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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:15am
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Hi. I have no Spanish bank account, and need to find an ATM which won't charge me. Anybody know of one in San Javier please? 

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:40am

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:40am

It will depend on who you bank with in the UK.

Most Spanish ATM's charge a fee.

What UK debit cards do you have ??

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:57pm

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:57pm

Ameila .

Unfortunately free ATMs in Spain are as rare as hens teeth, banks are now beginning to make charges for many things which they never made charges for  in the past. I have never paid for a debit card since 1996 but now my bank has said under new rules they will have to start charging me?

I have downloaded there phone app so no longer need a card!  I can withdraw money from the said bank, free of charge and use the phone as a card in most shops.

Why not open a Spanish bank account and use there app?

Perhaps you bank has a similar phone app?

I hope this helps

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:28pm

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:28pm

Roland wrote on Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:40am:

It will depend on who you bank with in the UK.

Most Spanish ATM's charge a fee.

 

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What UK debit cards do you have ??

It's a WeSwap (preloaded currency) card, rather than a Bank one.

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:07pm

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:07pm

Amelia

You should read here very carefully

https://www.weswap.com/en/fees-and-limits/

Note that their fees change on 2706/2020

In addition to the WEswap card fee you will probably be charged by the Spanish ATM's.

It's actually ( my opinion only ) a useless expensive card.

There are many other ways to get cash from a Spanish ATM for free.

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:08pm

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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:08pm

Amelia.

Please tell us who you bank with in the UK as certain banks offer free ATM withdrawals in Spain.

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:54pm

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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:54pm

Roland wrote on Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:08pm:

Amelia.

Please tell us who you bank with in the UK as certain banks offer free ATM withdrawals in Spain.

Barclays. I also have a Santander account. 

Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:11pm

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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:11pm

Great news then !!

With your Santander DEBIT card you can withdraw cash from any Santander cash machine in Spain free of charge.

Remember that it is from a Santander cash machine ONLY and from your own bank account.

Just remember that when you put your card in the machine you will get a message that's says something like ' Do you wish to proceed with or without our conversion rate'. ( I can't just remember the exact words sorry ).

Always select ' Without'.

You will then get your cash at the exchange rate at that time with no extra fees.

Happy days....

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