FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: BA Silver, EI Silver, HH Gold, BW Gold, ABP, Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci
Posts: 14,234
Whatever you do, if the merchant/ATM/etc. offers to convert your charge to dollars for you, reject this and insist on being charged in pounds. I have yet to find a bank that offers a worse rate than the rate charged in stores.