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Can also confirm London underground works with bunq Maestro like a charm, just tap and all smooth. Though make sure you have whitelisted the country on your card, as you do not have 4G in most parts of the Metro station. Also the Tiquets offer has more than enough inspiration for a weekendtrip London, plenty to choose from👍

    @Marcel#138861 Did you perform a regular Apple Pay „purchase“ or did you configure the card for the new Apple Pay express transit?

      @Roeshimi#138865 I used my Maestro card and not my phone and tapped the pad where I in the past used my Oyster card

        @Marcel#138866 Ah sorry for misunderstanding

          @Roeshimi#138867 No worries, I think Apple pay also works

            You can also use 112 for the emergency services as well as 999.

              18 days later

              @bunq#119087 In my opinion a lot of these tips are subject to debate. Many small retailers will refuse card for small transactions, and some merchants such as some cab drivers and hairdressers often only accept cash. The bigger the merchant and the larger the transaction amounts the higher the likelihood of card acceptance. Travel on busses outside London such as First Bus will normally result in a small £0.20 charge that a day or two later is revised to the actual amount. Cards are usually accepted without ID, but for vehicle hire they expect the bank card and ID names to match (which can be awkward if say driver has driving license but no bankcard and passenger wants to pay with their bankcard but has no driving license). Many ATM networks that are not branded by a bank will charge for cash withdrawals but if they do it will warn on screen and allow you to back out before money vended if you not happy with the charge. ATM charges usually vary between £1.50-1.99 and a charge may be dependent on if the card is a Debit or Credit as they have different interchange fees so the operator faces different costs. ATM in richer areas tend to vend £20 and £10 notes. In poorer areas they often vend ££20, £10 and £5 notes as lower denominations are in higher demand. If you receive banknotes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, or Clydesdale bank, while readily accepted in Scotland you may face issues in England. Due to many people being unfamiliar with then there is a higher risk of them accepting forgeries, so many smaller retailers will decline non Bank of England notes outside Scotland. Larger retailers in England will often accept them, and even accept the less common Northern Ireland banknotes from Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank, and Northern Bank/Danske Bank. Whenever possible pay by card as you will minimize the risk of being passed a forged note, and it is safer not to carry much cash, particularly in crowded public places like London's Oxford Street.

                4 months later
                2 months later

                In the UK many small retailers have a £5 minimum buy for card transactions. If you receive a banknote in change which is scottish or Irish take it to any bank and they will change it for you.

                  3 months later

                  Je résume que la carte MasterCard marché à Londre mais bermingam ils demande plus une visa pour les guichet bancaire c est gratuit oui je confirme

                    2 months later

                    @DaveFlash#134016 It works on buses and on metro

                      a year later

                      La travelcard Mastercard funziona come una oyster card? Ha un limite giornaliero di spesa?

                        9 months later

                        A friend of mine is now in Scotland with both a bunq Maestro and Mastercard, but they don't work in buses (although both logos are displayed on the terminal). Something to take into account! Make sure to bring some cash if you want to use the bus in Scotland.

                        Good to mention that his Maestro and Mastercard from ABN AMRO both also didn't work, so it's not specifically a bunq issue.

                          Yes this is 100% correct , my bunq maestro also doesnt work on buses in Scotland.

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