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Hundreds of ATMs at Santander branches in Spain are charging UK customers with current accounts at the bank to withdraw cash - even though withdrawals are usually fee-free...
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It was a Santander branded ATM, there was no warning of any description, and I was charged fees for the transaction on a Santander UK current account debit card - and the account satisfied the condition of the minimum £500 monthly deposit.
Santander UK refunded the fees and despite investigating the case further were unable to offer a reason for the charges.
I was in Tenerife last month and withdrew €300 on two separate occasions from Santander bank in Puerto de Santiago without any charges, had the visa exchange rate with no fees using Santander current account debit card.
I got the impression that the branches of Popular were being changed to Santander and also Santander were using the Popular brand on standalone automatics.
If I am being honest, I hope they don't all become Santander branded. There is room for both in the holiday resorts of Spain and I don't "do" five euro.
I cannot remember word for word what it said but it certainly seemed to direct you to the conversion in GBP which would have incurred a lower rate and I don’t know if there would have been a charge.
I got caught out in a shop and selected GBP on my credit card and just wish they did not do this but we live and learn.
https://www.santander.com/csgs/Satellite/CFWCSancomQP01/en_GB/Corporate/Press-room/Santander-News/2019/07/15/Santander-successfully-completes-integration-of-Banco-Populars-branches-on-schedule.html
ATMs at established Santander branches will be OK.
That'll be down to the Greek banks, Santander UK have no power over what fees (or surcharges) other banks charge.
I'm not sure Santander debit cards were ever previously fee free ?
The same will apply to all other UK debit cards in Greece, unless I'm mistaken ?
Santander debit cards (which meet the qualifying conditions) are only fee free at established Santander ATMs in Spain and the Canaries, nowhere else.
I understand that as well as ATM charges, Greece also introduced their accomodation tax in 2018, must be skint or something...