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Barclaycard abroad
patanco
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Credit cards
I used my Barclaycard freedom rewards and was charged a lot of fees about £20 total what did I do wrong
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Use a card that does not give you free overseas use, so no exchange rate charges...Life in the slow lane0
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Not checked the T&C for your particular card?patanco said:I used my Barclaycard freedom rewards and was charged a lot of fees about £20 total what did I do wrong
There seem to be two different cards - Rewards and Freedom Rewards. For the latter I see:If you buy something with your card while your abroad, you’ll pay one single, non-sterling purchase fee of 2.99% every time you use it
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:oDhNxQkVw5UJ:https://www.barclaycard.co.uk/freedomrewards/rewards-calculator.html&hl=en&gl=uk
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It's only the Rewards card that is fee free when used as per terms and conditions.
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