The Guernsey Island is a British overseas territory, one of the three British Crown Dependencies, located in the Channel Islands near the French coast in the English Channel. It forms the Guernsey Administrative Region (Bailiwick of Guernsey) together with a number of surrounding small islands. The Administrative Region covers a total area of 78 square kilometers with a population 63,600 (in 2005) and its capital is located in Saint Peter Port.
The Guernsey Island, the second largest island among the British Channel Islands, 48 km east from Normandy in France, and covers an area of 62 square kilometers. The Guernsey Island has a maritime climate, with extraordinarily rare snow and chilliness. Due to an inadequate supply of fresh water, it is required to extract from seawater as a supplement. Residents are mainly Norman descents. Dairy cows feeding are mainly in the southern highlands, producing the famous Guernsey cattle. Greenhouses are used in vegetable plantations located in the north to produce tomatoes, flowers and grapes, most of which are shipped to England. Travel industry is also developed on the island. Aviation business plays an increasingly important role in economy. The Airport is located in La Villaize. And it has established shipping relations with the Jersey Island , Alderney Island, Sark Island, London, Weymouth and St. Malo (France).
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ATM CASH WITHDRAWAL
Application Range
At present, around 64,000 ATMs across the British Isles can accept cash withdrawal from CUP cardholders, which represents 99% of the entire ATM estate within the UK. CUP card can also be used for cash withdrawal and balance inquiry at ATMs of Citibank.
Accepted Cards
Bankcards with CUP logo.
Tips: As withdrawing cash with credit cards requires the payment of overdraft interests, it is better for cardholders to use CUP debit cards when withdrawing cash overseas.
How to Identify ATMs Accepting CUP Cards
ATMs with the LINK logo on the machine can accept CUP cards.: 
Chinese-English Interface
Some ATMs are installed with both Chinese and English interfaces and cardholders can choose from these two languages.
Cash withdrawal steps
1. Enter the 6 digit PIN code, the press the “Enter” key;
2. Select a language option;
3. At the transaction selection screen, select the “Cash Withdrawal (with or without receipt)”;
4. Some ATM may display the wording “Your card issuer bank may charge a fee for this service, continue?”, please select “yes”;
5. The cash amount will be shown from minimum ￡10, to a maximum of ￡200. Most ATM may also display the option “Other amount”. When you choose the “Other amount” option, the maximum withdrawal each time is ￡400.
6. Providing the PIN is correct and the maximum withdrawal limit is not exceeded, the ATM will return the card first prior to dispensing any cash, followed by receipt if requested.
Charges and withdrawal limits
According to the provisions of the state’s supervisory authority, the accumulative withdrawal amount per card each day shall not exceed the equivalent foreign currency of RMB 10,000 Yuan.
Issuing banks will charge certain fees for overseas cash withdrawal. Please inquire your own issuing bank for specific rates, withdrawal frequency in a single day, withdrawal limit each time and accumulative withdrawal limit.
Compared with the networks of other bank cards, 1% to 2% of currency conversion fee is exempted when CUP network is used for consumption. The consumed sum of local currency will be directly converted into RMB at the market exchange rate and will be timely booked into the RMB account of the cardholder by the issuing bank.
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