Originally Posted by pdhenry
Not sure but I think the daily ATM withdrawal limit is set by your bank. Usually it can be raised temporarily or permanently if you ask.
The bank issuing the card ("your bank") has a daily withdrawal limit.
On the other hand, the operator of the ATM (usually a local bank), places limits on maximum single withdrawals in order to make cash machines less likely to run out of cash by a few big withdrawals (my Maestro card 's got a daily withdrawal limit of €1500). The biggest single withdrawal I've been able to make in England has to be around 700 GBP and, AFAIK, it's from the only bank whose ATMs are prepared to give you anything over 500.