Can I pay for stuff in Euros in the UK?
I will be travelling around Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, UK and Ireland) in July. Of all the countries that we are visiting, the UK is the only one not to use the euro currency. I will be changing USD to EUR and would like to avoid changing too much money into GBP that I won't use afterwards. So basically my question is if I can use Euros in shops, hotels, taxis, restaurants etc. and leave the rest of the sterling cash for small payments.
thanks!
Best Answer
No. Euros are not commonly accepted in the UK, especially for large payments. Some tourist oriented places might accept Euros - those that do are just as likely to accept US dollars. Hotels are likely to have a change facility, but a busy tourist attraction is not going to want to take the time to convert your foreign currency to pounds.
Credit cards are widely accepted, provided you have a chip and PIN card (which you are probably going to need in Europe anyway). A credit card will be much more useful than Euros.
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