Can anyone confirm if the cash machine has gone,I arrive friday and had planned to use this machine AGAIN this year,but have seen on another thread it may have gone.
Hello Harold,
It is gone indeed and it is sorely missed :(
Thanks Erja,will have to order some travellers cheques.Its a pain in the backside,thank goodness for this forum.
Loss of this machine is Arillas is very short sighted by the powers that be.
( Pillicks springs to mind , but I can't say that )
They said it wasn't used enough but it was out of order most of the Winter!
There is one is Agious Stephanos but it only gets filled once a week so is, usually, out of use after a couple of days. Both the Eurobank and Alpha Bank ones in Sidari were defunct last week There is also one outside the Chemist in Avliotes.
( This was OK yesterday - Eggy got lucky )
Cheers
Negg
We are having efforts for a new ATM at the same place where the previous was.
An new bank called "ProBank" has confirmed that they are going to place one in Arillas but they did not say WHEN.... I hope it will be soon.
We will keep you updated under this topic
dimitris
thats great news ,lets hope its sooner than later........yammas
soon as we are there in sept as we use the atm quit a lot
Thanks everyone,Panic over i have got some travellers cheques from Marks and Spencer so should be ok.
yeeaayyyy! Thank you for that news Dimitri, you've made my day!!!!!!!!
harold have a great time .yammas
Great news, Dimitri! :)
Harold, enjoy your holiday....
lynn xx
See you soon, Harold!
Janis x
yes,see you all soon,but it will be strange without Sally,she is staying at home looking after our 17yr old dog.She said for me to book a week as i am working and need a break(mind you she works harder than i do even though i go out to work)
Knowing that Sally wasn't going with you on Friday, I thought it would be a good chance for Pete to have a break as well, but he wouldn't come. I would have left me at home.lol. Enjoy your break Harold. Love Viv
Good grief, the powers that be, common sense. Did I hear right? Its excellent news and as I said, surely these things are not there just to make money, but to serve the customers who fund these banks. Anyway, well done ProBank. lets hope its soon for all the long term residents and the summer guests.
Fab news for all.... :)
hope it will be back soon.we tend to use the one in agros near the t junction,but have to be careful with petrol now and try to make it last.1.59/litre average
Quote1.59/litre average
So €1.59 (at 1.15 €/£) = £1.38/litre = £6.29 per Gal
Gasp!!!! ......... and we thought it was expensive here in the UK
Now you know why i want my ATM back, Terry!!!!!!!!!!!
It cost a lot to get cash here now........
We met some people last week in Arillas who were quite put out as they said the brochure stated there was a cash machine so had brought no Travellers cheques. They were going to walk over to Agios Stefanos but were not 'walkers' and not looking forward to it.
We later found that the ATM in San Stef at the Thomas Bay Hotel was not working so they were not going to be pleased ! The hotel receptionist said it might be a week or 2 before the Bank fixed it.
If you have a car and are out travelling there is an ATM in the centre of Agros (on way to Troumbeta and Corfu town) almost opposite the junction by the pharmacy. It is working and had money in yesterday.
Dennis
I was told last Thursday that the 'hole in the wall' was being measured up the following day by another bank......
Eileen.xxx
Hello can any one help and let us regular users of the ATM know if there is any update on the Cash machine is it in or are Arillas still without?
Still be there in September no matter what! Just be nice to be able to plan the old stash of cash!
Hi GILLB
Returned from Arillas yesterday 31Aug can confirm there is no ATM in Arillas nor does it look like there will be not this season any way
Was there last week, NO ATM!!
Took travellers cheques and got changeed no probs!
Exchange Rate was 1.15.
Heard the Cash Machine in San Stef often 'Out of Money.
Enjoy your time in Arillas
D
was in Arillas a week ago and spoke with Dimitris who said another bank has been to measure up for an ATM - so fingers crossed there will be one there soon!!!!
When there is a new cash machine in Arillas I will tell the world!!!!!!!!1
I will be VERY happy!
