UK Barclays Bank customers

sargeant · Ace Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1501 Location: Hua Hin

just read guesses diatribe again
only one question if i f%#@ the banks where the F%$# do i get the cash

carefull guess i am waiting
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Guess · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: uk barclay bank customers

sargeant · Ace Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1501 Location: Hua Hin

another load of dribble the two biggest and longest posts and what a load of dribble and of absolutely no use to anyone who cant get their cash.

hear this the guy wants to know how to get his money he couldnt give a rats arse what the internal average dimensions of a bank tellers cubicle are (but i bet you will tell him)

He wants to know how others have got round it. At least i have given an option from recent experience.and it worked for me and my mate

Or was it again an ideal op to tell us of your degree and financial experience jeeeeeeez you are a waffling prat sometimes

For christs sake go and read your own posts and if you can stay awake more than half an hour even i will buy you a beer
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sargeant · Ace Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1501 Location: Hua Hin

bugger didnt realise you twas of opposite gender but then i played hockey against the wrac and they were by far and away the dirtiest buggers i ever played against more bruises per sqare inch in 90 mins than against the royal irish rangers and the argyle and sutherland highlanders combined.
mind you i should have seen it coming that twist of the knife the rapier thrust to the nether regions I bloody missed it .Crap im getting to old for this
Spelling a simple case of slow brain when joining the forum what time am i to report to your gallows maaam.If you were wren i plead the fifth as i cant swim so yardarms fine but keelhaulin is outa the question
Reckon you and mrs sarge at full gallop would be a site to behold still put me money on mrs sarge though
Sorry at quip in another thread did not have this info to hand
so let have a truce you got a degree i got street cred and lots of it
fairynuf
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sargeant · Ace Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1501 Location: Hua Hin

sorry guess gotta have one more pop before beddybyes it should read AN explanation not a explanation Cool

nohing to do with anything but jamie is vying for my pedantic votes and any publicity is good publicity ask any movie star Very Happy

go on admit it ya luv me really t ruth even if you r ruth less good guess????
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prcscct · Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:

Damn, sarge got the emotioncons working, no peace now...LOL. Very Happy

Pete

PJG · Specialist Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 177

Seem to remenber that we have had a similar theme on another thread recently. I Bank with Barclays for business and though am in UK most of the time travel frequently to Bangkok and Hua Hin. This year virtually every visit has resulted in Debit cards being blocked after the first withdrawal. This is in spite of the Bank knowing of my visits and me complaining to my local Business manager. It seems that this is going to be an ongoing problem with ATM's in Thailand as far as Barclays are concerned. At least the local Banks are aware of what is happening and are know helpful when you want to withdraw money using the card in the Bank.

Last time I was in Hua Hin I used the email facility at the Post Office to access my online banking details. The terminal I used was attacked by a virus which tried to gain my passcode details. The online Bank detected this and then blocked the account. I found that the problem was almost impossible to resolve from Thailand mostly because the Bank's Online call centre is in Mumbai and it is almost impossible to understand what the person is saying over a poor line from Hua Hin. I only managed to resolve the problem when I returned to Uk and set up new passcode procedures. It was good to know that nothing could get in or out of the account after the attempted attack but was a real nuisance. Has anyone else had problems with viruses from internet cafes in Hua Hin.

Digger · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:02 am Post subject:

[quote="Onlyme"]
Nationwide is the way to go. I've rabbited on about them for years on any board I can!
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Hey lomu
this guy is right,Nationwide flex charges 1.75% handling on overseas currency transactions as opposed to 2.5% for all big banks,may sound like chickenfeed but if you change money a lot then its worth it.Also banks like nationwide try harder as they are smaller and tend not to take their customers for granted.However maybe too late if you are not in London anymore

Onlyme · Specialist Joined: 10 Jul 2006 Posts: 232 Location: Cha-am

lomuamart · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:18 am Post subject:

I just got money out of the ATM from Bangkok Bank.
Thank god I didnt't have to talk to the person inside!!!
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lomuamart · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:19 am Post subject:

Twats.
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sargeant · Ace Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1501 Location: Hua Hin

Good advice only me my sis and her old man say same same

BUT IF I HAVE TO GO TO THE UK TO DO IT YOU CAN GO KISS MY BUTT
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Wanderlust · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:31 am Post subject:

Guess · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:02 pm Post subject:

Sargeant get your dummy and get to bed. This post is of no interest to you so don't read it.

To solve a problem you must understand it and the postings so far indicated more than one problem requiring more than one answer. The OP stated a specific problem but indufficient details for me to suggest a solution. I have now spoken to the OP directly and got the lowdown.

By his reckoning 50% of transactions in the last six month from Barclays have failed. He has also stated that Barclay's have stated that on at least one occasion they had not had a request. Other people have told me this is similar with other UK banks.

As I have already said comms in Thailand is flaky and has deteriorated recently.

This of course does not solve the OPs problem and is just speculation as to the casue. So with the knowledge I have now, which is like getting blood from a stone from people who think ATMs work by magic, here is what I suggest to solve the problem long term.

Get a telephone or Internet banking service made available to you by your UK bank.

Set up a standing order to a Thai bank at regular periods (monthly to six monthly. This may require a transfer via Bank of Bangkok in London. Anybody can PM me if they need to know how to do this.

Use the Internet or telephone banking system, (Skype can be used for telephone calls to reduce cost to about 2 baht per minute) to make adjustments and check on transaction details.

Withdraw cash from the Thai banking system which has no comms problems as yet.

This could actually save money in the long run. Firstly you get a better exchange rate and secondly you can play the Baht/PST rate to your advantage.

And most importantly of all: make sure that your trouser creases are straight and that your boots are polished so that you can see your face in them.
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