knowing i'd get a bettter ROE) but it refused to let me have the cash this way! No problem (I thought) try another Bank, so went to the Banco Santander across the road. Same problem - the Bank would only allow me to withdraw the money at it's ROE, and to add insult to injury charge me 2% commission as well!

Sorry should read " Problem using my Nationwide card with ATM's in Spain"

tanith

must admit I never tried withdrawing cash with Nationwide card I just use it to pay for everything and never get charged.... I guess they do charge to withdraw cash.,.....

Happy_saver_4

Got me worried here.:eek:

I'm going to Spain next Tuesday and have planned to draw cash( Euro's) via ATM's using a N/wide Debit card. I understood this was the best way, as recommended by lots of previous postings on this forum.

Have things changed

Party_Animal

I use my Nationwide card all the time in Spain to withdraw cash. Never had a problem with any bank. I've used it all over South America and Aus etc. No problems. My wife and son have them too and no problems.

MissBehaving

Same problem here regarding running out of Euros!

We have just come back from Valencia and although we did not use the Nationwide card to draw cash (we only have the Nationwide CC) we did not have any problems drawing from our Lloyds TSB debit card. We chose to have our charge converted to £'s on withdrawal (£2.00).

Moral of the story I guess is ... make sure you have enough Euros in the first place!!

Need_More_Money_2

Nationwide don't charge you, but they have no control over whether the foreign bank will charge you

Mortgage_&_debt_free

Have used my NW debit card & CC all over the world with no problems.

You may just have been unlucky with the local banks' system

mystic_trev

Mortgage_&_debt_free wrote:

Have used my NW debit card & CC all over the world with no problems.

You may just have been unlucky with the local banks' system

Yes so have I - in probably 60 of the over 80 Countries I've travelled to! This is what got me worried, happening not once but twice!

pin

Not NW's fault, fault of the Spanish banks.

Saying that never had a problem using NW debit card and like others here, have travelled the world with it.

Happy_saver_4

I feel more comfortable now. We'll just take a few €'s and use the debit card.

Thanks for everyones postings :T