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UK CREDIT Cards (as at June 2009)

Spending Withdraw Cash
Provider Load Fee Interest (APR) if paid off in full

Alliance & Leicester

2.99%

3% min. £3

27.9%

American Express

2.99%

3% min. £3

27.9%

Asda

2.75%

3% min. £3

28.4%

Bank of Ireland

2.75%

2.5% min. £3

24.9%

Bank of Scotland

2.95%

3% min £3

27.9%

Barclaycard

2.75%

2.5% min £2.50

15.8% - 27.9%

Capital One

2.75%

3% min £3

25.9% – 34.9%

Citibank

2.95%

3% min. £5

28%

Co-op

2.75%

2.5% min. £3

9.9% - 23.9%

Egg

2.95%

3% min. £5

22.9%

First Direct

2.75%

2.5% min £2.50

21.9%

GM Card

2.75%

2.5% min £3

23.9%

Halifax

2.95%

3% min £3

27.9%

HSBC

2.99%

2.5% min £2.50

23.9%

Lloyds TSB

2.95%

3% min £2.50

27.9%

Marks & Spencer Money

2.99%

2.99% min. £3

23.9%

MBNA

2.75% - 2.99%

3% min £3

27.9%

Mint

2.75%

3% min. £3

27.9%

Nationwide

0% in Europe, 1% Worldwide

2.5% min £3

27.9%

NatWest

2.75%

3% min £3

27.9%

Post Office

NIL

2.5% min £3

26.9 %

RBS

2.75%

3% min £3

27.9%

Saga

0% in Europe, 1% Worldwide

2% min £2

NIL

Sainsburys

2.75%

3% min £3

24.9%

Santander Zero

NIL

NIL

27.9%

Smile

2.75%

2.5% min £3

23.9%

Tesco

2.75%

3% min £3

24.9%

Virgin Money

2.99%

3% min £3

27.9%

Where an interest rate range is shown, this means it depends on the specific card (source original research, with additional information from MoneyFacts)


UK DEBIT Cards (as at June 2009)

Load

Cash withdrawal Fee
(load will also be charged)

Abbey

2.75% + £1.25 per purchase

1.5% min. £1.99

Alliance & Leicester

2.95%

2% min. £2

Barclays

2.75%

2% min £1.50 max £4.50 (except Barclays cash machines or those within the Global Alliance.)

Cahoot

2.25%

1.5% min. £1.50

Co-Op

2.75%

2% min £2

First Direct

2.75%

1.5% min £1.75

Halifax

2.75% + £1.50 per purchase

£1.50

HSBC

2.75%

2% min £1.75, max £5

Intelligent Finance

2.25% + £1.50 per transaction

£1.50

Lloyds TSB

2.99% + £1 per purchase

1.5% min. £2 max £4.50

Nationwide

0% in Europe, 1% Worldwide

NIL

NatWest

2.75% + £1.25 per purchase

2% min £2, max £5

RBS

2.75% + £1.25 per purchase

2% min £2, max £5

Smile

2.75%

2% min £2

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