Pride of Burgundy about three hours ago. Top left.
99 cents to the GBP. Naturally, being a truck driver I am one of God’s Chosen Ones so I get a better rate. For my £100 on the way out, I got 100 euros and thirty cents… 
Not looking to good now then?? 
It makes everything more expensive but we are doing a lot more export work at the mo so I guess it’s a case of six and two threes.
It’s good for us europhiles though.
I bought a Bose home cinema system in the UK last week and saved myself €300 on the price here in Belgium.
I also bought a new Pioneer satnav on Amazon UK.
The price here was €999,but I got it for €340!
God alone knows what rate Sea France must be giving, I would guess at around .96
Word on the Street locally is that things aren’t looking too good for them at the mo, btw.
there has always been rumours about Seafrance I think most of them were started by P&O 
Harry Monk:
God alone knows what rate Sea France must be giving, I would guess at around .96Word on the Street locally is that things aren’t looking too good for them at the mo, btw.
I heard that too, are they going to go down the same route as Speedferries, that went to the wall in November. (they did the fast craft Dov-Boul)
toowise:
there has always been rumours about Seafrance I think most of them were started by P&O
You can here the rumours here on our media in France too, so don’t think it has been started by P&O
Harry Monk:
God alone knows what rate Sea France must be giving, I would guess at around .96
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Brittany Ferries 1.02
god help me then shipping out on norfolk line sunday to dunkerque might have to catch a p&o boat instead but getting tax is such a pain in calais
i never change my money back and forth, and i try and change it at the post office if i can, seem to get a better rate sometimes, although sometimes you have to get it on the boat
euromat:
i never change my money back and forth, and i try and change it at the post office if i can, seem to get a better rate sometimes, although sometimes you have to get it on the boat
I’ve always found the exchange rate better on the boat, the post office are robbing gets.
Try your bank instead
Okey-Didley-Dokely:
euromat:
i never change my money back and forth, and i try and change it at the post office if i can, seem to get a better rate sometimes, although sometimes you have to get it on the boatI’ve always found the exchange rate better on the boat, the post office are robbing gets.
Try your bank instead
You must be on drugs Stuart!!
I was getting 2.40CHF - GBP on Norfolk Line, and 2.18CHF - GBP at the Post Office in Leighton Buzzard…(This was changing from CHF - GBP though, not the other way round(Hence less is more)… And at the bank in Muttenz, they were giving us 2.09CHF - GBP… The boat was and is a last resort for me to change money up!!
euromat:
i never change my money back and forth, and i try and change it at the post office if i can, seem to get a better rate sometimes, although sometimes you have to get it on the boat
Totally agree Matt…
Just been in my local Sainsbury and they are selling a euro at 106.4 to the £
BuzzardBoy:
Okey-Didley-Dokely:
euromat:
i never change my money back and forth, and i try and change it at the post office if i can, seem to get a better rate sometimes, although sometimes you have to get it on the boatI’ve always found the exchange rate better on the boat, the post office are robbing gets.
Try your bank insteadYou must be on drugs Stuart!!
I was getting 2.40CHF - GBP on Norfolk Line, and 2.18CHF - GBP at the Post Office in Leighton Buzzard…(This was changing from CHF - GBP though, not the other way round(Hence less is more)… And at the bank in Muttenz, they were giving us 2.09CHF - GBP… The boat was and is a last resort for me to change money up!!
Last time I changed Monet at my local PO they were 6p dearer
Okey-Didley-Dokely:
I’ve always found the exchange rate better on the boat, the post office are robbing gets.
Try your bank instead
Depends which Ferry company.
I usually find Brittany Ferries exchange better than the bank or Post Office (but only at the Poole Freight desk, not the regular one).
I never change money either way, just take out money on my debit card and keep it in my wallet or pay for meals on credit card, especially in France. I never use Euros on the boat either as they cannot keep it simple and give you change back in same currency
Belgium can be a pain in the arse to get cash from the bank. France and Germany are definately the easiest.
I got stuck in the south of France for a couple of days waiting for a load of apples.
used up all my euro’s and didn’t have my card with me, went to every bank in the nearest town, could I change sterling. not one of the banks had a bereau de change.
cheese eating surrender monkeys
Best way of getting euros is a Nationwide debit card, they don’t charge a fee for ATM withdrawals on the continent, and on the trip before this, when Sea France were giving 1.06 to the GBP, I got 1.17 and 1.18 on two consecutive days that week.