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Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up
to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? The idea of course was that he could top-up his Oyster with all this spare change (perhaps over the course of more than one transaction though!). Anther suggestion I had was M&S, who I understand accept Euros - at their central London stores at least, if not perhaps all their stores - not sure whether they take coins though, and if they do I dunno whether they'd be that keen on enormous quantities of them! Also yes I believe McDonald's in central London accepts Euros, but the only thing he'd really want from them is a coffee. Lastly, I know there are those 'CoinStar' machines - these are the machines you get in supermarkets which accept and count up your (Sterling) shrapnel and then I think give you a voucher for spending at the supermarket, whilst taking a generous cut for themselves for all the hard work they do - well I dunno if there are any such machines which accept and exchange Euro coinage for Sterling around? I've got some very vague idea that they might exist somewhere, though I'm sure the deal they do isn't a great one. So an on-topic question which degenerates into an off-topic one - but I'm sure utl can handle that! |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
"Mizter T" wrote in message ... A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? The idea of course was that he could top-up his Oyster with all this spare change (perhaps over the course of more than one transaction though!). Anther suggestion I had was M&S, who I understand accept Euros - at their central London stores at least, if not perhaps all their stores - not sure whether they take coins though, and if they do I dunno whether they'd be that keen on enormous quantities of them! Also yes I believe McDonald's in central London accepts Euros, but the only thing he'd really want from them is a coffee. Lastly, I know there are those 'CoinStar' machines - these are the machines you get in supermarkets which accept and count up your (Sterling) shrapnel and then I think give you a voucher for spending at the supermarket, whilst taking a generous cut for themselves for all the hard work they do - well I dunno if there are any such machines which accept and exchange Euro coinage for Sterling around? I've got some very vague idea that they might exist somewhere, though I'm sure the deal they do isn't a great one. So an on-topic question which degenerates into an off-topic one - but I'm sure utl can handle that! If you went to a branch of a Euro based bank I wonder if they would have facilities? Mind you, having written that the thought that came to mind was Santander and I can't see an Abbey branch even understanding the question, much less actioning it. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter T wrote:
A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? The idea of course was that he could top-up his Oyster with all this spare change (perhaps over the course of more than one transaction though!). Anther suggestion I had was M&S, who I understand accept Euros - at their central London stores at least, if not perhaps all their stores - not sure whether they take coins though, and if they do I dunno whether they'd be that keen on enormous quantities of them! Also yes I believe McDonald's in central London accepts Euros, but the only thing he'd really want from them is a coffee. Lastly, I know there are those 'CoinStar' machines - these are the machines you get in supermarkets which accept and count up your (Sterling) shrapnel and then I think give you a voucher for spending at the supermarket, whilst taking a generous cut for themselves for all the hard work they do - well I dunno if there are any such machines which accept and exchange Euro coinage for Sterling around? I've got some very vague idea that they might exist somewhere, though I'm sure the deal they do isn't a great one. So an on-topic question which degenerates into an off-topic one - but I'm sure utl can handle that! What about a shop in a touristy area that happens to be a Ticket Stop? |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
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Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 25 July, 14:55, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:36:26 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? Yes Euros are accepted at a small number of LU stations. I will need to do a little digging tomorrow to see how it works and then report back. I've certainly seen signs to this effect at KXSP. I don't remember whether they mentioned coins. Whether it is worth taking advantage of this depends on the exchange rate. PaulO |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
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, Mizter T writes A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London It's possible that some of the shops in the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras will accept euros - certainly when Eurostar was at Waterloo, the branch of Boots in the station would take them. It might also be worth checking if the KX/St Pancras ticket office would accept euros for the same reason. -- Paul Terry |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 2:50*pm, "Graham Harrison" wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? The idea of course was that he could top-up his Oyster with all this spare change (perhaps over the course of more than one transaction though!). Anther suggestion I had was M&S, who I understand accept Euros - at their central London stores at least, if not perhaps all their