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Old May 23rd 06, 08:46 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
Rian van der Borgt Rian van der Borgt is offline
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Default Some better, some worse - Amsterdam

On Tue, 23 May 2006 21:09:23 +0100, Graeme Wall wrote:
(Rian van der Borgt) wrote:
On 23 May 2006 11:47:55 -0700, wrote:
I don't think banks on the continent are better or worse than British
banks, they only have a different way of making their money, and levels
of service are often better.

Yes, my bank account at NatWest is free, but take an example: for
Euro-transactions they charge a hefty £10 on top of the exchange rate.


...which I doubt is legal. Transactions in euro within the EU should
have the same costs as domestic transfers.


No, within the Eurozone


It's really the EU. You may want to check EU documentation, e.g.:
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/03/140&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Regards,

Rian

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