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BOI ATM Charges in thailand

  • 18-03-2011 11:51pm
    #1
    shadowcomplex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,097 ✭✭✭


    im off to thailand soon for 2 weeks and im wondering what kind of charges i will incur for a bank of ireland atm transaction when im there


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  • #2
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    I went to Thailand in 2009 and i think it was around €3 a transaction. Could be wrong though! I was with BOI at the time and I had a nightmare getting money out of a lot of ATM's over there. I rang them to sort it out and I got 3 different excuses as to why this was happening, there customer service was terrible. When I did find an ATM that would take my card there was a limit of around €80.

    Anyway, enjoy your trip!


  • #3
    chillywilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,794 ✭✭✭chillywilly


    My advice would be set up another bank account with a different bank as it was a pain in the ass not being able to take out what I wanted and I spent a load on ATM fees alone :(


  • #4
    tomED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,452 ✭✭✭tomED


    Was there this time last year. It was working out at about €3 pet transaction for me, when the exchange rate was taken into consideration.

    The atm machines in popular tourist locations would only let you take out a certain amount at a time. Apparently this was to target tourists who would need to do a number transactions quite regularly.

    I was with aib at the time and was able to get a couple of hundred euros a transaction. Others who were with me could take out no more than 70 or so. Not sure who they banked with.


  • #5
    sandin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,594 ✭✭✭sandin


    shadowcomplex wrote: »
    im off to thailand soon for 2 weeks and im wondering what kind of charges i will incur for a bank of ireland atm transaction when im there

    Have you thought of ringing Bank of Ireland and asking them? Surely they are the ones who can give you a correct answer instead of the guesses here?


  • #6
    TheWaterboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭TheWaterboy


    If you have a credit card just preload it with money and use that to take your cash out. No charge then.

    Not 100% sure on this but maybe use one of those pre-paid credit cards either. Don't know if they work in ATM's but defo safer to use on holidays than your normal credit card.


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  • #7
    witchgirl26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,253 ✭✭✭witchgirl26


    TheWaterboy wrote: »
    If you have a credit card just preload it with money and use that to take your cash out. No charge then.

    Not 100% sure on this but maybe use one of those pre-paid credit cards either. Don't know if they work in ATM's but defo safer to use on holidays than your normal credit card.

    I wouldn't preload your credit card if I was you at all. You're insured on your credit card for your limit only - ie if you have a limit of €500 and you put €1,000....card gets stolen you can kiss goodbye to the €500. Was told this by someone in the bank. Also if there's a problem with your credit card & this is your only access to funds then you're in trouble. Trust me had a lot of hassle with this when I was in America a couple of years ago.


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