Travellers Cheques

A travellers cheques service is offered in conjunction with American Express®. Cheques are held at each Barnsley branch and individuals can order and collect them on demand. There is a 1% charge of the total purchase for travellers cheques.

You will be required to have a Barnsley account and passbook in order to be able to complete your transaction.

Safe And Secure Around The World

Whenever you go abroad, one of the safest and most convenient ways to take larger sums of money is by American Express® travellers cheques.

They are welcomed in more shops, hotels, restaurants and banks than any other travellers cheque worldwide.

They can be used like cash, particularly in the United States and much of Europe, or cashed with ease wherever you go.

They are as handy as carrying cash but with distinct advantages.

A Wide Range Of Currencies

The American Express® foreign money service available here provides travellers cheques in most major currencies:

Sterling, US Dollars, Euros, Swiss Francs, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollars, Saudi Riyal and Australian Dollars*

In addition we can also supply foreign currency for over 65 different countries, including the most popular destinations and some of the more out-of-the-way ones.

You will certainly need cash to cover initial expenses abroad.

Worldwide Refund Delivery Service

If your travellers cheques are lost or stolen, you can obtain a full refund usually within 24 hours to virtually anywhere in the world.

This world beating service is available day and night, 365 days a year. All it takes is one free phone call to the multilingual operators and replacement cheques can be authorised normally within 10 minutes.

If you are not near one of the worldwide American Express® Travel Offices, refund locations or American Express® automatic till machines your cheques can be delivered to you by hand.

Free Expert Advice

A major benefit for American Express® Travellers Cheque customers, is the 24 hour a day EXPRESS HELPLINE service.

This offers travel advice and emergency legal or medical assistance before and during your holiday.

The Express Helpline number is given with your travellers cheques.

Complete Emergency Assistance

When travellers cheques go missing often other items go missing too, a major problem when you’re far from home.

American Express® Travellers Cheques offer the unique Refund Plus Service that includes assistance with cancelling credit cards, relaying messages around the world, rearranging travel plans, providing temporary identification and cashing personal cheques. This service is available free of charge via the worldwide network of American Express® Travel Offices.

World Beating Customer Service

The reassurance and service you can enjoy with American Express® Travellers Cheques is certainly valuable - it’s all part of the service you would expect from the world leader.

* Australian Dollars travellers cheques are issued by Westpac, Australia's largest bank. Purchasers will benefit from the full American Express® Worldwide Refund Delivery Service and use the Express Helpline.