is the currency converter site genuine

yar_2

**** ***Bureau-de-change.net
The above site is offering 1.54 on sterling to USA dollar but when i try to buy Firefox block's the site saying that the connection is untrusted does any one no if this provider is legitimate
YAR

aerostar

Not sure how you got that rate - I think you may have picked the wrong $ as currently they show the rate at around 1.54

yar_2

sorry just seen that it was good while it lasted lol but any way this seems to be a good rate 1.54 is this site genuine
Yar

_Andy_

Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole..c'mon, does it remotely look like the site of a professional business?

Owned by the equally awful looking car-rental-hire.co.uk and whichcottage.com.

It probably is 'legit' but I would never, ever, ever make a transaction or purchase from a site so bad

benjus

If you google the phone number you find that they operate various other FX sites, including the rather more professional looking http://www.holidaytravelmoney.co.uk/

According to the rates on this, their rate for BUYING US dollars is 1.5482 (exactly the same as the website you quoted), which, if accurate, is an excellent buying rate (representing a spread of under 1% on the spot rate). However, if you have Pounds and you want Dollars you need to look at their SELLING rate, which is 1.7007; this is a dreadful rate, a spread of over 10% - you'd be better off at the Post Office.

In summary - if these rates are genuine it's a great place for foreign tourists in London to change their money, but a terrible place for Brits going abroad.

dzug1

benjus wrote: »

If you google the phone number you find that they operate various other FX sites, including the rather more professional looking http://www.holidaytravelmoney.co.uk/

According to the rates on this, their rate for BUYING US dollars is 1.5482 (exactly the same as the website you quoted), which, if accurate, is an excellent buying rate (representing a spread of under 1% on the spot rate). However, if you have Pounds and you want Dollars you need to look at their SELLING rate, which is 1.7007; this is a dreadful rate, a spread of over 10% - you'd be better off at the Post Office.

In summary - if these rates are genuine it's a great place for foreign tourists in London to change their money, but a terrible place for Brits going abroad.

You've got it the wrong way round, Benjus - the 1.54 is if you've got ££ and want $$ and is a good rate. The 1.70 is if you have $$ and want ££ - not a good rate but not untypical

Neil49

Take a look at the currency website accessed via MSE to get a good idea of current rates.

I used ICE last year but was able to collect from London. Their current rate is 1.511

http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/

ferf1223

dzug1 wrote: »

You've got it the wrong way round, Benjus - the 1.54 is if you've got ££ and want $$ and is a good rate. The 1.70 is if you have $$ and want ££ - not a good rate but not untypical

their table is confusing I think (www.holidaytravelmoney.co.uk/)

It actually says at the top "we buy" and "we sell"...but the rates are the wrong way around...

their table shows buy to = customer buying from them and sell = customer selling to them...even though it says 'we buy' and 'we sell'.

if you start at transaction to buy it does in fact give the rate from their table under 'we buy'...1.5482.

yar_2

If you go as far as trying to purchase dollars the actual rate you get is 1.54
But at this stage fire fox gives me a warning saying the page is not trusted what does this mean ?

ferf1223

http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/connection-untrusted-error-message

benjus

dzug1 wrote: »

You've got it the wrong way round, Benjus - the 1.54 is if you've got ££ and want $$ and is a good rate. The 1.70 is if you have $$ and want ££ - not a good rate but not untypical

Ugh... must have been half asleep this morning...