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There's a really good place in Victoria street there's always people queuing out of the door turn right out of Victoria station and it's a couple of minutes on the right hand side


Saying that you can book your cash with travelex online and get their best price then pick it up at the airport I think you have to book 24 or 48 hours in advance they also do those prepaid dollar cards you load them up with dollars and use as a debit card over there save on fees and you get good exchange rate


Have a good trip

Drxyster Wrote:

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> According to the latest BBC "Watchdog" programme,

> the best place for currency exchange is the Post

> Office.I do not know if this is true, but

> certainly worth checking.


It might be the best place if you can't get to Victoria but if you can, the Post Office is regularly beaten by a few cents on the dollar.


There are two places in Victoria which are worth going to - their rates are usually the same. One is the place that pablogrande recommends - it's just past the crossroads where Thirleby Rd/Palace St meet Victoria St. The other place that is usually a bit quieter is the first shop on Vauxhall Bridge Road - just round the corner from the Pret. Neither charge commission and they are always a few cents better than any of the national bods.

Having bought dollars many times, I would recommend not going to the Post office because the rate is much less.

In my experience, going to an American Express but not one in the City or West End, offers the best rates. In the City and West End they charge more because of the location. There's one opposite Harrods that I last went to and they offered the best deal. I had the time to do the research then. It may not be the case now.

Until recently this guy was offering luuudicrously good deals on dollars, euros, anything - I don't see how he could have been making any money on it....


http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_NnZBX6PrbtnXzENomQqC3l8T4o7UuDAOi5QI3aV_sYwhoDXK


..don't know where he is now though, not answering his phone.

Change Link in Victoria chuffing brilliant www.change-link.co.uk


For years I used holes in the wall when abroad, not realising that Barclays were fleecing me both on the exchange rate and commission.


Watch out in the US, totally antiquated banking system and they will charge you to change money.

My best friend... :0)



maxxi Wrote:

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> Until recently this guy was offering luuudicrously

> good deals on dollars, euros, anything - I don't

> see how he could have been making any money on

> it....

>

> http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_NnZBX6P

> rbtnXzENomQqC3l8T4o7UuDAOi5QI3aV_sYwhoDXK

>

> ..don't know where he is now though, not answering

> his phone.

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