Re: Best place for travel money?

On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:17 +0100, johannes
<johs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Maybe it only applies to credit cards. Say e.g. that your spending limit
>is £1000. Then the total ac***ulated cash withdrawal limit might only be
>£500. I am not sure why they make this difference? It can catch you out
>if you think that the limits are the same. But the limits would be 
>printed on your statement.  

This must apply only to some credit cards.  I have several and the
statements of each one state a single credit limit only - there's no
mention of a separate cash withdrawal limit.

It's not sensible to withdraw cash from a credit card except in dire
emergency.  It's an extremely expensive way of borowing money.

Mike.