Current Account with no ATM charges abroad and FREE WINE!!!

[Minxy]

Now be honest it was the 'free wine' bit that got your attention wasn't it!

If you open a Virgin Money current account and switch in another one from elsewhere (along with 2 DDs) you can get a case of 15 free bottles of wine (one per household):

M Plus Current Account | Virgin Money UK

Credit cards, Mortgages, Savings, ISAs, Investments and Insurance – Our quest to make banking better starts here

uk.virginmoney.com

In addition the card is usable abroad for purchases and importantly in ATMs free of charge as Virgin don't charge you for doing so, obviously whether the ATM provider does is another matter. We had already been thinking of getting an account for holiday use but the wine offer swung it for us ... well hubby anyway!

 

[wiljoy]

We'll all be on chip and pin. Cash us becoming a dirty word.

 

[Twogirls]

We'll all be on chip and pin. Cash us becoming a dirty word.

You may be right, but where we are in Portugal very few of the local restaurants take anything other than cash or Portugese bank cards, not sure how widespread this is in other parts of Portugal, but we are constantly having to make sure we have cash to pay for meals and drinks etc. Still, it's a small price to pay for living in such a beautiful place

 

[Rapido925M]

TSB will stop paying interest on my current account from December, so I've been looking for somewhere new. THANKS!

Gordon

 

[Crazylegs]

You may be right, but where we are in Portugal very few of the local restaurants take anything other than cash or Portugese bank cards, not sure how widespread this is in other parts of Portugal, but we are constantly having to make sure we have cash to pay for meals and drinks etc. Still, it's a small price to pay for living in such a beautiful place

Same here on the Algarve, a lovely meal out a couple of days ago, but only cash, no cards. Personally I don’t have an issue with it, a little cash helps the world go round.

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[Minxy]

TSB will stop paying interest on my current account from December, so I've been looking for somewhere new. THANKS!

Gordon

Another reason we were looking to switch too ... TSB's 'Help' is awful, the search doesn't work, there's no way to contact them without ringing now ... we've been with them for a long time, along with our main Lloyds account, but not anymore.

You could also consider the Nationwide current account too which gives 2% for a year on £1,500 but needs a monthly cash input of £1,000 a month (it doesn't have to stay there so transfer it back out if you want) and I don't think they need direct debits.

FlexDirect | In-credit interest current account | Nationwide

Open a FlexDirect current account, our online current account with interest and cashback offers. And there’s no monthly fee for maintaining it.

www.nationwide.co.uk

Also don't forget to check out any that are offering switching rewards too.

Some info here about them all:

Best bank accounts

Martin Lewis reveals how to compare and switch to the best bank accounts that can save you £100s a year.

www.moneysavingexpert.com