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Best exchange rates – cash or cards?
The best exchange rates are not always the most straight forward to acquire. Going back some years, the Nationwide Building Society offered a fee free debit card that. Unlike many in the market place at that time, the card was free from fees when used overseas. This “perk” is now only available on certain Nationwide…
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Fee free debit card – help avoid bank charges
Going back quite a few years, I recall opening a current account with the Nationwide Building Society. The account came with a Visa debit card that was fee free for transactions overseas, whether in store purchases or cash withdrawal at an automated cash dispenser. The Nationwide withdrew this perk sometime ago, leaving customers stuck with…
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Swiss motorway vignette – weights upto 3500 kg
The Swiss have a clever system for collecting motorway tolls. Rather than have a booth at every motorway junction – that would require heating, power, staff etc, the Swiss motorway tolls system is a lot more straight forward. One payment is made and this is valid for a given period of time. Cars, caravans, motorcycles,…
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How much gas is left in a cylinder?
A sure way to tell how much gas is left in a cylinder is to weigh the thing! This might not always possible. However, there are other ways to work out how much gas is left in a cylinder. As far as I know, for most of the methods to be effective, the gas cylinder…
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