You can exchange
currencies, travellers cheques, euro-cheques, personal cheques,
obtain credit card cash advances and money transfers from any branch
of the UK's major four Banks (ie Barclays, Lloyds, Midland and National
Westminster Bank) as well as from most Bureaux de Change companies
most of which are located in central London. You will find a branch
of at least one of the major four Banks on almost every main street
in the UK.
Exchange and
commission rates tend to be more favourable at the Banks, however
the Bureaux de Change companies tend to have longer opening hours
and some are open 7 days a week. Some London branches of non-UK
banks also offer a wide range of banking services including exchanging
currencies and offer long opening hours. To find the nearest branch
of the following Bureaux de Change companies call:
Exchange
International
Phone: +44 (0)20 7491 7405
TTT Moneycorp
Limited
Phone: +44 (0)20 7235 4335
Thomas Cook
Phone: +44 (0)20 7499 4000
The following
Thomas Cook Bureaux de Changes have extended opening hours:
Heathrow
Airport Arrivals and at Terminal 4
Tube: Heathrow Airport.
Open: 24 hours, 7 days a week. Victoria Station.
Victoria
Station
Tube: Victoria.
Open: 7.45-22.00, 7 days a week.
Phone: +44 (0)20 7828 4442
Visa
Services
Thames Consular
Services Ltd.
363 Chiswick High Street, W4
Phone: +44 (0)20 8995 2492
Fax: +44 (0)20 8742 1285
Thames can help
with Visa applications to any country, UK permissions to stay and
work permits. In addition they can help with the legalisation of
documents via a Notary Public.
British
Currency
Pound Sterling
"£" is divided into 100 pence "p". Notes are in denominations of
£50, £20, £10 and £5. Coins are in denominations of £1, 50p, 20p,
10p, 5p, 2p and 1p. There are also special commemorative Coins minted
from time to time to commemorate various events, eg. commemorating
the Queen's 40th Anniversary of her succession to the throne. There
are currently commemorative coins in denominations of £2 and £5.
