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Let's talk money
Before you visit anywhere new, it's a good idea to find out about the currency and exchange rate, and how you can get hold of cash or use your credit card while you are away. Here you'll find some useful information about currency and making money transactions in the UK to help make your...
De Britse munteenheid is de Britse pond (Great British Pound -sterling- / GBP). Het symbool voor pond is £.
Het Britse geld is verdeeld volgens het decimale system: er zitten honderd pence in een pond. Coins have the values of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Notes have the values of £5, £10, £20 and £50. In Scotland zijn er nog steeds briefjes van £1 in omloop. "
De Kanaaleilanden en het Isle of Man geven eigen munten en bankbiljetten uit, maar volgen verder het Britse system. Engelse en Schotse biljetten kunt u overall gebruiken, het geld van de eilanden wordt in de rest van Groot-Brittannië niet geaccepteerd. Nederlandse banken wisselen alleen de Engelse biljetten in."
If you are an EU citizen and travelling from within the EU you can bring in and take out bank notes, travellers' cheques, letters of credit etc. in any currency and up to any amount.
Please note that from 15 June 2007, if you are travelling to or from a country outside the European Union (EU), you will need to declare any sums of cash of 10,000 Euro or more (or the equivalent in another currency) to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Foreign currency can easily be exchanged at banks, post offices, some hotels and Bureau de Change kiosks, which are found at international airports and most city centres. To see today’s exchange rate visit the Financial Times currencies website.
"De Britse bank-filialen zijn meestal geopend van maandag tot en met vrijdag, van 9.30 tot 16.30 uur." However, opening hours are can differ considerably from branch to branch. All banks are closed on public holidays and some banks in Scotland close for an hour at lunchtime. Veel banken beschikken over een speciaal voorportaal waar u 24 uur per dag terecht kunt voor allerlei electronische diensten. Het valt aan te raden eerst bij uw eigen bank te informeren naar uw eigen mogelijkheden.
"Hoewel sommige banken op zaterdag en soms zelfs voor enkele uren op zondag geopend zijn, kan geld opnemen in het weekend lastig blijken." If you need British currency when the banks are closed, you can obtain it at larger high-street travel agents, in exchange offices in large department stores, at counter desks in larger hotels or at one of the many independent Bureau de Change. Regels verplichten al deze kantoren de wisselkoersen en alle andere tarieven duidelijk te vermelden.
You’ll find Automated Teller Machines (ATM), or cash machines, as we often call them, at most banks, high streets and shopping centres. You can use international credit cards, debit cards and bank cards at ATMs providing they have a four-digit PIN encoded. As a general rule, any cash machine that displays the Visa badge can be used by Plus cardholders and those displaying the MasterCard badge can be used by Cirrus cardholders.
All credit cards that bear the Visa, MasterCard or American Express logo are widely accepted in Britain. If your card does not bear one of these logos, you should ask the retailer in advance if you can use it, or check if your card’s logo is displayed at the payment area. You should be aware that retailers can charge more for goods and services bought by credit card, but they must display a clear indication if any price increase applies.
