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We went online and have applied to open a (flex I think) current account, it asked about other accounts and gave the option to transfer which we declined.  Haven't heard back from them to say that they've refused us or anything!

Check this out

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/credit-cards/overseas-spending/

Thanks everyone, i'd rather not bother with a credit card, its just too tempting for my OH!!!!  

I'll look into applying online for the esavers account, that might work.

Thankyou.

Back from a very pleasant, if snowy, week in Berlin: didn't have major problems with money but did have difficulty finding ATMs: not on every corner as in a British city. There were one or two at major stations and traffic interchanges (HBhf, Zoo, Friedrichstrasse &c) otherwise mainly inside banks.

We also found supermarkets and restaurants who wouldn't take credit cards (or debit cards - specifically they didn't want anything to do with VISA).  These all tended to be "lower end" places, presumably saving on VISA charges.

It was no problem for us but people travelling without euros might have to go out of their way to use cards ...

Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 12/2/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by paul_M on 12/2/2010

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Going (only a little) off topic, apologies. Is there something unusual about German treatment of credit/debit cards? Not taken so readily?  My son had problems a few weeks back trying to get a couple of hundred euros out of a cash meachine - they'd give him fifty euros but no more; no explanation. Eventually he had to get fifty out of one ATM, fifty out of another and so on ...   Is there a limit to what you can withdraw at any time?

I'd be interested to know as we're off to Germany on Sunday - should I be getting more euros here?          

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I have not had that experience, I usually get 200/300 euros at a time but not that often as I try and use credit cards whereever possible. Perhaps it might have been to do with the type of card being used. Maybe he needs to check with his bank. What we have found in Germany is that we have had no problems in buying fuel, especially in the well know brands of service station using a credit card. There is a supermarket group called REWE that accepts credit cards but most other don't. The biggest problem we have had is not being able to use our Maestro or Delta cards in supermarkets like Netto/Aldi/Lidl.

David

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Quote: Originally posted by nanmoff on 08/3/2010

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 We have never had a problem with cash atm's ...this year we are going right across to Bruno can any one let me know what cash to take when i have looked a campsites they say Euro so will i be safe just taking them to the Czech Republic or get the Krona ?..(.think thats how you spell it)

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It says here - http://www.myczechrepublic.com/basics/czech_currency.html - that euros and other currencies are not widely accepted. Presumably you would have to pay a charge to change them .... safer with the crown/koruna perhaps?

Check out Martin Lewis's site and report on getting cash abroad - very useful www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-travel-money