From: "Layezee" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Best Credit Card for overseas use
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 10:51:30 GMT

> What is the cheapest card to use whilst overseas?
>
> Both my cards charge a 2.75% foreign currency charge. I don't know how 
> this compares as I have heard that the Mastercard and Visa exchange rates 
> are pretty good.
>
> Does anyone have any good tips or suggestions?
>
> Cheers.

Nationwide

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/creditcard/default.htm

because of these reasons:

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/creditcard/using_the_card/using_card_abroad.htm

The only reason why I currently support not going into the Euro - as soon as 
Nationwide stop offering 0% commission/charges on foreign currency 
transactions, then I want the Euro (if only to stop making banks even more 
profit from me!).