| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:23 - Jul 26 with 1973 views | magicdaps10 |
Its 1.12 at present.
Always goes lower come holiday season. |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:36 - Jul 26 with 1952 views | monmouth |
I fondly remember when a Euro was worth 70pence, and a dollar bought you close on 50pence.
That, of course, was before we totally f*cked everything up. |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:41 - Jul 26 with 1943 views | raynor94 |
18 months ago you were getting 1.42. Oh this Brexit is a wonderful thing |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:59 - Jul 26 with 1919 views | Flashberryjack |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:41 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
18 months ago you were getting 1.42. Oh this Brexit is a wonderful thing |
Where were you getting that exchange rate ? |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 16:15 - Jul 26 with 1893 views | longlostjack |
My pre-match Bow just keeps getting cheaper. Even the Brexit cloud has a silver lining. [Post edited 26 Jul 2017 16:16]
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 16:31 - Jul 26 with 1859 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:59 - Jul 26 by Flashberryjack |
Where were you getting that exchange rate ? |
Getting 1.40 everywhere 2years ago |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 16:55 - Jul 26 with 1824 views | johnlangy |
A friend was just telling us that someone waited until they were in Cardiff Airport to exchange some sterling and were given 85 cents to the pound. |  | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:13 - Jul 26 with 1804 views | raynor94 |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:59 - Jul 26 by Flashberryjack |
Where were you getting that exchange rate ? |
Ramsdens in Woodfield Street | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:17 - Jul 26 with 1797 views | max936 |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:23 - Jul 26 by magicdaps10 |
Its 1.12 at present.
Always goes lower come holiday season. |
You won't get that, I've looked and looked and settled on 1.10 to the £, not going for a few weeks, but by then it could be down further. [Post edited 26 Jul 2017 17:18]
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:23 - Jul 26 with 1779 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:17 - Jul 26 by max936 |
You won't get that, I've looked and looked and settled on 1.10 to the £, not going for a few weeks, but by then it could be down further. [Post edited 26 Jul 2017 17:18]
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Where you get that max
I can only find 1.09 locally | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:49 - Jul 26 with 1744 views | ploppy |
Unless you have a particular reason to take a large amount of cash in euros, I wouldn't. I always pay with cards, but you should avoid the bad ones. I have a Halifax Clarity card, which is one of the best. Lot of info here
http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/ | | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 18:05 - Jul 26 with 1718 views | lifelong |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:41 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
18 months ago you were getting 1.42. Oh this Brexit is a wonderful thing |
February last year the rate was 126, the year before it was 140. |  | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 18:35 - Jul 26 with 1685 views | max936 |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:49 - Jul 26 by ploppy |
Unless you have a particular reason to take a large amount of cash in euros, I wouldn't. I always pay with cards, but you should avoid the bad ones. I have a Halifax Clarity card, which is one of the best. Lot of info here
http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/ |
I also have a Clarity card, but I still like to take a few euro, handy if you popping along the promenade and fancy a beer or a snack. | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 18:50 - Jul 26 with 1671 views | ploppy |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 18:35 - Jul 26 by max936 |
I also have a Clarity card, but I still like to take a few euro, handy if you popping along the promenade and fancy a beer or a snack. |
Excellent - then you cannot fail!
The only thing to be aware of (and I may be teaching you to suck eggs) is that if you use it to withdraw cash abroad, whilst you'll get a good rate, interest is charged from the day you make the withdrawal. So what I do is
1. withdraw as little as possible
2. pay with the card wherever possible
3. pay in euros (or whatever) if you're offered the choice of euros or sterling
4. only withdraw cash when I need it (not one big lump at the start of my holiday)
5. if I made any cash withdrawals, pay off the entire balance (not just the statement balance) as soon as I get home (there'll be some interest but it's normally minimal).
Apologies if you already knew all that. | | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:01 - Jul 26 with 1662 views | Flashberryjack |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 17:13 - Jul 26 by raynor94 |
Ramsdens in Woodfield Street |
18 months ago ? | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:27 - Jul 26 with 1628 views | pikeypaul |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 18:50 - Jul 26 by ploppy |
Excellent - then you cannot fail!
