US credit card in use in london ?

Question

i ve got US credit cards capitalone and hsbc...plus hsbc debit card...will i b able to use them when i go to london...in augus 1

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

You will have no problem using your credit card there. ATM's will charge you a premium and if you use your credit card for a cash advance again you will pay an extra fee.

Check with your card in advance. If you call, your card company may offer you ( or try to sell you) a fraud protection program. This may sound like a un-needed exspense, but they usually will offer it with a 30 day free trial. At the end of the 30 days, you will have to cancel it or you will be charged every month. This will give you added protection while away, then cancel it when you get back.

I was in Ireland 2 years ago, and Paris last year with no problems using credit cards at all. Your charges will be exchanged from Euros to dollars and the exchange rate is in line. When in Ireland my credit card # was used to charge something by phone in Spain ? ! ? ! because of the fraud protection, the charge was removed right away, one call, no grief.

Answer 3

I'm pretty sure you can but tell Capitalone and HSBC about your trip in advance because they will otherwise probably block expenditure on those cards thinking it's fraud because they are suddenly being used in a foreign country!

Answer 4

Normally, yes. But, if you're worried about it, just call the company and tell there that you'll be there.Once in a while a credit card company gets worried and/or stops an account when charges are made miles from home. But if you tell them in advance, then they shouldn't do that.

Answer 5

Ohh yes!!


Take me with you - I'm soooo good at spending other peoples money!!