16PAWN SUPREMACY
Get better holiday currency rates from brokers & loan firms
PAWNBROKERS and pay-day lenders offer better exchange rates than the big banks.
A Mirror probe found £500 would get you 531.55 euros at Barclays, while pawnbroker Cash Generator would give 22.30 euros more.
For trips to the US the difference between the two was $21.35.
Our investigation found five pay-day lenders, such as The Money Shop, or pawnbrokers with better rates than Santander, HSBC, NatWest, RBS and Barclays.
Emma Grimster, of TravelSupermarket, said: “Shop around for the best deal on holiday money. Don’t rely on your bank to offer you the best rate.”