HSBC atm

[charlste]

Has anybody been charged a small fee for withdrawing sterling from hsbc cash machine.
I have an escape prepaid travel card which states free withdrawels from foreign atms.
I withdrew some money and was charged a small fee.Escape said it must be hsbc that have levied a small charge.I have used other cards with them and wasnt charged.

[Ray1951]

I think your bank levy a charge for using another bank's machine.  I may add that the removal of the HSBC machine at the PTT is a bit of an inconvenience, although I see that Western Union have installed a cash machine at the PTT.  Also the HSBC bank near paspteur has not been paying out in Sterling recently, wonder why?  It can't be because of a shortage of notes.

[stoop]

The Escape terms and conditions say this:

'*Some ATMs charge a fee. This is regardless of the type of card used whether it be credit, debit or prepaid. If the ATM is going to charge you a fee, it is required to inform you beforehand. It may worth shopping round for an ATM that is free to use.'

Looked at travel cards recently but never taken the plunge. Might consider one for our trip to Calis later this year.

[nichola]

Nationwide Card - No fee for Sterling withdrawals overseas.

LloydsTSB - Charge for any overseas withdrawals GBP or not and includes flat fee and %

Applies HSBC or any other ATM that dispenses GBP

[Marggie]

Nichola, is your information for Nationwide on their official website[?  Up until November 2010 with Nationwide it was free to withdraw sterling abroad but since then they charge a percentage plus £1 withdrawal fee - resulting in a charge of approximately £8 for £300 withdrawal.

Would be delighted if things have changed!!

[desmartinson]

Marggie, no charge if you have nationwide flex card for drawing sterling, i use the hsbc next to sekur bank in fethiye.

[nichola]

quote:Originally posted by Marggie

Nichola, is your information for Nationwide on their official website[?  Up until November 2010 with Nationwide it was free to withdraw sterling abroad but since then they charge a percentage plus £1 withdrawal fee - resulting in a charge of approximately £8 for £300 withdrawal.

Would be delighted if things have changed!!

Nationwide have never charged for overseas withdrawals if the transaction is in GBP, which here in Fethiye is an option available to us at HBBC and a couple of other ATM's  

[charlste]

I have used hsbc before and never been charged.Can anybody tell me then which atms are free for sterling.
I still think the escape travel card is a bit of a con.they sent me an email last week to say once the merchant had settled the transaction the withdrawel fee would be credited back to my account.today they are saying it is hsbc that have levied the charge.
I think they probably dont expect people to be withdrawing sterling abroad.

[KKOB]

quote:Originally posted by charlste

today they are saying it is hsbc that have levied the charge.
I think they probably dont expect people to be withdrawing sterling abroad.

It's more likely that they don't expect people to query the charge.

Cynical ? Me ?  

[Marggie]

Thanks Des & Nichola.

Marggie