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Post Office Travel Money statement on currency market

Post Office Travel Money statement on currency market

Commenting on what Post Office is seeing in the currency market on 26 September, Nick Boden, Head of Post Office Travel Money, the UK’s largest provider of foreign currency, said:
“The current fall in sterling against many currencies varies quite significantly. For example, while sterling is down by over 20 per cent against the US dollar and currencies like the UAE dirham, Barbados dollar and

Record high for cash withdrawals at Post Offices

Record high for cash withdrawals at Post Offices

Post Offices handled a record £801 million in personal cash withdrawals in July, up almost 8% month-on-month (£744 million, June 2022) Post Office attributes increase to more Brits taking staycations in the UK and people increasingly relying on cash to manage their budget Only second time that personal cash withdrawals have exceeded £800 million (previous time was December 2021 when there’s alway

Post Office reveals the most common misconceptions about life insurance & finds a fifth of people with cover are unsure how the policy pays out

The most common misconceptions surrounding life insurance relate to how the policy pay out works and how life assurance differs from insurance. Providing financial security for their family is named the most popular reason for taking out life insurance. Policy holders were just as likely as those without life insurance to fall victim to misconceptions.
Almost a fifth of people (18%) wit

Post Office statement on appeals of historical convictions

Post Office statement on appeals of historical convictions

The Court of Appeal today (25th July 2022) formally overturned five convictions in appeals uncontested by Post Office. The cases, from between 2004 and 2013, relate to convictions in Crown Courts in which Post Office acted as prosecutor. Applications for permission to appeal were made to the Court of Appeal earlier this year.
The Court will provide written Judgment at a later date.
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Family Holiday Report reveals European hotspots where Britons will get the most – and the least – for their money

Family Holiday Report reveals European hotspots where Britons will get the most – and the least – for their money

Bulgaria and Turkey are best for bargain hunters hoping to keep holiday spending down But sterling’s recent fall means price rises for Britons in most European holiday hotspots Report again finds big price variations across 13 Eurozone destinations – Algarve is best value Three-quarters of parents admit overspending by around 38% on their last trip abroad – with meals and kids’ beach extras busti

Post Office statement on Southwark Crown Court appeal

Southwark Crown Court today (22 July 2022) formally acquitted a former Postmaster in a case referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), in an uncontested appeal. The case, from 2001, related to a conviction in a Magistrates’ Court in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is sincerely sorry for the failures of the past and we are tak

CASH STILL KING FOR UK STAYCATIONERS

CASH STILL KING FOR UK STAYCATIONERS

Buying ice cream revealed as no.1 cash purchase on UK holidays Brits carry twice as much cash whilst on holiday in the UK Week commencing 25 July set to be peak UK staycation period 76 per cent of Brits have been on a staycation in the last 5 years
New research from the Post Office has today revealed Brits’ spending habits when taking a UK staycation.
Brits have picked up a penchant for st

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