stores - not sure whether they take coins though, and if they do I dunno whether they'd be that keen on enormous quantities of them! Also yes I believe McDonald's in central London accepts Euros, but the only thing he'd really want from them is a coffee. Lastly, I know there are those 'CoinStar' machines - these are the machines you get in supermarkets which accept and count up your (Sterling) shrapnel and then I think give you a voucher for spending at the supermarket, whilst taking a generous cut for themselves for all the hard work they do - well I dunno if there are any such machines which accept and exchange Euro coinage for Sterling around? I've got some very vague idea that they might exist somewhere, though I'm sure the deal they do isn't a great one. So an on-topic question which degenerates into an off-topic one - but I'm sure utl can handle that! If you went to a branch of a Euro based bank I wonder if they would have facilities? [...] Banks, the PO and bureaux de change all only seem to deal with notes when it comes to other currencies (and that includes the Euro), at least when dealing with bog-standard customers. [...] Mind you, having written that the thought that came to mind was Santander and I can't see an Abbey branch even understanding the question, much less actioning it. They're that bad are they?! Santander gets a black mark in my book anyway for introducing, or at least making popular, the concept of dynamic currency conversion which helps to rip-off travellers across Europe and the wider world. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 2:55*pm, Paul Corfield wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:36:26 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? Yes Euros are accepted at a small number of LU stations. I will need to do a little digging tomorrow to see how it works and then report back. Thanks Paul - I thought they were, but was a bit surprised that this doesn't get a mention anywhere on the TfL website. Though perhaps not promoting it is a good idea as it stops people relying upon it. The crucial thing in this case is of course whether or not they take coins as opposed to just notes - don't worry, if they did he wouldn't take the mickey and turn up with loads at once, and he's not trying to shift anything lower than the 50 cents coins either. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 2:58*pm, MIG wrote: On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? The idea of course was that he could top-up his Oyster with all this spare change (perhaps over the course of more than one transaction though!). [snip] What about a shop in a touristy area that happens to be a Ticket Stop? Er, maybe - though in general there aren't that many Ticket Stops in central London. Perhaps somewhere like Greenwich - though whether they'd really want a tonnage of coins is another matter, as presumably there's a cost and/or hassle factor in handling them. Plus I can imagine they might be wary of accepting it for Oyster top-ups. Of course there's presumably a cost and/or hassle factor in LU accepting Euro coinage too - but I assume it's still worth there while (Paul C upthread confirms that there are a few LU stations that do accept the Euro). |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 3:29*pm, wrote: (Graham Harrison) wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. ... If you went to a branch of a Euro based bank I wonder if they would have facilities? * Mind you, having written that the thought that came to mind was Santander and I can't see an Abbey branch even understanding the question, much less actioning it. Sell them to me? I'm going to Paris next month. Well finding someone to offload them to is of course a possibility, as is just keeping them all for the time being. But I must admit the problem, such as it is one, has piqued my interest - my first thought was that spending Euros in London wouldn't be a problem at all, but the fact it's all in coins means it's not so easy. (Though if M&S do take Euro coins then I can imagine they might well be accommodating, especially if it was at one of their two big Oxford Street stores and was at a quieter time of day.) |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter T wrote:
A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Euros are accepted at Heathrow 1-3, Heathrow terminal 4, Kings Cross, Liverpool St, Paddingdon, Victoria and Waterloo. However the exchange rate is something like 1.2 Euros to the pound. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 3:55*pm, Paul Terry wrote: Mizter T writes A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London (Drafting error - it's either a fair amount or a fair whack, not a fair amount whack - and as I said, this wasn't a result of theft so nobody got in any way whacked as a result!) It's possible that some of the shops in the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras will accept euros - certainly when Eurostar was at Waterloo, the branch of Boots in the station would take them. It might also be worth checking if the KX/St Pancras ticket office would accept euros for the same reason. That's an idea - I was about to say I'm not sure he's really after whatever bijoux trinkets [1] that on offer there, but he might well like a few of Mr Pink's shirts, not sure paying for it all in EUR1 coins or whatever is quite the image they're after though! Indeed the question is really of coin acceptance. One can but ask, of course. ----- [1] Possible plural confusion there, plus some redundant repetition? Oiks like me probably shouldn't try to talk posh. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 4:42*pm, " wrote: On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Euros are accepted at Heathrow 1-3, Heathrow terminal 4, Kings Cross, Liverpool St, Paddingdon, Victoria and Waterloo. Thanks muchly for the info. (I know the ticket office at Heathrow T5 is run by BAA's Heathrow Express operation as opposed to by LU itself, so perhaps that explains the omission - but I'd be intrigued if they didn't accept Euros there whilst they were accepted everywhere else.) The question in my mind is now whether or not they take coins - one can but ask, of course. (And out of interest I wonder is they take US$ too?) However the exchange rate is something like 1.2 Euros to the pound. That's alright, isn't it? XE.com has EUR1.20 as being GBP1.00356 at the moment. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Sun, 25 Jul 2010, Mizter T wrote:
