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We used http://www.currenciesdirect.com/uk/ a few times.
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Used FC Exchange (http://www.foreign-currency-uk.com) and only got TOURIST rate despite their claim to use (or better) the commercial rate. Anyone else used them – were we just unlucky?
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Before doing anything with a broker check here http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/ticker/markets/default.stm
Then telephone your broker / bank or whoever and don’t pay more than 1.5 cent over the rate you see on the above ticker if you do, pay a commission on top or pay anymore than £15.00 for a transfer you are being ripped off.
I use http://www.globalcurrencyservice.com
Regards
Paul
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I used Currencies Direct. They “lost” 100K Stirling of my money. I found out nearly two weeks later, when I went into my bank here for a bankers draft, to buy a new vehicle. Guess what, the account was empty. After many, very long and expensive phonecalls to their London office, the money was finally “found”, and deposited to my account here, 2 days later! 👿
after more, long and expensive phonecalls to their London Office, I was finally put through to one of their directors. I asked would he pay for the lost two weeks interest on my cash, and he laughed at me, (no exaggeration, he laughed down the phone at me in a very sarcastic and arrogant manner), and informed me in the same manner, that he ran a currency exchange, not a bank, and currency exchanges didn’t pay interest, only collected it. Obviously ❗ 👿 Guess how many of my clients I’ve recommended to Currencies Direct, because of him, and guess how many of my clients I’ve told this story to? And guess how many of my clients have told this to friends of theirs, and so on! Who do you think the real loser was here? What do they say? “Win an argument…lose a customer”. I say “Lose 100K of my hard earned cash, and then laugh at me…You’re going to lose a 1000 customers more!
Surprisingly enough, I was canvassed by one of their reps, just a short time ago, who was very nice, and polite, and wanted to know if I could recommend my clients to them. I explained my experience to that person, (I don’t want to get them into trouble here, so no details), and they asked me to describe the director I had spoken too, and when I did, they recognised him, and his attitude immediately. A tw#t with a toffee nose did spring to mind at the time.
I recommend http://www.hifx.co.uk/, who I find very professional and pleasant to deal with. The fact that they pay me a tiny commission has nothing to do with it, seriously.
My recommendation would be to always ask a couple of companies;
If I transfer this amount? in Sterling, what amount? in Euros do I end up with in my account in Spain. And go for the best deal! -
As I am paid fees in sterling and live in Spain I regularly use http://www.xe.com and have had no problems
You transfer the money in sterling, or any currencyand get an instant rate and yes you pay for the transfer draft but I have found that the better rate ourweighs the 8 pounds charge
When I bought my property I ordered a draft from them made payable to the owners bank, much less expensive that getting a draft form the spanish bank
To test the rates you can always set up an account
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We have serious misgivings between the traded rate of exchange and the rate FC Exchange gave us on the ‘phone at the time of the trade. Does anyone know if or how we can obtain a copy of their exchange transaction of our money – (Freedom of Information Act or similar?).
A further misgiving is that our UK sterling was paid into Lloyds of Pall Mall (London) but although FC Exchange has their Head Office and registered address in London, our Euro funds were transferred to our Spanish bank from a residential address in Berkhamsted – an address which was associated with one of the directors of FC Exchange at the time.
Can anyone shed any light on how this could happen or are we right to be suspicious?
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