Using your card in United Kingdom

The currency is GBP.

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ATM fees in United Kingdom

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Paying in United Kingdom

The terminal asks which currency

Choose GBP. If a card terminal or ATM offers to charge you in your own currency, that is dynamic currency conversion at a rate the machine chooses. Check what it would cost with the DCC calculator.

Cards and wallets

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Which of these are widely accepted in United Kingdom is listed below only where we have a dated source.

Notes for United Kingdom

No sourced notes for United Kingdom yet.

Best card for United Kingdom

The checked card list is still being filled. Every card appears here only with its issuer’s own fee page and the date it was checked, so nothing is shown from memory. Know a fee page we should add? Tell us.