Wiring Money in the U.K.
Planning for a trip to England
From credit cards, cash, and ATMS to VAT refunds, travelers checks, and customs limits
Wiring money links- Xoom.com - This newer entrant the the money-transfer game is all online and is now owned by PayPal. You can send up to $2,999 at a time for instant pickup at tens of thousands of locations around the globe for just $5 (though note that cash pickup is available only in some countries; for others, you may only wire funds into an existing bank account). Limit: $2,999.00.
- Westernunion.com - The old standby of Western Union offers one benefit over MoneyGram (below): in addition to online or in person from a Western Union office, the sender can do it over the phone (800-CALL-CASH, which is 800-225-5227), allowing your newest favorite uncle to bail you out from the comfort of his own home and send the quick cash to offices in any of 190 countries. For immediate transfers, you must pay with a credit card or debit card ($12–$145 fee), or you can draw from a bank account ($5, but takes 3 days). Limit: $2,999.00 (though you can sign up for a service that lifts that ceiling—but transfers will not be instantaneous).
- Moneygram.com - Money zips over the wires to offices in 155 countries worldwide in about ten minutes, for the privilege of which the sender, standing at his local MoneyGram branch office, gets to pay a fee of $12–$145 (depending on the amount sent), or just $5 if they draw directly from a bank account and you can wait 3 days. Plus the sender gets to include for free a 10-word message that arrives along with the funds, perhaps something along the lines of "When you get home I'm gonna tear you a new..." Limit: $2,999.00.
Wiring money links
- Xoom.com - This newer entrant the the money-transfer game is all online and is now owned by PayPal. You can send up to $2,999 at a time for instant pickup at tens of thousands of locations around the globe for just $5 (though note that cash pickup is available only in some countries; for others, you may only wire funds into an existing bank account). Limit: $2,999.00.
- Westernunion.com - The old standby of Western Union offers one benefit over MoneyGram (below): in addition to online or in person from a Western Union office, the sender can do it over the phone (800-CALL-CASH, which is 800-225-5227), allowing your newest favorite uncle to bail you out from the comfort of his own home and send the quick cash to offices in any of 190 countries. For immediate transfers, you must pay with a credit card or debit card ($12–$145 fee), or you can draw from a bank account ($5, but takes 3 days). Limit: $2,999.00 (though you can sign up for a service that lifts that ceiling—but transfers will not be instantaneous).
- Moneygram.com - Money zips over the wires to offices in 155 countries worldwide in about ten minutes, for the privilege of which the sender, standing at his local MoneyGram branch office, gets to pay a fee of $12–$145 (depending on the amount sent), or just $5 if they draw directly from a bank account and you can wait 3 days. Plus the sender gets to include for free a 10-word message that arrives along with the funds, perhaps something along the lines of "When you get home I'm gonna tear you a new..." Limit: $2,999.00.
Planning for a trip to England
From credit cards, cash, and ATMS to VAT refunds, travelers checks, and customs limits
Wiring money links
- Xoom.com - This newer entrant the the money-transfer game is all online and is now owned by PayPal. You can send up to $2,999 at a time for instant pickup at tens of thousands of locations around the globe for just $5 (though note that cash pickup is available only in some countries; for others, you may only wire funds into an existing bank account). Limit: $2,999.00.
- Westernunion.com - The old standby of Western Union offers one benefit over MoneyGram (below): in addition to online or in person from a Western Union office, the sender can do it over the phone (800-CALL-CASH, which is 800-225-5227), allowing your newest favorite uncle to bail you out from the comfort of his own home and send the quick cash to offices in any of 190 countries. For immediate transfers, you must pay with a credit card or debit card ($12–$145 fee), or you can draw from a bank account ($5, but takes 3 days). Limit: $2,999.00 (though you can sign up for a service that lifts that ceiling—but transfers will not be instantaneous).
- Moneygram.com - Money zips over the wires to offices in 155 countries worldwide in about ten minutes, for the privilege of which the sender, standing at his local MoneyGram branch office, gets to pay a fee of $12–$145 (depending on the amount sent), or just $5 if they draw directly from a bank account and you can wait 3 days. Plus the sender gets to include for free a 10-word message that arrives along with the funds, perhaps something along the lines of "When you get home I'm gonna tear you a new..." Limit: $2,999.00.
Wiring money links
- Xoom.com - This newer entrant the the money-transfer game is all online and is now owned by PayPal. You can send up to $2,999 at a time for instant pickup at tens of thousands of locations around the globe for just $5 (though note that cash pickup is available only in some countries; for others, you may only wire funds into an existing bank account). Limit: $2,999.00.
- Westernunion.com - The old standby of Western Union offers one benefit over MoneyGram (below): in addition to online or in person from a Western Union office, the sender can do it over the phone (800-CALL-CASH, which is 800-225-5227), allowing your newest favorite uncle to bail you out from the comfort of his own home and send the quick cash to offices in any of 190 countries. For immediate transfers, you must pay with a credit card or debit card ($12–$145 fee), or you can draw from a bank account ($5, but takes 3 days). Limit: $2,999.00 (though you can sign up for a service that lifts that ceiling—but transfers will not be instantaneous).
- Moneygram.com - Money zips over the wires to offices in 155 countries worldwide in about ten minutes, for the privilege of which the sender, standing at his local MoneyGram branch office, gets to pay a fee of $12–$145 (depending on the amount sent), or just $5 if they draw directly from a bank account and you can wait 3 days. Plus the sender gets to include for free a 10-word message that arrives along with the funds, perhaps something along the lines of "When you get home I'm gonna tear you a new..." Limit: $2,999.00.
