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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: albaman on August 20, 2009, 13:10:01 PM

Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: albaman on August 20, 2009, 13:10:01 PM
We are moving to Calis in mid September & I was wondering what UK bank to have my company pension paid into.

HSBC do free ATM withdrawals abroad but only with their "Plus" account that costs £12.95 per month.

I have heard that Nationwide do free ATM withdrawals?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: milliemars on August 20, 2009, 13:19:19 PM
Our pension is paid into nationwide and we have free withdrawels.Nationwide Flexaccount
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: KKOB on August 20, 2009, 13:50:40 PM
We use Nationwide too.

Make sure though that you maintain an address in the UK. When or if your card needs renewing they won't send it to a Turkish address.
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: albaman on August 20, 2009, 17:33:12 PM
Thanks for replies. I have now applied for a Nationwide Flex Account & will have a UK address for mail etc.
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: Mr Pickles on September 03, 2009, 11:59:24 AM
Dave, I can also confirm that Nationwide Flex account currently offer free ATM withdrawals

Ian
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: albaman on September 03, 2009, 14:26:12 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Pickles

Dave, I can also confirm that Nationwide Flex account currently offer free ATM withdrawals

Ian
Cheers
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: number2 on September 03, 2009, 17:38:16 PM
I have my pension paid into the Halifax B.S. i draw it out of the HSBC Atm, it doesn't cost me anything either, not sure if it costs anything to draw it out in lira tho, but i also have to have an address in England. Alan
Title: Banking with free ATM withdrawals?
Post by: Firo on September 03, 2009, 20:06:13 PM
Despite saying they will not send cards to Turkey the Nationwide sent Eric & myself new cards this year without asking.
I also after much hassle wore them down for a CC pin number to be sent here.
I had never recieved the PIN whilst still living in the UK. After 1 year of asking, my local branch said tell them to send it to them and it can be collected by my son :D.
Called the CC section and ...No they will not do that they will only send it to an UK address :(.
We explained we did not have one so how were we to get the PIN? [?]
Not a problem we can send it to an UK address.:D
Ok I said send it to my sons.No can do it must be your address. [:(!]Well we live in Turkey as you can see from our details! [:(!]
After the above had been repeated about 10 times I asked to speak to a manager. Told they would get someone to call us back.:DNothing...1 Week later our PINs arrive in the post.:D

Result....the person I talked to obviously could not work out a way to let us have our PINs in line with their procedures and the manager obviously said.. send them in the post!