Does anyone have an idea of the commission charged locally for changing Euro Travellers Cheques?
Don't know whether to take Euro at the UK exchange rate, plus commission in Arillas, or pay 1.5% commission on Sterling Travellers Cheques plus exchange commission in Arillas to get a better rate. Aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgh!
Bring back the ATM! It was so easy then!!!!!!!
Phil
Phil why dont you take Euros? Then you save all the hassle of changing and commission etc.. Yes its a risk incase you lose it all but I begrudge seeing all my hard earned holiday money being frittered on commission. From memory I think its about 2%
Is it worth checking travel insurance for level of cover b4 taking all that cash!!
Am in the same boat and dont know what to do for the best!
Regards, Pat.
PS: Phil,see you on your last day hopefully!
Pat, you probably will - since EasyJet changed our flights, we are now in town until about 9pm on 26th. That's if we ever leave.....
Take care. See you then.
Phil
Thanks Jo. We were hoping not to have a mass of cash to worry about, but might yet. Will bring a few days worth in cash, but the one thing we will avoid is losing a precious day to a cash run to SanStef or Sidari. If we had a month or more, then OK. But two weeks for us is the lowest limit.
Your turn soon....
Phil
We always take 3 to 4 days worth of Euros, 2 to 3 days worth of sterling (cash), and the rest in Euro travellers cheques (with debit cards and Credit cards for 'just in case'). Most of the businesses will change cheques , or take them and / or cards as payment so it's never really a problem . Ok, they might take a bit of commission but I think it's worth every penny if it saves me trekking around north-west Corfu for half a day looking for a cash machine!
It would still be useful to have an ATM back in Arillas 'tho.
Anne
Just got back today, make sure that you only take the new £20 notes, the older ones are not now changed, this was from Olga. Got 1.20 to £. Mick
We were told the same about £20 notes from the travel office on the other side of the road (sorry can't recall the name) but they also told us that they have been advised to no longer accept £10 notes and asked us if the UK were getting rid of them! So beware - only take £20 notes (new ones) and above.
We took quite a lot of sterling with us and got a good rate in Arillas - about 1.18 when we were there a couple of weeks ago - but they do take 2% commission - I was advised it is the same rate everywhere. At the same time we were offered around 1.12 and no commission in M&S and Tesco.
This Travel Money calculator is quite a useful tool...
http://travelmoney.moneysavingexpert.com/holiday-money
FairFx currency card are very currently offering 1.20 euros with a flat fee of 1.50euro for withdrawals. Not any good if you don't have transport to the nearest cash machine :-(
You all know my feelings about the removal of the ATM, but I would advise that anyone coming to Arillas this summer should either bring euros with them, or some sterling to cash here. We went to Sidari for cash today, and all % ATMs were closed. (empty)....
We had to travel to Acharavi for our money!!!!!!
And the petrol is back up to 1.58. I am not a happy bunny.........
We did the same trip to Sidari yesterday Maggie and all out of order. We came home via Avliotes and that one was working.
For those wanting to know the old notes that are no longer legal after June 30 have a pic of Edward Elgar on the reverse the new ones have Adam Smith on them.Just checked all ours before we set off for our annual trip back to Arillas tonight,we have about 750euros which normally lasts just over week so will be searching for an ATM thereafter anyone recommend the most likely one to be working.
The ATM outside Dimitris/Markato Supermarket, in Acharavi has never let us down.
But..... you just have to get there, ( About 20 mins from Arillas by car )
The one outside the Chemist in Avliotes is also supposed to be reliable.
Negg
Thanks Negg...we will have a hire car by next Sunday so will try both of these.
The one outside the Thomas Bay in San Stefanos was working the last fortnight when we were there.
Hello - we are coming out next week (23 July) - does anyone know if the new machine is in place yet please???
I used the one in Agros the other day....no problems....but again, you have to get there.
Was no sign of it when we left on the 13th. Can't see it happening this summer.
No ATM yet..........