On Jul 25, 3:55*pm, Paul Terry wrote: Mizter T writes A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London (Drafting error - it's either a fair amount or a fair whack, not a fair amount whack - and as I said, this wasn't a result of theft so nobody got in any way whacked as a result!) I note that you don't state that nobody got mounted. tom -- eggflip, brandy, bits of Tia Maria, Beecham's powder, aspirin, Benedictine, Alka-Seltzer, black currant juice, a touch of mustard and "other things" |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 25 July, 16:39, Mizter T wrote:
On Jul 25, 3:29*pm, wrote: (Graham Harrison) wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. ... If you went to a branch of a Euro based bank I wonder if they would have facilities? * Mind you, having written that the thought that came to mind was Santander and I can't see an Abbey branch even understanding the question, much less actioning it. Sell them to me? I'm going to Paris next month. Well finding someone to offload them to is of course a possibility, as is just keeping them all for the time being. But I must admit the problem, such as it is one, has piqued my interest - my first thought was that spending Euros in London wouldn't be a problem at all, but the fact it's all in coins means it's not so easy. (Though if M&S do take Euro coins then I can imagine they might well be accommodating, especially if it was at one of their two big Oxford Street stores and was at a quieter time of day.) I wonder if they take them in pubs in Kilburn? |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 5:22*pm, Tom Anderson wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2010, Mizter T wrote: On Jul 25, 3:55*pm, Paul Terry wrote: Mizter T writes A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London (Drafting error - it's either a fair amount or a fair whack, not a fair amount whack - and as I said, this wasn't a result of theft so nobody got in any way whacked as a result!) I note that you don't state that nobody got mounted. Ssshhh... you said you'd keep it quiet. |
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Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
Greetings.
In article , Mizter T wrote: On Jul 25, 4:42 pm, " wrote: On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Euros are accepted at Heathrow 1-3, Heathrow terminal 4, Kings Cross, Liverpool St, Paddingdon, Victoria and Waterloo. Thanks muchly for the info. (I know the ticket office at Heathrow T5 is run by BAA's Heathrow Express operation as opposed to by LU itself, so perhaps that explains the omission - but I'd be intrigued if they didn't accept Euros there whilst they were accepted everywhere else.) The question in my mind is now whether or not they take coins - one can but ask, of course. If you do, please let us know what their response is. I'm in a similar situation to your friend. I'd much rather spend the coins in London on an Oyster top-up than have them sitting in a drawer indefinitely. Regards, Tristan -- _ _V.-o Tristan Miller Space is limited / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- In a haiku, so it's hard (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ To finish what you |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 25/07/2010 23:07, Tristan Miller wrote:
Greetings. In article , Mizter T wrote: On Jul 25, 4:42 pm, wrote: On 25 July, 14:36, Mizter wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Euros are accepted at Heathrow 1-3, Heathrow terminal 4, Kings Cross, Liverpool St, Paddingdon, Victoria and Waterloo. Thanks muchly for the info. (I know the ticket office at Heathrow T5 is run by BAA's Heathrow Express operation as opposed to by LU itself, so perhaps that explains the omission - but I'd be intrigued if they didn't accept Euros there whilst they were accepted everywhere else.) The question in my mind is now whether or not they take coins - one can but ask, of course. If you do, please let us know what their response is. I'm in a similar situation to your friend. I'd much rather spend the coins in London on an Oyster top-up than have them sitting in a drawer indefinitely. Regards, Tristan Well, why don't you just save them for your next trip to the Eurozone? You might even want to sift through them and see if you can't find any coins from the newer Eurozone members -- if you're into numismatics at all. |
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On 25/07/2010 15:55, Paul Terry wrote:
It's possible that some of the shops in the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras will accept euros - certainly when Eurostar was at Waterloo, the branch of Boots in the station would take them. It might also be worth checking if the KX/St Pancras ticket office would accept euros for the same reason. When I worked in the Ticket Office at St Pancras we accepted a number of foreign currencies, but it was: a) Notes ONLT b) A not very good exchange rate, with different rates for each denomination of note c) We charged a £3.00 admin fee for the privilege Cheers, Barry |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 25, 4:21*pm, Mizter T wrote:
