Originally Posted by
reclusive46
I can't see the standalone ATMs being a massive problem for tourists, most of the ones used will probably be bank owned ones that don't generally have DCC. Confusingly though, some Sainsburys and some Lloyds ATMs give an estimated rate in the cards currency but it isn't DCC, they still charge in GBP. It'll just show for example, £10 and then 15 USD Est.
I'd hope foreigners aren't being ripped off with ATM dcc too much in the UK anyway, not that they need to withdraw much cash, there aren't many places you can't use a card. (Living here, I haven't used cash in the UK for probably over a year).
It's interesting about the estimated conversion rate which isn't DCC. I'm extremely cautious whenever I see anything related to USD overseas. If they're giving away the estimate for free, why would people accept DCC? I guess it is only an
estimate, not a locked exchange rate.