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Cash Advance - charges applied

dcbradley · 2022-06-07 18:21:45

Following MSE advice re Best cards etc I recently took out a BarclayCard Rewards credit card - given it applies to both purchases and cash advances. I've had no problem on purchases - rates are excellent. However on a recent trip to Turkey I withdrew cash via an ATM and the local bank charge me 4% on top of the advance...…

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Neil49 Posts: 3,362 Forumite

11 June 2022 at 7:34PM

Brie said:

I've had similar in the US and Canada so plot my need for cash carefully. I rarely buy any in advance anymore as my Santander CC is fee free for use as a CC wherever. But if I need cash I would withdraw from my bank account in the UK in a CIBC/RBS/TD ATM.

I was reading through the faq section on the Chase app for use abroad and noticed that they don't charge any fees for cash withdrawals at Chase ATMs in the USA.

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