On Jul 25, 2:55*pm, Paul Corfield wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:36:26 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? Yes Euros are accepted at a small number of LU stations. I will need to do a little digging tomorrow to see how it works and then report back. Thanks Paul - I thought they were, but was a bit surprised that this doesn't get a mention anywhere on the TfL website. Though perhaps not promoting it is a good idea as it stops people relying upon it. The crucial thing in this case is of course whether or not they take coins as opposed to just notes - don't worry, if they did he wouldn't take the mickey and turn up with loads at once, and he's not trying to shift anything lower than the 50 cents coins either.- Hide quoted text - The stations accepting Euros are as per Robin Mayes' list. Only Euro notes - up to 100 Euros in total - are accepted. Valid notes are 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Euros. No euro coins are accepted. No mixed euro and sterling currency is accepted. Change is given in sterling. The applicable exchange rate should be shown at the ticket office window and elsewhere in the ticket hall. HTH -- Paul C via Google |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 26/07/2010 01:45, Barry Salter wrote:
On 25/07/2010 15:55, Paul Terry wrote: It's possible that some of the shops in the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras will accept euros - certainly when Eurostar was at Waterloo, the branch of Boots in the station would take them. It might also be worth checking if the KX/St Pancras ticket office would accept euros for the same reason. When I worked in the Ticket Office at St Pancras we accepted a number of foreign currencies, but it was: a) Notes ONLT b) A not very good exchange rate, with different rates for each denomination of note c) We charged a £3.00 admin fee for the privilege Cheers, Barry When was that and what sort of notes did you accept? |
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On 27/07/2010 00:13, Barry Salter wrote:
On 26/07/2010 23:04, wrote: When was that and what sort of notes did you accept? Early 00s, and ISTR we accepted 5, 10, 20, 50 and possibly 100 Euro notes; also US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Dollars, Danish Krone, Swedish Krona and Japanese Yen. But as I say, the exchange rate was (usually) not very good, and only updated every four weeks, and with the admin fee on top we tried to encourage people to use credit cards or sterling, for obvious reasons. Cheers, Barry I wonder why they did that, considering that they are in the UK. |
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he'd really want from them is a coffee. Lastly, I know there are those
'CoinStar' machines - these are the machines you get in supermarkets which accept and count up your (Sterling) shrapnel and then I think give you a voucher for spending at the supermarket, whilst taking a generous cut for themselves for all the hard work they do - well I dunno if there are any such machines which accept and exchange Euro coinage for Sterling around? I've got some very vague idea that they might exist somewhere, though I'm sure the deal they do isn't a great one. I've seen one at Budapest Ferighey airport that converts Euro coinage - however, I know that it'll only convert them into a voucher for Hungarian Forints, exchangable for cash or services at a few of the outlets in the airport - machine looked identical to the Coinstar machines in the UK. It might be worth keeping an eye out in the arrivals hall of Heathrow or Gatwick - I'm sure there's countless holidaymakers wasting their baggage allowance by bringing back tons of coinage after a fortnight in the sun - a machine such as this may be very handy. Lastly, assuming your friend has a UK bank account, it may be worth asking them if he can pay the coins into his account? I've done this with Natwest with Dollars and Euros, although they wouldn't take the really small (coppers) coins. Exchange rate wasn't too appalling, either. M |
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On 26 July, 01:45, Barry Salter wrote:
When I worked in the Ticket Office at St Pancras we accepted a number of foreign currencies, but it was: * a) Notes ONLT * b) A not very good exchange rate, with different rates for each denomination of note * c) We charged a £3.00 admin fee for the privilege Cheers, Barry At Kings Cross (BR) in the mid 80s we accpted a number of currenices with a dialy list produced with the (appalling) rates. There was also a nominal admin charge as well (£ ?). Because of the hassle and the fact that many did not want to rip people off, intending passengers were normally referred to the Bureaux de change where even in the days of ****e station rates at Bureaux and comission (remember that !) the punter was always much better off. As a result of the referals, staff got commission free exchange. American tourists were not normally interested in making the hike of 30 yards and would just thrust large denomination travellers cheques (remember those) at us. The more entrapaneurial (spelling?) old hands may have made some beer money by not paying in the foreign currency IYSWIM. Richard |
Is there some sort of pass that I can buy for the London underground? I will be in the city for about 20 days and will have to travel quite a lot within the city hence was thinking of getting a pass or smart card I can use in daily transport.
