From: jeremyrh.geo on 29 May 2007 09:29 On 29 mei, 15:13, Keith Anderson <k...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2007 13:40:20 +0100, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > ><jeremyrh....(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> On 29 mei, 13:57, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor > >> (*)) wrote: > > >> > Open a nationwide account > > >> Open a nationwide account, you say? Is that right? A nationwide > >> account? :) > > >Yes! :) > > >How much do you want a bet they'll raise the charges tomorrow! :) > > Hmmm - following this thread with interest. > > Hopefully towards the end of June I'll have shedloads of sterling - > need to convert most of it to Euros to move abroad. > > Any ideas as to the cheapest way of doing this, anyone? Keep it in the UK in sterling, and live off your Euro salary ?? B;
From: d4g4h4 on 29 May 2007 09:39 Keith Anderson <keefy(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2007 13:40:20 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > > ><jeremyrh.geo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> On 29 mei, 13:57, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor > >> (*)) wrote: > >> > >> > Open a nationwide account > >> > >> Open a nationwide account, you say? Is that right? A nationwide > >> account? :) > > > >Yes! :) > > > >How much do you want a bet they'll raise the charges tomorrow! :) > > Hmmm - following this thread with interest. > > Hopefully towards the end of June I'll have shedloads of sterling - > need to convert most of it to Euros to move abroad. > > Any ideas as to the cheapest way of doing this, anyone? Bank transfer. The charge for doing this isn't too large (�7-10 typically) but you might get hit on the exchange rate- typically around 1%. If it's a large amount, you might get a better deal- I've rarely transferred money out of the UK (or into it) in anything larger than 4 digit amounts. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient." Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007
From: Geen Uitzending on 29 May 2007 10:04 On 29 May, 15:13, Keith Anderson <k...(a)privacy.net> wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2007 13:40:20 +0100, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, > > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > ><jeremyrh....(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> On 29 mei, 13:57, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor > >> (*)) wrote: > > >> > Open a nationwide account > > >> Open a nationwide account, you say? Is that right? A nationwide > >> account? :) > > >Yes! :) > > >How much do you want a bet they'll raise the charges tomorrow! :) > > Hmmm - following this thread with interest. > > Hopefully towards the end of June I'll have shedloads of sterling - > need to convert most of it to Euros to move abroad. > > Any ideas as to the cheapest way of doing this, anyone? > > Thanks in advance, > > Keith, Bristol, UK (safest) probably bank transfer at interbank transfer rates not tourist rates
From: Jim Ley on 29 May 2007 12:00 On Tue, 29 May 2007 12:09:19 +0100, The Reid <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote: >On Sun, 27 May 2007 21:02:24 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, >_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > >> Personally, I love the Euro, it makes travelling to Euro >>countries much easier, and as I have a nationwide account, I pay nothing >>for euro transactions while travelling. I've lost a little on various >>Euro payments into my account over the last couple of years- and I admit >>I'd be pissed off about it if it was most of my income. I'm more upset >>that Elgar has been removed from the 20 pound note than I am about >>whether we have a euro or a pound. > >the funny thing is most of the public seem more concerned about change >than the real issues of convenience and the economy/ Of course you've got to be most concerned about the change - look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves and all that. Jim.
From: The Reid on 29 May 2007 12:02
On Tue, 29 May 2007 16:00:52 GMT, jim(a)jibbering.com (Jim Ley) wrote: >>the funny thing is most of the public seem more concerned about change >>than the real issues of convenience and the economy/ > >Of course you've got to be most concerned about the change - look >after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves and all >that. LOL -- Mike Reid Cutty Sark appeal"http://www.cuttysark.org.uk" email me at "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" |