£'s to $'s

[Jeraly 3]

Great topic Have posted the thread to my OH so he can investigate - he is much better at all that stuff than me!! We need to transfer some money soon - my gran gave us £1000 as a wedding present and we want to maybe use some of it for our honeymoon

[tom_g 3]

Great topic Have posted the thread to my OH so he can investigate - he is much better at all that stuff than me!! We need to transfer some money soon - my gran gave us £1000 as a wedding present and we want to maybe use some of it for our honeymoon

yups, great topic, thanks all! I've just set up an XE account

my tips:

1. take a digital photo of your docs and email them to the secure server - don't bother faxing, they come out rubbish.

2. be very careful to give a full uk style phone number with all the bells and whistles - 011 44 207blahblahblah, they only dial in the number you give them

its just a shame the dollars going down against the pound oh well.

[mustang-sally 8]

I have just transfered £5000 today through Interchange.

No problems, I sent them my proof of ID last week, money laundering rules.

Today I phoned and within an hour they emailed me the forms to sign, I signed, scanned and emailed them back. Electronically transferred the money by BACS over the internet.

They tell me the money will be transferred by the 9th and they will email me when its done.

No problems, I'm very happy with their service, they were very helpful. I will recommend them to anyone, though they do like you to transfer £5000+, any less then they charge £10-£15. This is still less than my bank would charge for the transfer so I am very happy with Interchange.

Note - They told me that the £-$ has dropped recently so I suggest people watch the rate and choose their time to exchange, especially if they have large amounts to transfer over. I will be transferring another £30,000 over the next few months, I will be watching the exchange rate like a hawk. I don't want to be caught out, I want to get the best $ for my £'s.

[mustang-sally 8]

As an add on

I scanned my passport, a bank statement and a utility (phone) bill as evidence. Scanned and emailed as attachments, these were accepted

[Jeraly 3]

Ooohh - I know the dollar is getting stronger again - does anyone know if it will go back to how it was? I want to send money over as quick as poss so I can get the best possible rate!!

[minnietheminx 0]

"its just a shame the dollars going down against the pound oh well."

No kidding. Before xmas the £ to $ rate was 2.12. Now its 1.97 Just as mustang-sally says, Im going to be watching the exchange rate like a hawk.

[broma25 2]

Well as I have bills to pay in the UK and am earning dollars, I am looking forward to having to spend less dollars for a pound.....

[Jeraly 3]

"its just a shame the dollars going down against the pound oh well."

No kidding. Before xmas the £ to $ rate was 2.12. Now its 1.97 Just as mustang-sally says, Im going to be watching the exchange rate like a hawk.

$1.97? We can only get $1.93 with Interchange...

[Jeraly 3]

Oh... and I don't have any utility bills so should I send something else?! This whole thing is really confusing... I think the visa process is easier!! Half of me just wants to mail cash over

[minnietheminx 0]

"its just a shame the dollars going down against the pound oh well."

No kidding. Before xmas the £ to $ rate was 2.12. Now its 1.97 Just as mustang-sally says, Im going to be watching the exchange rate like a hawk.

$1.97? We can only get $1.93 with Interchange...

Yep, $1.97 on xe and its still that today. After shopping around I found that xe.com generally had the best exchange rates going. I was jumping around when it hit $2.12 but foolishly didnt transfer my money. Now its dropped to $1.97 Ive potentially lost $1500

[tom_g 3]

don't mean to be a doom-monger or anything, but people round by me* are saying that the dollar has pretty much finished with its >$2 days, at least for the moment.

I would have loved to have transferred all my cash when the rate was 2.11, but i didn't have any case to transfer

[Jeraly 3]

Haha - losing $1500?! I am barely taking that over!! Am leaving some money here for if we decide to move back in a couple of years - if we decide to stay then it comes over as well - we'll just have to keep our eyes on the exchange rate

[tmma 467]

Stay away from any currency places that employ someone called " Goose".

[Fandango 1,439]

Stay away from any currency places that employ someone called " Goose".

oh you!