Advice please on Fuel availability in France, Spain and Portugal. Leaving 15th May 26

[Berin]

France took a while to catch-up with the whole chip’n’pin thing, let alone contactless. But now it’s in full swing. That said, they still like using cheques.

One of the great benefits of the late 20th and early 21st century is the ease of ‘money payments’ when it comes to travelling. No more bundles of cash or, as some will remember, travellers’ cheques. Some of us will also remember that the UK used to have limits on cash being taken out of the country and fuel coupons for use in Italy. I can remember being given sweets and sometimes stamps, instead of change in Italy, when anything and everything seemed to cost umpteen million lira.

Amex travellers cheques did me very well from Iraq to India and Pakistan to Portugal!

 

[Wapping]

Amex travellers cheques did me very well from Iraq to India and Pakistan to Portugal!

I’m sure they did, just as they did us well for years. Right until something better came along.

 

[Burridge01]

Cash+Barclay card for emergencies.Hardly ever use plastic unless I need to,unmanned forecourt being a prime example.I prefer to keep on top of me spending and you can still barter in certain circumstances .