The only thing to be aware of (and I may be teaching you to suck eggs) is that if you use it to withdraw cash abroad, whilst you'll get a good rate, interest is charged from the day you make the withdrawal. So what I do is
1. withdraw as little as possible
2. pay with the card wherever possible
3. pay in euros (or whatever) if you're offered the choice of euros or sterling
4. only withdraw cash when I need it (not one big lump at the start of my holiday)
5. if I made any cash withdrawals, pay off the entire balance (not just the statement balance) as soon as I get home (there'll be some interest but it's normally minimal).
Apologies if you already knew all that. |
I always use the fee free halifax clarity card also.
5 minutes after withdrawing cash from the ATM I pay the credit card from my current account that way no interest is paid and you get the mastercard rate.
People who use airport exchange booths get what they deserve.
Mastercard rate is showing 1.1228 at present.Just make sure you choose without conversion and pay in local currency avoiding the Dynamic Currency Conversion which can cost you upto 10% of your cash.
ttps://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:27 - Jul 26 with 1627 views | DDCH |
and in 2009 1 pound was getting 1 euro. I wanted to go all inclusive but was talked into self catering with a view of eating different places every night, cost me a small fortune |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:29 - Jul 26 with 1616 views | monmouth |
It used to be cheaper to do a debit card withdrawal in that it was a fixed fee and the rate followed the market. Is that a rubbish way of doing it? I haven't needed many euros for years though, so don't care enough to think about it. | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:33 - Jul 26 with 1605 views | ploppy |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:27 - Jul 26 by pikeypaul |
I always use the fee free halifax clarity card also.
5 minutes after withdrawing cash from the ATM I pay the credit card from my current account that way no interest is paid and you get the mastercard rate.
People who use airport exchange booths get what they deserve.
Mastercard rate is showing 1.1228 at present.Just make sure you choose without conversion and pay in local currency avoiding the Dynamic Currency Conversion which can cost you upto 10% of your cash.
ttps://www.mastercard.us/en-us/consumers/get-support/convert-currency.html
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I wasn't sure if Halifax would be funny if you paid off a cash withdrawal immediately, especially if you made multiple withdrawals, so I just pay when I get home. I know they don't like you pre-loading your credit before you go - that's against their T&Cs apparently. Wouldn't want to tick them off - I like my Clarity card. | | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:39 - Jul 26 with 1590 views | monmouth |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:33 - Jul 26 by ploppy |
I wasn't sure if Halifax would be funny if you paid off a cash withdrawal immediately, especially if you made multiple withdrawals, so I just pay when I get home. I know they don't like you pre-loading your credit before you go - that's against their T&Cs apparently. Wouldn't want to tick them off - I like my Clarity card. |
Watch yourself with the Halifax card. They used to be one of the worst for identity fraud and absolutely the worst for sorting it out. This is from their own internal stats that I was shown by an ex employee a few years ago. Things may have changed. | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:40 - Jul 26 with 1589 views | raynor94 |
Well my learned friend I went on a cruise in December/ January 2015/16 pardon my memory if I'm a month out but that w | |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:41 - Jul 26 with 1587 views | jacktar |
I usually go for comparison on moneysupermarket.com. At the moment they are only showing best rates as 109 euros to the £.
I have pre-paid Travelex and Fair Fx credit cards which I top up when the rates look reasonable. Always a bit of a gamble in the present climate though. |  |
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| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:41 - Jul 26 with 1585 views | Swanzay |
You get a far better exchange rate if you transfer whilst abroad, were being royally fleeced here in the UK by banks when it comes to foreign currency. |  | | |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 19:44 - Jul 26 with 1579 views | pikeypaul |
| Euro Exchange Rate on 15:23 - Jul 26 by magicdaps10 |
Its 1.12 at present.
Always goes lower come holiday season. |
rubbish if it was that simple we would all be FX millionaires. | |
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