macy37 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Fairfx 1.39. Lovely price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie x Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Think 1.40 is the bank rate. For us plebs looking for euro beer tokens the best is just above 1.37. Quite a few credit cards give you the bank rate. I have Halifax clarity, no withdrawal fees or transaction fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I went for Caxton fx. About half a cent less than fair fx and others but no fee to withdraw in Europe as opposed to 1.50 euro per withdrawal with fair fx. Suppose it depends how much you want to withdraw. We want to take out money every 2 days for 22 days to help stick to a budget on holiday so went with Caxton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 My giro is now trading at £57.80 a week ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) Quite a few credit cards give you the bank rate. I have Halifax clarity, no withdrawal fees or transaction fees.Not sure about the rate, but my Nationwide account has no withdrawal or transaction fees - unfortunately, an ATM crashed and swallowed my card the night before the Ireland trip . Edited June 22, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckielugger Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Out of interest. ..we have had our media and most politicians saying how lucky we are the UK didn't join the useless euro.... Well when it came into being the exchange rate was 1.5 to the £.... And ever since the rate has been lower, often much lower. Which guess what...means the euro has consistently outperformed the pound, the complete opposite to the shit we get brainwashed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Think 1.40 is the bank rate. For us plebs looking for euro beer tokens the best is just above 1.37. Typo - was 1.40 this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 (edited) Typo - was 1.40 this morning.Easy to make a typo when you're still up at that hour. Edited June 22, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Easy to make a typo when you're still up at that hour. Still up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Out of interest. ..we have had our media and most politicians saying how lucky we are the UK didn't join the useless euro.... Well when it came into being the exchange rate was 1.5 to the £.... And ever since the rate has been lower, often much lower. Which guess what...means the euro has consistently outperformed the pound, the complete opposite to the shit we get brainwashed with. Euro hasnt been too clever for plenty of countries. Ireland, Greece. Portugal, Spain. It has however kept the cost of all those BMWs and Volkswagens artificially low. you cant have financial integration without political !! Look at Greece properly mullered. By rights what should happen in a unified Europe is that it should just cough up the money and write off those debts but those pesky german taxpayers dont seem too keen on the idea, and that the problem !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 (edited) Edit: Can't be arsed. Edited June 23, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 just a wee look at the euro as the markets are open in Asia it's now trading at near 143 to the £ l would it expect it to be higher once theEuropean markets open in the morning as l think the Greeks could be waving good bye to the euro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 1.43 ? Might reach a tourist rate of 1.40 ? Might be time to load the Caxton card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If Deutsche Bank goes pop then so will the Euro chaps - and after their interventions on Indyref it would be sweet karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 European markets down, with the CAC the worst affected - the day before the sale of my French shares is due to go through. Thanks very much Tsipras. No wonder Juncker feels let down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres the pies Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 just had a wee look at the £ against the € kicking near 144 to the £ so you should get a tourist rate of 140 to the pound think it's the highest it's been for about 7 years any one mind was the highest rate was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 just had a wee look at the £ against the kicking near 144 to the £ so you should get a tourist rate of 140 to the pound think it's the highest it's been for about 7 years any one mind was the highest rate was ? Perfect. I'm off to France on my hols next month. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donaldo87 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Good news for my category one euro 2016 final tickets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefaetheferry Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Yes, over 1.40 at the moment with some providers (tourist rate). Nice 14 euro bottle of wine in my favourite restaurant in Menorca for a tenner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I was told a while back the cheapest way to change currency was to draw it out of cash machines once you arrive because you got a better exchange rate which offsets the bank charge, so I've been doing that now for a few years. Does that still hold true? I'm off to Spain in October but am getting tempted by the low rates around now. I'm also normally a financial Jonah in that if there's a way to get a decision wrong I usually find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnie x Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I was told a while back the cheapest way to change currency was to draw it out of cash machines once you arrive because you got a better exchange rate which offsets the bank charge, so I've been doing that now for a few years. Does that still hold true? I'm off to Spain in October but am getting tempted by the low rates around now. I'm also normally a financial Jonah in that if there's a way to get a decision wrong I usually find it. Depends on your card as rates vary quite a lot. A few give you the exact exchange rate with no cash withdrawal fees. Halifax clarity is the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Depends on your card as rates vary quite a lot. A few give you the exact exchange rate with no cash withdrawal fees. Halifax clarity is the one I have. I use a standard Halifax Bank cash card. I can't remember to be honest how the exchange rate compared to a travel agent rate last time I was there but I think I got charged about 1.5% on top. I'd have to double check that to be certain. Edit: actually 2.75% Edited July 17, 2015 by Huddersfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 just had a wee look at the £ against the € kicking near 144 to the £ so you should get a tourist rate of 140 to the pound think it's the highest it's been for about 7 years any one mind was the highest rate was ? Highest I can remember was around 1.48 just before the crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Here's the rate fluctuations for the last 10 years. People forget that from its conception in 2002 until around 2008, the Euro knocked around at about 1.45 to the Pound. It's only since 2008 that the Euro strengthened and the Pound weakened, giving average rates of around 1.20. http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=GBP&to=EUR&view=10Y Edited July 17, 2015 by Rossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) I'm sure the Euro roughly had parity with the £ back in 2008. 30% drop in seven years - not good for those with investments in Euros. Edit: I've got an almighty hangover, so this could be nonsense. Edited July 17, 2015 by Charlie Endell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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