Metro Bank increases usage charges outside the SEPA

SnowTiger

Metro Bank will be upping charges for usage outside the SEPA from 10th January 2019.



It's not the first card I proffered outside 'Europe' anyway.

Cards offering free worldwide usage are more common now than they were before.

seanhodges

It's a well-trodden path - offer free overseas usage to get new customers, once you have sucked them in, remove the perk and hope that most people stick around.

I left Nationwide when they did it, and I am abandoning Metro now that they have done it. My Starling Bank joint account is up and running and will be used as long as it offers this perk.

realaledrinker

Yep getting 1.135 yesterday in Portugal with Starling, no fees whatsoever including a cash withdrawal.

agrinnall

seanhodges wrote: »

It's a well-trodden path - offer free overseas usage to get new customers, once you have sucked them in, remove the perk and hope that most people stick around.

I left Nationwide when they did it, and I am abandoning Metro now that they have done it. My Starling Bank joint account is up and running and will be used as long as it offers this perk.

Metro haven't removed anything, it was free to use inside SEPA and still is. It was never a best option outside of SEPA. I will carry on using mine when I travel to Europe rather than cutting off my nose to spite my face as you are doing.

glider3560

agrinnall wrote: »

Metro haven't removed anything, it was free to use inside SEPA and still is. It was never a best option outside of SEPA. I will carry on using mine when I travel to Europe rather than cutting off my nose to spite my face as you are doing.

It used to include free usage worldwide, when it was a best buy. That was removed several years ago.

agrinnall

glider3560 wrote: »

It used to include free usage worldwide, when it was a best buy. That was removed several years ago.

Was it? That's not my recollection, but I haven't travelled outside of SEPA since I first opened the account (at least 5 years ago) so it may be that it never came to my attention.

glider3560

agrinnall wrote: »

Was it? That's not my recollection, but I haven't travelled outside of SEPA since I first opened the account (at least 5 years ago) so it may be that it never came to my attention.

I opened mine in 2013 and it was free worldwide. It's the only reason I opened the account.

I'm thinking of switching to Starling or Monzo, since I rarely use the store network anyway.