Zero per cent credit card a 'savvy move' by Finance News Bulletin

Published: 04/09/07

Holidaymakers are being confident to make a savvy move and use a nothing per cent interest credit card when travelling overseas this summerResearch from the Post Office shows that nearly half of Britons plan to employ their credit cards abroad, spending some £94 billion in the processThe group also believes that with the majority of credit card providers charging 2

75 per cent for each transaction made, consumers could be behind out on some £258 million in feesMany Britons are not aware of the charges that many providers inflict, with over a third believing that their transactions made are charge-freeHead of lending at the Post Office, Gary Fitton, said: "We are now four times more likely to use on plastic abroad than ten existence ago It's shocking not only to see how much populace are being penalised to use their cards on holiday, but how few are aware of this

"The Post Office claims that people could put aside £55 in fees while abroad by using a nothing per cent compared to at

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