Travel money limits?

[Deleted User]

A friend and his wife are going to Morocco shortly.

A search of the internet reveals that, you are only allowed to take a maximum of 1,000 Dirham into and out of the country.

As 1,000 doesn't seem very much (currently ~ £191), I suggested getting 2,000, and he and his wife carry 1,000 each, but he's concerned that it might still cause trouble.

Can someone confirm (ideally with a link to an official source), whether the 1,000 Dirhams is per person, or per couple.

Also, how strict are they, on the 1,000 Dirham limit, and what happens if you are a bit over?

Seizure? Prosecution?

leylandsunaddict

Up to 1000 MAD is tolerated, but not sure why anyone would think that 2 people taking that much would cause problems. It's got nothing to do with how many people are going.

1000 is about £70, not £190.

Voyager2002

Irrelevant...

Crazy to buy Dirham here since the exchange rate would be so much worse than there... just take a travel card and pull them out of the ATM at the airport.

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leylandsunaddict wrote: »

1000 is about £70, not £190.

Ramsdens are currently offering 5.2182 Dirhams to the pound.

By my calculations, that's £191-64 for 1,000 Dirhams.

To be £70, you would need an exchange rate of ~ 14.29.

eDicky

The mid rate is currently 14.228 dirham to the pound. That's MAD1000 = GBP70.28


http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=GBP&To=MAD

leylandsunaddict

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Ramsdens are currently offering 5.2182 Dirhams to the pound.

By my calculations, that's £191-64 for 1,000 Dirhams.

To be £70, you would need an exchange rate of ~ 14.29.

5.2182 is for AED, not MAD.

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leylandsunaddict wrote: »

5.2182 is for AED, not MAD.

I didn't realise there were two different Dirhams.

dzug1

There's more than two - but those are the main ones.

zagfles

Well if you wait till you get there as suggested, as well as likely getting a much better rate you can be sure you're getting the right currency!