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Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 28/07/2010 19:07, Fat richard wrote:
On 26 July, 01:45, Barry wrote: When I worked in the Ticket Office at St Pancras we accepted a number of foreign currencies, but it was: a) Notes ONLT b) A not very good exchange rate, with different rates for each denomination of note c) We charged a £3.00 admin fee for the privilege Cheers, Barry At Kings Cross (BR) in the mid 80s we accpted a number of currenices with a dialy list produced with the (appalling) rates. There was also a nominal admin charge as well (£ ?). Because of the hassle and the fact that many did not want to rip people off, intending passengers were normally referred to the Bureaux de change where even in the days of ****e station rates at Bureaux and comission (remember that !) the punter was always much better off. As a result of the referals, staff got commission free exchange. American tourists were not normally interested in making the hike of 30 yards and would just thrust large denomination travellers cheques (remember those) at us. The more entrapaneurial (spelling?) old hands may have made some beer money by not paying in the foreign currency IYSWIM. Richard How about notes from St. Helena, did you ever accept any of them? |
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On Jul 30, 9:34*pm, achengms wrote: Is there some sort of pass that I can buy for the London underground? I will be in the city for about 20 days and will have to travel quite a lot within the city hence was thinking of getting a pass or smart card I can use in daily transport. Yes. You've basically got two options, buy three weekly Travelcards or otherwise use Oyster Pay-as-you-go (Oyster is a smartcard). You can also load weekly Travelcard on to an Oyster card which would allow you to travel outside the zones covered by your Travelcard - for example to go to and from destinations in outer London such as Heathrow airport or Hampton Court (if your weekly Travelcard just covered the central zones 1&2). To do this you would need to add some extra credit to the card for these journeys. Note that the "Travelcard" name can cause some confusion - it's a ticketing product that can be issued either on a physical (paper/card) ticket or otherwise 'virtually' by being loaded onto an Oyster smart card. Both the Travelcard and Oyster Pay-as-you-go are valid on the Underground, buses and the suburban rail network in London. Which one to go for kinda depends on how much travelling around London you expect to be doing, where in London you expect to want to go to, and how many days if any you might be away from London. That said, the three weekly Travelcards might be your best bet. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Jul 26, 9:03*am, Paul Corfield wrote: On Jul 25, 4:21*pm, Mizter T wrote: On Jul 25, 2:55*pm, Paul Corfield wrote: On Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:36:26 -0700 (PDT), Mizter T wrote: A friend has been given quite a lot of Euro coinage that all adds up to a fair amount whack (n.b. this is not a result of either money laundering nor theft!), and was pondering on how he might be able to spend it in London - he's not planning on travelling to Euroland for some time to come (having just returned from an extended escapade), and anyway likes to travel light. Now I've got some vague notion that LU might accept Euros at one or two central London stations, such as KXSP. I can't however find any mention of this on the TfL website, and even if it was the case I can imagine it might be notes only and not coins. Does anyone know anything more than that? Yes Euros are accepted at a small number of LU stations. I will need to do a little digging tomorrow to see how it works and then report back.. Thanks Paul - I thought they were, but was a bit surprised that this doesn't get a mention anywhere on the TfL website. Though perhaps not promoting it is a good idea as it stops people relying upon it. The crucial thing in this case is of course whether or not they take coins as opposed to just notes - don't worry, if they did he wouldn't take the mickey and turn up with loads at once, and he's not trying to shift anything lower than the 50 cents coins either. The stations accepting Euros are as per Robin Mayes' list. Only Euro notes - up to 100 Euros in total - are accepted. Valid notes are 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Euros. No euro coins are accepted. No mixed euro and sterling currency is accepted. Change is given in sterling. *The applicable exchange rate should be shown at the ticket office window and elsewhere in the ticket hall. A belated thank you for this information - ultimately not at all surprised to find that Euro coinage is not accepted, only Euro notes - I imagine the cost and hassle factor basically rules it out, and acceptance of foreign coinage just isn't a done thing. I remain a little curious as to whether Euro coins can actually be spent anywhere in London - as I was passing by, I went and asked in the McDonald's on Marble Arch whether they accepted Euros, and it seems they don't even accept notes there (I actually brandished a EUR10 note as a prop when asking this - it's been sat in my wallet since I found it in a paperback I was lent recently, seemingly it was in use as a bookmark!) - I couldn't see anything on the menus at the counter about the acceptance of Euros either (though by the looks of it they're falling very backwards in their willingness to accept cards these days). I didn't go to the nearby flagship M&S however - I'll try and remember to ask at the till the next time I'm there actually buying something though! Anyhow the aforementioned friend with all the loot has successfully managed to offload nearly all of it to someone he managed to find who's off to France in their car soon, so he spent a fun Sunday morning counting and bagging it all up - not sure what exchange rate they agreed on but it was apparently quite mutually acceptable, though as part of the exchange he was given a few £50 notes which aren't always that easy to spend either - well, the corner shop apparently simply wouldn't take it, and going full circle, guess what he wanted to spend it on there - yes, a top-up of his Oyster card! |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 09:34:22AM -0700, Mizter T wrote:
