Nationwide to charge for Euro transactions

Martin wrote on Aug 8, 2010:

On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 18:04:36 +0100, Mike Lane

wrote:

Martin wrote on Aug 8, 2010:

Mike, do you remember when I said you could get P&O North Sea Ferries
Hull-Rotterdam season tickets? Although they are only advertised for
Rotterdam/Zeebrugge-Hull. They are availble in the other direction too.
I met a woman in Filey with a holiday house in France who has bought
season tickets to Rotterdam every year for years. You pay the low season
rate irrespective of when you travel. There is a small surcharge for a
few peak days per year. You also get preferential treatment. They
guarantee you a place on the ferry even if you only book shortly before
the day you want to travel. You can cancel a booking up to a few hours
before the boat sails.

I'll look into that, but the website indicates that the season ticket offer
is for 5 'short break' return trips. I'm not sure sure how they define a
short break but I think it's for a shorter time than I would normally be
interested in.

In the words of the woman from Filey "Phone them and ask".The website isn't
complete.


Yes, well I'll certainly try next time (I've already booked a trip for
September). Mind you they're offering £99 each way for 5 return trips - close
to a thousand quid - quite an investment.

--
Mike Lane
UK North Yorkshire
mike_lane at mac dot com

On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:13:36 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
:

There a lots in NL without bank logos, that have a charge. Those located
in McDs, for example, charge EUR2.5 per transaction.

I haven't seen any in McD's here, but those in petrol stations and
supermarkets are all bank ones.

--
Tim C.
The book about the discovery of Teflon contained no frictional characters.

Tim C. wrote:

On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:13:36 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
:

There a lots in NL without bank logos, that have a charge. Those located
in McDs, for example, charge EUR2.5 per transaction.

I haven't seen any in McD's here, but those in petrol stations and
supermarkets are all bank ones.

There are lots here- more to supplement exisiting ATMs than replace
them- but people will use them for convenience. We've got one in our
college (charges £1 which is on the low side) though I expect its use
will decline now that the bar, cafe and restaurant takes cards...

There has been much criticism that in less well-off areas here there is
less access to free ATMs.

--
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"[Do you think the world learned anything from the first
world war?] No. They never learn." -Harry Patch (1898-2009)

On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:39:52 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
:

On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:47:43 +0200, "Tim C." wrote:

On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:13:36 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
:

There a lots in NL without bank logos, that have a charge. Those located
in McDs, for example, charge EUR2.5 per transaction.

I haven't seen any in McD's here, but those in petrol stations and
supermarkets are all bank ones.

The difference between NL and Austria )

It would seem so.

--
Tim C.
Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with
hundreds and thousands.
Police say that he topped himself.

On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 08:52:22 +0100, vid Horne, _the_
chancellor wrote in post :
:

Tim C. wrote:

On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:13:36 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
:

There a lots in NL without bank logos, that have a charge. Those located
in McDs, for example, charge EUR2.5 per transaction.

I haven't seen any in McD's here, but those in petrol stations and
supermarkets are all bank ones.

There are lots here- more to supplement exisiting ATMs than replace
them- but people will use them for convenience. We've got one in our
college (charges £1 which is on the low side) though I expect its use
will decline now that the bar, cafe and restaurant takes cards...

There has been much criticism that in less well-off areas here there is
less access to free ATMs.

I thought they were a bit of a con when I first saw them a few years ago on
a visit back to the UK. De Gaul was right.
--
Tim C.
Two fat blokes in a pub, one says to the other 'Your round.'
The other one says 'So are you, you fat slob!'