Which Currency to use in Gibraltar?

StephLeach

We are flying to Gibraltar in August where the pound is there currency. But they also accept Euro's.....so which currency is it best to use in Gibraltar - Pound or Euro??

eDicky

Well if you don't mind losing money to exchange your pounds to euros, just to use them in Gibraltar and probably get charged higher prices with them, when you can simply use your pounds there, you could do so. But it wouldn't make much sense, would it?

steve1500

Everything is priced in pounds

Kernow666

guess Google isn't available in your area yet

Westin

Definitely use GBP£.

Many of the shops, bars and restaurants were displaying their own € > £ rate when I was out there last week. Typically this was not that different from the current FX rates and was ranging between 1.17-1.24.

BarryBlue

I've been to Gibraltar several times and, as others have said, everything is priced in £s. You will find that just about every shop and bar will happily accept GBPs although you may well get change in Gibraltar money. There is absolutely no reason to use €s there.

The only exception we have ever found there is the buses, which are a really good way of getting about there. You pay on the bus and the drivers will take sterling coins but not sterling notes. However, there is a cashier at the bus station next to casemates square where they will change sterling to Gibraltar £s 1-for-1. Since a day ticket for all blue buses (all but one routes) is only £2.40, or £1.10 for over-60s, just make sure you have some coins.

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It's all in pounds. They even has an M&S...

Westin

ringo_24601 wrote: »

It's all in pounds. They even has an M&S...

plus two Peacock stores, two BHS's (one is BHS Home), two F+F (Tesco clothing lines), Next, Monsoon etc etc - oh and a large Morrisons.

PeacefulWaters

Westin wrote: »

plus two Peacock stores, two BHS's (one is BHS Home), two F+F (Tesco clothing lines), Next, Monsoon etc etc - oh and a large Morrisons.

Did BHS Gibraltar survive?

Westin

PeacefulWaters wrote: »

Did BHS Gibraltar survive?

Yes indeed. The overseas stores (I think there were 7) were purchased early on from the administrators.

Doshwaster

Westin wrote: »

plus two Peacock stores, two BHS's (one is BHS Home), two F+F (Tesco clothing lines), Next, Monsoon etc etc - oh and a large Morrisons.

Apparently their Gibraltar store is Morrisons most profitable one.