Getting USD/Euro fee free without a loaded exchange rate

glider3560

gizz_mo wrote: »

Bishopsgate?

The Natwest branch on Bishopsgate has moved. The new branch does not have a Euro ATM.

I'm not sure which one you mean at Paddington.

glider3560

I was at Heathrow T3 last week. The airside ATMs are only Travelex. No Moneycorp machines available.

tripled

I successfully withdrew 500USD, declining the proffered dynamic coversion, from Gatwick North terminal yesterday, using my Halifax Clarity. Thanks OP A note of advice to anyone stumbling across this - not all Moneycorp points have a cashpoint and some that do are Barclays machines. I only found a Moneycorp ATM after security.

chattychappy

tripled wrote: »

Thanks OP

You're welcome!

tripled wrote: »

I only found a Moneycorp ATM after security.

There are some in South Terminal before security.. handy if anyone isn't flying but wants Euros/USD. They are in departures. I'm returning Friday morning and will give a better a description of the location. They are NOT the ones by the Moneycorp desks (they give GBP only).

chattychappy

OK.. just got back from Gatwick South Terminal (yet again). A couple of new Moneycorp machines have appeared. I tried all of them with my Clarity card either on Friday or Monday:

1) Check-in row H (far end). Three machines, the middle one offers GBP, USD or Euros. Just as reported earlier.

2) The far side of WH Smiths (on the way to Arrivals). Two new machines have appeared. One offers GBP/USD. The other GBP/Euros. This is the first time I've seen Moneycorp machines that do not either offer all three currencies or sterling only.

All of them offered "without conversion" for my Clarity card. I have only ever received 20euro or USD20 notes from these machines.

Oh dear, though. Whenever I arrive at these machines and see somebody's old receipt I take a look. The poor bloke that drew some Euros let the machine convert (perhaps he didn't get the choice, but I would have walked away). They were offering to convert Euros at 1.25, compared with the network rate of 1.41. A loading of 13%%%%%%%% !!

eDicky

A quick update in case it is useful for anyone.

In the new layout at London Southend airport (SEN) there are now two Moneycorp ATMs airside (still none landside). The one behind the Moneycorp kiosk is only for GBP/EUR, but the other less noticeable one is for GBP/EUR/USD. At the bottom of the stairs going down to the boarding gates area after security, turn left to find it below the staircase. It works for obtaining euros or dollars ($20 bills) with Clarity card at the MasterCard rate when choosing 'without conversion'.

glider3560

Has anyone tried the Travelex Supercard in one of these machines yet?

I have a large unexpected balance on my Clarity, which I don't want to pay off yet (waiting for the insurance company to transfer me the money, but that's another story) so cannot use this without paying 1+ month interest.

eDicky

gizz_mo wrote: »

Does anyone one know what will happen if I try the new Travelex Supercard to withdraw EUR from a UK ATM such as Moneycorp?

glider3560 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Travelex Supercard in one of these machines yet?

It's a Visa card that operates as a CC, so in theory it should work - unless it fails for the same reasons that it sometimes fails in normal use. Give it a try. My Supercard became redundant after the first couple of tries using it failed, but it would be interesting to know the outcome.

glider3560

eDicky wrote: »

It's a Visa card that operates as a CC, so in theory it should work - unless it fails for the same reasons that it sometimes fails in normal use. Give it a try. My Supercard became redundant after the first couple of tries using it failed, but it would be interesting to know the outcome.

I'll give it a go at Stansted this weekend. Annoyingly I need USD which I don't think the Moneycorp ATMs have at that airport. From my previous experience, there aren't any Moneycorp ATMs in Heathrow T3, where I will be flying to the US in a few weeks.

eDicky

chattychappy wrote: »

There are two Moneycorp ATMs at Heathrow T3 departures. They are upstairs (opposite the entrances to security). They offer USD/Euros loading free, provided you choose "without conversion" when offered the choice.

The machines look quite new.

glider3560 wrote: »

I'll give it a go at Stansted this weekend. Annoyingly I need USD which I don't think the Moneycorp ATMs have at that airport. From my previous experience, there aren't any Moneycorp ATMs in Heathrow T3, where I will be flying to the US in a few weeks.

Chattychappy indicates the MoneyCorp ATM locations at LHR T3.

Within the glitzy new marathon shopping assault course at Stansted, Moneycorp may have installed a new USD-dispensing machine somewhere, as they have at Southend departures.