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getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Wed 02 Jul 2014 6:29 pm
by helendj
could anyone tell me please whether i can get sterling from my visa account either in a bank or cash machine. thanks for any responses
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Wed 02 Jul 2014 6:48 pm
by numpty
you can get it out of the machine at HSBC
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Wed 02 Jul 2014 8:25 pm
by ljarvo
Yes best to draw sterling out and convert to TL - also Garanti Bank also allow you to withdraw sterling
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 4:08 am
by Deniz1
Also TEB bank.
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 4:09 am
by Deniz1
You can also get cash from your card in the money exchange offices but they charge 3%
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 10:56 am
by sophie
New Garanti ATM's seem to be sprouting up, a new one in Alsancak is the latest I've seen. I don't know whether they are all filled with GBP, Dollars and Euros yet like the Girne ones, as I haven't tried all of them yet. At 3.63Lira to GBP (today) it really does pay to draw out the GBP and then convert. Over the course of a year, you save a small fortune.
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 1:10 pm
by elizabeth
sophie wrote:New Garanti ATM's seem to be sprouting up, a new one in Alsancak is the latest I've seen. I don't know whether they are all filled with GBP, Dollars and Euros yet like the Girne ones, as I haven't tried all of them yet. At 3.63Lira to GBP (today) it really does pay to draw out the GBP and then convert. Over the course of a year, you save a small fortune.
Could you tell me where in Alsancak is the Garanti bank ATM please.
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 1:41 pm
by stevie-d
When heading to Girne from Lapta there's a garage on the right hand side past Ileli and Srarling they have an ATM on the right hand side of the forecourt, I've been using it for about a month to draw GBP.
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Thu 03 Jul 2014 2:55 pm
by sophie
Stevied is right about the new Garanti ATM at the Garage but as yet I haven't been to see if it doles out GBP like the Garanti in Girne.
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Fri 04 Jul 2014 9:47 am
by meldy
Yes, the Alsancak machine gives GBP, but it was out of action when I went yesterday so still had the hike to HSBC!
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Fri 04 Jul 2014 10:04 am
by Deniz1
Quite a few of the cash machines are not working today
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Fri 04 Jul 2014 10:57 am
by genghis
Machine in garage next to Ilelis is working today. There was a red bollard in front of it so I suspect it has only recently been repaired. Paid me in twenties but it was straight down to the exchange so I didn't mind.
Can't be long before someone uses a mechanical digger!!!!
Re: getting sterling from banks or cash machines
Posted: Sun 06 Jul 2014 10:01 am
by trooper
You can also draw sterling from the atm at the Lemar supermarket in Girne. That's the one which used to be ASTRO. Nearly always works ok.