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1. hp_source - Member

   Anyone on here got any advice on transferring to a French bank account?

   We've booked a hotel, and the owner has requested a deposit be transferred to their account and supplied me with all the relevant IBAN number.

   The problem is my bank (Santander) want £25 to do the transfer, but I'm only trying to send them either 30euros, or maybe the 100euros for the full amount, and it seems a waste to incur that amount of charge.

   Any ideas chaps and chapesses?

   Posted 10 months ago #
2. Edukator - Member

   Explain what's it's going to cost to send the money and ask if they'll take a reservation without deposit. If they refuse find another Hotel with a secure Internet reservation system.

   Madame, Monsieur,

   Suite à votre demande d'un acompte de 30e pour notre réservation du --/--/-- à --/--/--, j'ai pris contact avec ma banque. Ils m'imposent £25 de frais pour effectuer le virement, à peu près équivalent au montant viré.

   Dans ces circonstances pourriez-vous accepter la réservation sans acompte ou me proposer un moyen de paiement moins onéreux ?

   Veuillez agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs.

   Posted 10 months ago #
3. jam bo - Member

   Cant you just pay the deposit via Credit Card?

   Posted 10 months ago #
4. uwe-r - Member

   What Jam bo said

   Posted 10 months ago #
5. AlasdairMc - Member

   Or Paypal as the fees are considerably lower than for a SWIFT payment?

   Posted 10 months ago #
6. Schweiz - Member

   Ask your bank why you can't make a SEPA payment. My bank charges me about 20p for Europe wide transfers via the SEPA system but I heard that UK banks are very slow to adopt this new standard.

   Posted 10 months ago #
7. Edukator - Member

   "This is specifically relevant for countries that do not use the euro, as domestic transfers in euro by consumers are extremely uncommon there, so inflated fees might be charged."

   I make SEPA transfers to Germany from France it costs me 2e but when my wife made a transfer to the UK we got stung for about 25e as we had to use a normal IBAN tansfer.

   Posted 10 months ago #
8. hp_source - Member

   Cheers guys, I'd asked about card over the phone and paypal but was awaiting a response. The response I got was 'forget the deposit we've booked the room'

   Roll on the holiday!

   Thanks again!

   Posted 10 months ago #
9. Schweiz - Member

   CHF to EUR here and still costs 20p. Must be one of those rare occasions where something is cheap in Switzerland

   Posted 10 months ago #

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