Charges for using your credit card in Europe

[Thorpe-le-Saint]

Does anyone have any idea how much your CC company charge you for using your card in Europe, whether using an ATM or a chip and pin.

 

I guess all companies are different, but I have a Mastercard and an AMEX...

[KK the 2nd]

Does anyone have any idea how much your CC company charge you for using your card in Europe, whether using an ATM or a chip and pin.

 

I guess all companies are different, but I have a Mastercard and an AMEX...

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Amex is best. Used a Lloyds visa debit card recently and they charge a pound per transaction. Used going through the tolls on the French roads, some of the tolls were only €1.60 but added a quid!! No charge with Amex though.

[timebomb]

Does anyone have any idea how much your CC company charge you for using your card in Europe, whether using an ATM or a chip and pin.

 

I guess all companies are different, but I have a Mastercard and an AMEX...

 

It's not just the charge for the transaction, they usually put a charge on the conversion from Euros to Sterling as well!

 

Get a credit card from the Post Office - they don't place any charges when used abroad over the counter, but they do make a charge when you use it in an ATM abroad.

I just take enough cash.

[Michelle]

It's not just the charge for the transaction, they usually put a charge on the conversion from Euros to Sterling as well!

 

Get a credit card from the Post Office - they don't place any charges when used abroad over the counter, but they do make a charge when you use it in an ATM abroad.

I just take enough cash.

 

And if you want a form to apply for one, PM me and I'll post you one.

 

Most CC companies will screw you over, as screamfish says not only a transaction fee, but a cross-border fee for the currency conversion.