Spanish Cashless payments

[gus-lopez]

Before we were in Spain, our credit card account showed an expenditure of £671.

horrendous in France for that although the last one I used swopped the ring fenced amount for the actual amount straightaway. most of the newer spanish ones now also do this.

I have only had that happen to me once in 23 years,,,BUSBY.

very common in France. & even worse if you abort a transaction & start again. i racked up 360€ before I'd even filled one day in France .

 

[Crazylegs]

In September 22 we encountered a cash only cafe plus a campsite and a market stall selling cooked chicken in France. Earlier in the year we had to do the walk of shame for a 150€ meal in a restaurant in the Algarve as they only took cash.
Spain I suspect is more card friendly, but we have learned to keep a little cash with us.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Basically any bank card will work in most ATMs at a cost.
Any Visa or Mastercard will let you buy anything.

Depends on how much effort you want to put into saving a few quid.