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Sterling to bring or use passcard

  • 30-07-2019 11:03am
    #1
    Silent night
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭


    Hi I have 2 friends heading over to London and just out of curiosity would you buy sterling here or just use your passcard over there thanks


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  • #2
    GBX
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Use a revolut card. Better rates.


  • #3
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,301 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Silent night wrote: »
    Hi I have 2 friends heading over to London and just out of curiosity would you buy sterling here or just use your passcard over there thanks

    I'd use Revolut ;)
    Give them a go of the trip isn't for another week or so.
    Excellent app, great exchange rates and really easy to use.
    Plenty of codes available to get free cards too of ya need it.

    Just in case you do, my referral link to get you a free card and me a step closer to a metal on is

    https://revolut.com/referral/bryanje


  • #4
    irelandrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    revolut is a good call. And if you are with Vodafone it even comes with some free money now.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058001295


  • #5
    Balanadan
    Site Banned Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Balanadan


    You could try buying some off fellow travelers in the airport. Apparently at the exchange desks £1 = €0.85, so €1 should buy £1.17.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,712 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Dafuq is a passcard?

    Here OP, did you see Beverly Hills 90210 last night?


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  • #7
    irelandrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    Balanadan wrote: »
    You could try buying some off fellow travelers in the airport. Apparently at the exchange desks £1 = €0.85, so €1 should buy £1.17.

    Either brexit has really tanked sterling or that's the wrong way around.


  • #8
    Nicetrustedcup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭Nicetrustedcup


    For a euro you should be getting about 92.5p going by the markets but in reality you be getting about 89p for your euro.

    And yes the pound is crashing hard.


  • #9
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    Nicetrustedcup wrote: »
    For a euro you should be getting about 92.5p going by the markets but in reality you be getting about 89p for your euro.

    And yes the pound is crashing hard.

    And with revolut you would have got 90.2 this morning.


  • #10
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    I got 200 sterling for 224 euro earlier. I'd rather just have the money on me.


  • #11
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    irelandrover wrote: »
    Either brexit has really tanked sterling or that's the wrong way around.

    Airport desks have insanely poor rates; moreso in Heathrow which is where all the UK media get the prices from than Dublin.


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  • #12
    kneemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,592 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Fann Linn wrote: »
    And with revolut you would have got 90.2 this morning.

    So you'd need to spend several thousand to make a wit of difference.


  • #13
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    kneemos wrote: »
    So you'd need to spend several thousand to make a wit of difference.

    Along with the convenience of it.


  • #14
    irelandrover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭irelandrover


    L1011 wrote: »
    Airport desks have insanely poor rates; moreso in Heathrow which is where all the UK media get the prices from than Dublin.

    I still don't believe in Heathrow I can get £1.17 for €1 when the best I get anywhere else is around £0.90


  • #15
    hynesie08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,007 ✭✭✭✭hynesie08


    irelandrover wrote: »
    I still don't believe in Heathrow I can get £1.17 for €1 when the best I get anywhere else is around £0.90

    Wouldn't be surprised if it's the other way around and £1.17 gets you a euro....


  • #16
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,186 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    hynesie08 wrote: »
    Wouldn't be surprised if it's the other way around and £1.17 gets you a euro....

    Yeah, you won't - the 85c for a pound rate will be the worst robbers rate that way; but their rate back won't be a direct mirror of it.


  • #17
    zweton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,688 ✭✭✭zweton


    guess contactless is better than the airport exchange rate anyway?


  • #18
    scamalert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭scamalert


    checking revolut currently rate is 0.911 which isnt bad, now hoping it tanks more to like 0.95 and its worth buying some to keep until they back off again with stupid brexit fail.


  • #19
    mugsymugsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭mugsymugsy


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    I got 200 sterling for 224 euro earlier. I'd rather just have the money on me.

    And with revolut you would have got 204 pounds for 224 euro (an extra free pint - outside of London)

    Also if you didn't spend it all when away you can spend it easy enough in euro.

    If you did spend it all you can top up via your Irish debit card.

    Revolut / other similar companies make a mockery of using traditional exchange places.

    OP take a look into revolut - big thread on boards with loads of useful info and it will save you money and also its other useful functions.


  • #20
    Junkyard Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,117 ✭✭✭✭Junkyard Tom


    Non-perishable foods will be in high demand in Britain soon so bring some and swap it for jewellery.


  • #21
    Nicetrustedcup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 440 ✭✭Nicetrustedcup


    mugsymugsy wrote: »
    And with revolut you would have got 204 pounds for 224 euro (an extra free pint - outside of London)

    Also if you didn't spend it all when away you can spend it easy enough in euro.

    If you did spend it all you can top up via your Irish debit card.

    Revolut / other similar companies make a mockery of using traditional exchange places.

    OP take a look into revolut - big thread on boards with loads of useful info and it will save you money and also its other useful functions.

    It's all great on to you head to Asia where a lot of places will only take cash.

    Eg Street food and markets and small shops


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  • #22
    mugsymugsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,569 ✭✭✭mugsymugsy


    Nicetrustedcup wrote: »
    It's all great on to you head to Asia where a lot of places will only take cash.

    Eg Street food and markets and small shops

    Ah yes when Sterling is mentioned I first think of buying street food in Asia.

    If OP or others decide to go to Asia and needs to buy street food then I'll give other advice then.


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