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changing pounds to euros?

Postby gavilan » Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:39 pm

I am going to UK next week and am thinking to bring back some stirling ( not thousands, a few hundred) ... where would be the best exchange rate ... at the airport or my local Spanish bank?

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby Enrique » Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:20 pm

Hi gavilan,

Neither of the above.........try using your local Post Office.......... :idea:

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money/euros

Or others..........Example............current rates will differ..........Homework time for you ........ :D

"However, in a survey of how many euros a holidaymaker could get for £500, the Post Office rates returned only €551, in comparison with €559.89 from Co-op Travel, €559.08 from Asda Money and €558.93 from Tesco"
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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby Stevemul » Fri Jun 30, 2017 1:44 pm

Are you dealing with cash or money already in a bank account in the U.K.? If it's in a bank account you could use a Revolut card with consistently good rates, and ATM. If cash, you are at the mercy of the dealers.

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby peteroldracer » Fri Jun 30, 2017 3:13 pm

worth looking at Martin Lewis' site on MoneySavingExpert.com?
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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby gavilan » Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:47 pm

thanks guys ... some very useful suggestions there ... thanks again

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby scs3jb » Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:24 pm

If its transferring between banks, without a shadow of a doubt the winner for me has been www.transferwise.com . I've been using it recently to take advantage of the GBP collapse.

ps. my referral link if you want to signup: https://goo.gl/frfNaM

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby costakid » Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:32 pm

Not the rip off airport

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby anyroads » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:40 pm

Anyone wishing changing euros to pounds, I would suggest getting in quick.

In my humble opinion, it cant get any "better" than this. The bottom surely has been reached !

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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby anyroads » Sun Sep 10, 2017 3:57 pm

Passing through Waterloo yesterday on my way to watch the "Gooners", picked up some Euros at 1.08 at "ICE"...

Hopefully that is the lowest price I will pay for "cash" for ever again !


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Re: changing pounds to euros?

Postby firsttango » Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:55 am

Changed a chunk of Euro' to pounds last week and transferred to U.K bank after seeing your post Anyroads thank you ......for once it worked in my favour seeing that the rate has soared today thanks to mr Carneys statement yesterday and is currently around 1.14 ish


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