Financial regulations

[jow104]

Forget American Express, not widely accepted.
The only cards to consider are Visa or Mastercard.

Yes I have had that said to me by traders all over the place. I think AE must charge the traders a high fee for the service.

What was the info regarding travellers cheques costing $10/$20 to change. Last year I had no trouble buying an apple in Woolworths etc. with a $50 cheque and getting a nice wad of change back?

[TassieKiwi]

Someone has probably said this but....

Deposit cash into your credit card account

Use ATM's in Oz to get the dosh, in reasonably large amounts once a week

Check on what fees this would incur - should be f-all.

D

PS are you coming to Tassie?

[jow104]

Someone has probably said this but....

Deposit cash into your credit card account

Use ATM's in Oz to get the dosh, in reasonably large amounts once a week

Check on what fees this would incur - should be f-all.

D

PS are you coming to Tassie?

Tassie? Is it far to swim across?

Hopefully this time, a trip over to Tasmania might be a possibility because we are in Oz. for 6 months, and the locals might chuck me off the big island.

[ptc]

Tassy is a must.
you can come on the ferry and bring your own car ex Melbourne.
Drive on Drive Off.

[jow104]

Tassy is a must.
you can come on the ferry and bring your own car ex Melbourne.
Drive on Drive Off.

I expect the car hire company will exclude that option, I had to beg them to give me NSW and SA on the deal I'm getting.

[jow104]

Putting a credit card into credit is not an option regarding our UK cards. It's a service which is not available. So its back to TC or an Australian bank account.

[Toolin Around]

Check with the CC company and see if you can carry a credit on your account and what fees would be charged if you did. I did that the first time I came down here and was only charged a small fee for cash advances, other wise I would be calling other CC companies and see of they have the same bull#### interest charge.

[jow104]

As mentioned above the English CC company wont let me have a credit card in credit ( I expect it has got something to do with money laundering)

So

I've got a new 12 month interest free credit credit card on purchases (in fact two )and the 2.75% foreign transaction charge will balanced out by my savings account credits !!!!!!!!!!?????????????. Hows Zat.

Then pehaps I can get a 12 month interest free transfer next year!

[Ashore]

Have checked with my ( english) son in law he was able to open a bank account here in Australia, on a visit prior to emigrating out with his passport and international drivers licence.

I have always found the best way when europe was to draw money from a savings account linked to my visa, usually in $1000 lots as I was only charged $4 per withdrawall and exchanged at that days bank rate , much better than anywear else, I am sure the same would apply in reverse.

Rgds
Russell

[jow104]

Yes Ashore, I am expecting to get a bank account for some cash purposes that will be needed.

[jow104]

Went into the HSBC today and they wanted to give me around $5000 if I opened an account
And then said I can draw cash fee free from "Cirrus/Maestro" cash machines in Australia.

Are these machines a common feature in Victoria?

(Two more banks like that and my holiday is paid for )

[Greg Q]

Cirrus machines are-that's Westpac, which is everywhere. i think Maestro is used by one of the other majors. You'll have no probs. I travel globally with my Cirrus network card without having to plan ahead-they're everywhere.

greg

[echnidna]

Commonweath Bank is Maestro