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Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 20:10by tinsle
Hi everyone.
Could anyone tell me how easy it is to use the cash points in icmeler??? is it just like using them at home and how much do you get charged for using them???
Sounds like a daft question but i have never used a cash point abroad before....
also can u use your debit card to pay for meals in the restraunts over there????
thanks all
5 weeks and counting
Re: Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 20:14by dksbbs
The ATM's are exactly the same to use as here, the only difference is you choose your language first.
The rate you are charged depends on your bank, Nationwide being the best, Lloyds TSB being one of the worse.
I would never use a debit card abroad to pay for goods, if it is scammed you have little come back, use a Credit card that has full protection. however the choice is yours but not everywhere accepts them.
Dave
Re: Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 20:18by Jozzyd
Or use Lira it's even safer
Re: Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 20:21by Sue
If you have a nationwide flexi card they do not charge interest, use it like a normal machine choose the language and if you want lira choose the turkish lira option, there is also £ option if you want to take English money out
Re: Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 21:06by Katiehutchinson_1991
you choose english first then follow the on screen instructions
dont worry they are self explanitary
xxxx
Re: Cash Machines
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21 Jun 2010 23:59by Rew
About Nationwide, they are starting to charge. They told me to check before I go.
A dramatic U-turn on overseas credit and debit card charges will mean significant new fees for millions of Nationwide customers planning to use their cards abroad, it emerged yesterday. From May, Nationwide customers with a Visa credit card will be charged 0.84 per cent of the value of any transaction made outside Europe. The same fee will apply to debit card holders from 1 June, but the fee will swiftly increase to 1 per cent for both groups of card holders from 1 July.
Re: Cash Machines
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22 Jun 2010 08:01by EddieB
According to the Nationwide web site, under the list of countries that do and do not make charges for withdrawing cash It as Turkey - No fee charged
Ed.
Re: Cash Machines
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22 Jun 2010 17:35by gaylemcvey
There is no charge in Turkey i drew money out each day for a week up to 8Th June and i got a better rate than the supermarkets were giving when i got my statement last week
Re: Cash Machines
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22 Jun 2010 17:38by Rew
EddieB wrote:According to the Nationwide web site, under the list of countries that do and do not make charges for withdrawing cash It as Turkey - No fee charged
Ed.
Only if you have a Cash Card Account. If your card says Debit Card you will be charged 1%
Re: Cash Machines
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22 Jun 2010 17:41by gaylemcvey
I was getting 2.30/2.31 when the supermarkets were giving 2.20/2.21
Re: Cash Machines
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23 Jun 2010 12:40by EddieB
I visited my local Nationwide branch this morning and was told that you can still use the Debit Card in Turkey without charge, but not use the Cash Card at all, which I was told was purple in colour.
Ed.
Re: Cash Machines
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23 Jun 2010 14:02by cassia
Does anybody know about RBS debit cards :/ ???
Re: Cash Machines
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23 Jun 2010 14:41by tamii
cassia wrote:Does anybody know about RBS debit cards :/ ???
RBS charges are as follows:
Any transaction in a foreign currency is converted into sterling at our prevailing exchange rate and a transaction fee of 2.75% is subsequently applied for debit card transactions.
Cash withdrawals - 2% (minimum £2, maximum £5)
Purchase of currency or travellers’ cheques using a Visa Debit card - 2% (minimum £2, maximum £5)
Point of sale transactions - £1.25 per transaction
Re: Cash Machines
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23 Jun 2010 16:25by Rew
EddieB wrote:I visited my local Nationwide branch this morning and was told that you can still use the Debit Card in Turkey without charge, but not use the Cash Card at all, which I was told was purple in colour.
Ed.
You can use the Debit card to buy goods but we were talking about drawing cash out of the cash machines.
Re: Cash Machines
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23 Jun 2010 22:02by Annemc
Can anyone tell me if there is any other machine apart from HSBC where you can withdraw sterling?
Re: Cash Machines
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24 Jun 2010 08:13by tamii
there is at least another one in the square that lets you have sterling
Re: Cash Machines
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24 Jun 2010 15:09by ochlynda
The Bank across from the old Noels resturant also gives out sterling.
Lynda
Re: Cash Machines
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24 Jun 2010 15:31by Sue
Rew wrote:EddieB wrote:According to the Nationwide web site, under the list of countries that do and do not make charges for withdrawing cash It as Turkey - No fee charged
Ed.
Only if you have a Cash Card Account. If your card says Debit Card you will be charged 1%
If you have a Nationwide Flexi Debit card you will not be charged
Re: Cash Machines
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24 Jun 2010 17:09by Rew
Sue wrote:If you have a Nationwide Flexi Debit card you will not be charged
Do you mean a Flex Account debit card?
Re: Cash Machines
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24 Jun 2010 18:00by Sue
There are 2 types of flex account card. A basic CASH CARD which you use to be able to withdraw overseas but they are changing it so you can no longer withdraw cash from atms.
The other card is a VISA DEBIT CARD with which you get a cheque book, unlike the basic CASH CARD. You can still withdraw cash from atms in Turkey with this card, that is unchanged.