Will this look bad on my Credit Record?

penners324

Why do that? Why not just use your card to buy things on holiday or use ATM every few days in the country.

Assuming you're going in holiday 

penners324

One of my friends had about £3k in cash stolen on holiday in New Zealand last year, from the AirBnB they were in.

Only £500 covered by travel insurance.

I was out there at the same time. Didn't even have any NZ$ on me for the 3 weeks we were there. Everywhere took debit card.

Nebulous2

penners324 said:

One of my friends had about £3k in cash stolen on holiday in New Zealand last year, from the AirBnB they were in.

Only £500 covered by travel insurance.

I was out there at the same time. Didn't even have any NZ$ on me for the 3 weeks we were there. Everywhere took debit card.

Many places charge to use a UK debit card in New Zealand however. 2% is common, but can be more.