Euro account cash in UK

Britfly

I have a starling account Euros and GBP and  Revolout USD account and a Moneycorp account. Is there any way of getting cash out in Euros or USD. I work in countries that use USD and Euros but it's not their currency so ATM's locally are out, so I need USD or Euros from the UK.

eskbanker

https://www.link.co.uk/consumers/services/

Withdraw Foreign Currency

You can use your card to withdraw foreign currency (e.g. Euro, US Dollar) at some LINK ATMs. To find your nearest foreign currency dispensing ATM you can check the Cash Locator and do an advanced search for ATMs dispensing foreign currency.  

Britfly

Sorry, should have been more specific. When I use these ATM's it tries to withdraw from my GBP account and convert to Euro instead of withdrawing from my Euro account, therefore I get charged and a poor exchange rate. These atms are exchange ones? you order or exchange rather than withdraw from a currency account?

eDicky

UK ATMs in general will deduct only GBP from a card (unless it's the foreign card of a non-GBP bank account), and if EUR/USD are available to withdraw it will be converted from GBP at adverse rates.

The only exception I know of is Raphael Bank ATMs, if they still exist, for euros direct from a EUR account, at certain London and perhaps other city locations. I last used one over ten years ago outside Stratford rail/tube station.

MoneyCorp have (or had?) their own multi-currency ATMs at Stansted, Gatwick and Southend airports which dispense foreign currency converted from GBP by the card account if the conversion rate offered by the ATM can be declined, which is possible with certain cards including Starling Bank.

Britfly

Thanks just left Stratford!!! Sounds good but just looked on Raphaels website and it looks like they have been wound up. But I think its worth checking it out. It links to a TFL website that says there are Euro withdrawls within the TFL network, but it is a bit vauge. Money corp just gave me a flat no. I think those ATMs at airports are just exchanges from GBP to currency rather than withdrawl ATM's. 

eDicky

Britfly said:

Money corp just gave me a flat no. I think those ATMs at airports are just exchanges from GBP to currency rather than withdrawl ATM's. 

Certainly MoneyCorp ATMs always take GBP from a card, but at least cash euros and other currency can be obtained from them at MasterCard/Visa rates instead of MoneyCorp rates, so for example it would only cost the Starling 0.4% fee to convert EUR to GBP before using your card at their airport ATM. (Don't bother trying to ask MoneyCorp personnel about this, it's an anomaly seemingly unknown to them, if it still works.)