I remain a little curious as to whether Euro coins can actually be spent anywhere in London The Pillars of Hercules on Greek Street used to. They may still do so for all I know, but I don't drink there any more. -- David Cantrell | Hero of the Information Age For every vengeance, there is an equal and opposite revengeance. -- Cartoon Law X |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Aug 3, 9:34*am, Mizter T wrote:
A belated thank you for this information - ultimately not at all surprised to find that Euro coinage is not accepted, only Euro notes - I imagine the cost and hassle factor basically rules it out, and acceptance of foreign coinage just isn't a done thing. There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Aug 6, 9:12*pm, 1506 wrote: On Aug 3, 9:34*am, Mizter T wrote: A belated thank you for this information - ultimately not at all surprised to find that Euro coinage is not accepted, only Euro notes - I imagine the cost and hassle factor basically rules it out, and acceptance of foreign coinage just isn't a done thing. There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. There's no legal obligation to accept Scottish notes in Scotland, let alone England! My favourite Sterling notes are those issued by the Bank of Ireland, though the confusion imbuing potential has unfortunately diminished greatly since the Euro arrived. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 06/08/2010 16:20, David Cantrell wrote:
On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 09:34:22AM -0700, Mizter T wrote: I remain a little curious as to whether Euro coins can actually be spent anywhere in London The Pillars of Hercules on Greek Street used to. They may still do so for all I know, but I don't drink there any more. Phone boxes as well. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 06/08/2010 21:12, 1506 wrote:
On Aug 3, 9:34 am, Mizter wrote: A belated thank you for this information - ultimately not at all surprised to find that Euro coinage is not accepted, only Euro notes - I imagine the cost and hassle factor basically rules it out, and acceptance of foreign coinage just isn't a done thing. There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. No, they are not legally obliged to accept them. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
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, 1506 writes There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. We see a lot of Scottish money, here in the Lakes, but I'm fairly sure it isn't legal tender. -- Clive |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish
currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. We see a lot of Scottish money, here in the Lakes, but I'm fairly sure it isn't legal tender. I was in a pub in Portsmouth last weekend, and the guy in front of me was offerred a Scottish £5 in his change - and refused to accept it. When I was served, I too had the same offer, and took the note. Half an hour or so later, when I went back to the bar, I simply handed it to a (different) member of staff, who looked at it oddly for a brief moment, then stuck it in the till. That said, I've had a few RBoS £1 notes in the recent past, which a UK shop refused to accept - I simply exchanged it at the nearest bank for a small, gold-ish coloured coin, with no questions asked by the teller. Matt |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On 07/08/2010 15:02, M J Forbes wrote:
There are London businesses that will not even accept Scottish currency, although I suspect that they a legally obliged to do so. There have been times when I have refused to pay with anything else, having no English money about my person. We see a lot of Scottish money, here in the Lakes, but I'm fairly sure it isn't legal tender. I was in a pub in Portsmouth last weekend, and the guy in front of me was offerred a Scottish £5 in his change - and refused to accept it. When I was served, I too had the same offer, and took the note. Half an hour or so later, when I went back to the bar, I simply handed it to a (different) member of staff, who looked at it oddly for a brief moment, then stuck it in the till. That said, I've had a few RBoS £1 notes in the recent past, which a UK shop refused to accept - I simply exchanged it at the nearest bank for a small, gold-ish coloured coin, with no questions asked by the teller. Matt Wonder what they would do if they ever got a fifty-pence note from St. Helena. |
Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?
On Aug 7, 2:00*pm, Clive wrote:
We see a lot of Scottish money, here in the Lakes, but I'm fairly sure it isn't legal tender Clive Legal tender is what you can't refuse to take if you are offered it by someone who owes you money. That means that cheques, credit cards and debit cards are not legal tender - you have the option to take them if you choose. So when anybody refuses to accept a Scottish note, it is solely because of their own choice. The "I can't take it because it is not legal tender" routine is nonsense. |
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