P253 CEEFAX 253 Tue 5 Jun 21:22/12 1/4 ! "£ HOLIDAY CASH Holiday crime is in on the increase. So what form of money should you take with you when you travel? If you apply for a Eurochjque Card all you need is you cheque book. Banks charge 60p-£1 commission on every chjquj and you can cash £100 per day. Sterling travellers' cheques cost 1% of their face value in commission on purchase and the bank also charges commission for cashing. MoreP253 CJEFAX 253 Tue 5 Jun 21:11/19 2/4 ! "£ HOLIDAY CASH Banks should not charge commission on foreign currency travellers' cheques when you cash them. But they do. Postchjques are available to National Girobank account holders. You can cash up to £50 pet day in post offices in 30 countries. 50p is deducted for every cheque written but there are no more charges for buying or cashing your cheques. MoreP253 CEEFAX 253 Tue 5 Jun 21:18/23 3/4 ! "£ HOLIDAY CASH With the Postchjques scheme the value of your cheques only corresponds to your Giro account balance. If you take cash on holiday remember that most travel insurance only covers the loss of £150. Changing cash is cheapjt on amounts ovjt £100. Banks charge 0.5% commission with a minimum charge of 50p. Airports charge 1.5% commission on cash MoreP253 CJEFAX 253 Tue 5 Jun 21:19/38 4/4 ! "£ HOLIDAY CASH 'ith credit cards there is a fair rate of exchange and no commission charge. Major credit cards are accepted all over Europe. Credit cards are probably the cheapest and sbfest form of holiday money. Make your holiday money go furthjt and always ask for the commission charged as well as the exchange rate. More