Halifax clarity question

citykid5

Hi all. Does anyone no if there's a way to get euros in the uk using the Halifax clarity account? Do they offer a online/home delivery service, so I could get the best rates before traveling?
Thanks all

Nasqueron

You can get euros from atm in some places but no idea whether that will work or not.

Any reason why you need to get the cash early rather than an ATM in the country - and are rates not decent enough now ordering for collection?

citykid5

Thanks for the quick reply. My 3 sons are of snowboarding in France next week. The online rates are pretty good but not as good as the MasterCard rates and will need about £1500 worth

gardner1

citykid5 wrote: »

Hi all. Does anyone no if there's a way to get euros in the uk using the Halifax clarity account? Do they offer a online/home delivery service, so I could get the best rates before traveling?
Thanks all

if you wanted euros delivered to you home you might get 1.3586.....wait till you get to destination and withdraw euros when you arrive you will get 1.3807

citykid5

Current best online 1.35 MasterCard is 1.379 so would make about a 45 euro difference

dresdendave

Nasqueron wrote: »

You can get euros from atm in some places but no idea whether that will work or not.

Any reason why you need to get the cash early rather than an ATM in the country - and are rates not decent enough now ordering for collection?

Possibly the OP is not going to France with his sons, so hoped to give them Euros prior to departure? If this is not the case probably easier to use an ATM on arrival.

citykid5

Yeas dresdendave I'm not going. And trying to find the best rate for there spends

grumbler

Get them prepaid card(s) if you think they are not trustworthy to use your credit card?

citykid5

How can I let them use my card? That's illegal

grumbler

It might be against the T&C, but certainly not "illegal".
Also, you can make one of them an extra cardholder.

zerog

If you live in Nuneaton, then I presume they won't be going via London, otherwise the Ulster Bank ATM on Bishopsgate is the only ATM in Great Britain which does what you need.

The alternative is to add one as an extra cardholder, as grumbler said