My friend and I want to take a trip to england together after we finish high school. I have been doing some research (even though it's more than a year away) and I was wondering if they take US dollars in england, or if I have to exchange it for british pounds?
2007-11-05 12:58:25 · 14 answers · asked by sevastra 2 in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
Get American Express travellers checks in GBpounds before you leave, and exchange them in banks as and when you need them, or use plastic. Pickpockets from Eastern Europe are now rife in the big cities and it's not safe to carry too much cash. Oh, and if you intend to travel around, look into getting BritRail passes, you can fill them in in pencil and erase the date to travel more days than you ought.
2007-11-06 02:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by David H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to get British pounds once you get there. Use the exchange centers at the Airport. They give you a better rate most often. If you wait till you get into England proper, you'll be lucky to get 60% of your cash. For instance, if you give the man at the exchange $100, he'll take off a fee and adjust it for the rate and you'll be lucky to get 50 or 60 pounds out of it.
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2007-11-05 21:45:36 · answer #2 · answered by Top Alpha Wolf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convert a few dollars into pounds before you arrive if possible. About $50-$100 will do.
Once in England find an ATM machine and get as much in pounds as your US bank will allow (since you have to pay a fee to use the UK bank, you will want to do this the least amount of times) ATMs give you the best conversion rate and even with the fees is the best value.
2007-11-06 21:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by nutwpinut 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are only a few places in the world that will readily accept US dollars in addition to their local currency. England is not one of them.
Instead of exchanging your money, I suggest using your ATM card to withdraw Pounds. You will get a better exchange rate than going to one of the services without the hassle of carrying all those dollars or finding the best rate. If you have or can get an ATM card that it a debit Visa or MasterCard you will get a slightly better rate. Note that not nearly as many places will accept your debit card as do in the US, so make sure to have some pocket money. And don't let anyone talk you into traveller's cheques, they're not worth the hassle to use these days.
2007-11-05 13:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by ke6alm 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 19:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way will you ever get 50/60 pounds for $100 more like 40.
Do not take travellers cheques , you pay 2 lots of commission and you will be lucky to find anywhere to take them when the banks are closed
2007-11-06 16:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ken B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its better to do exchange rate they all don't take U.S. dollars if they do the shops charge you for exchange a little higher that bank rate.. credit card lower rate though... right now its 2 to 1 rate $2.00 U.S. to ! (UK) Pound. euros high rate right now... $1.75 t0 One Euro.. definitely plan ahead Flights (British Air has deals just look for them) everything..Heathrow cheaper than Gatwick too closer to downtown London area places to stay recommend Chelsea area, B&b's only ten mile by Bus, or Subway these are kinda cheap ride to you can get an all-day ticket..Picadilly circus area cool, go up to beatles old haunt. Harrods is BIG & floors of all kinda of stuff...
2007-11-05 16:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to exchange them for pounds. Typically the only places outside of the US in which you can use the greenbacks are A- third world/developing countries with a weak currency, B- border towns in Mexico/Canada, and C- economically developed islands located close to the US that are too small to use their own currency (eg- British Virgin Islands). Unfortunately, Great Britain does not fit any of these 3 criteria (and in fact, the US dollar is all but a joke in the UK).
2007-11-05 13:09:55 · answer #8 · answered by wdwmkt 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Did you ever get to London?
2014-07-23 07:11:16 · answer #9 · answered by Ferris 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HELL NO we dont!!!
u will have to exchange it for pound sterling
and if the exchange rates remain as they are now it wont be good for u!!
2007-11-06 07:55:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