Ordering Travellers Cheques
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Ordering your Travellers Cheques or Foreign Currency can be done at most Travel Agents, at The Post Office, Bureau De Change or at your Bank. But they now can also be ordered over the phone or online if you are within the UK and the restrictions are as follows:-
* Maximum which can be ordered varies from £2,500 to £10,000
* Minimum which ca be ordered varies from £100 to £500
* Commission Rates begin at 0%
* Delivery Costs start at £0.00
* Delivery times start at Next Day Delivery (if ordered before 3pm) to 3 Working Days
* Buy back options are also available
Where will Online or Over the Phone Orders be Sent?
You can choose where your cheques are to be sent eg: a Post Office Branch of your choice or to your home address, and orders can be made up to 1 Year in advance though most companies limit this to 5 working days in advance.
For orders placed over the phone or online after 3pm they would be available in 2 working days and orders placed on a Saturday or Sunday would normally be ready after 1pm on the following Tuesday (except on Bank Holiday Weekends where they would be available from 1pm on the following Wednesday).
Ordering over the Counter
When ordering Travellers Cheques or Currency over the counter there are a number of places who are able to process your order immediately, this includes some Post Office branches (known as On Demand Branches).
You may be restricted as to how much can be ordered in any one day and for example the Post Office restrictions are:-
* £2600 Dollars and Euros or
* £3600 Euros only
Dependant on if the branch you go to is a On Demand branch or a Full on Demand Branch. You can check which Branches are On Demand or Full On Demand on the Post Office website.
If you request Travellers Cheques or Currency over the counter at a Currency Provider who does not offer an On Demand service, you should expect it to be available as per the online and over the phone options, ie: 1pm the following working day if ordered before 3pm.
If you choose to cancel your order, you could be subjected to a cancellation charge so always consider this if after ordering your Currency or Travellers Cheques you find a provider who is offering a better rate and decide to go there instead.
Travellers Cheques are available in Euro, Sterling and US Dollars and are welcomed across the world.
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