Located in Western Europe, United Kingdom is an island country on the Atlantic Ocean. It is made up of the Great Britain (including England, Scotland and Wales), North Island and many small islands. It lies across the North Sea and the English Channel (La Manche) from the European Continent. Scotland in the north is a mountainous area flush with cattle and sheep; England in the south boasts enchanting natural sceneries and Wales in the west is famous for rugged mountain ridges and green stream valleys. With its capital in London, the UK covers an area of 244,100 square kilometers and has a population of 59,200,000.
The UK is a beautiful country, where you can visit numerous historical sites and cultural relics, and feed your eyes on splendid natural sceneries. Many British cities enjoy global reputations for their rich tourism resources, such as London, “Flower of Cities all”, Edinburgh, “Athens of the North”, the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge, the quaint York and Stratford, hometown of Shakespeare. So far, 14 historical sites and natural sceneries in the UK have been listed as UN World Cultural and natural heritages, including Tower of London, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), Blenheim Palace (near Oxford) and Canterbury Cathedral. These are all popular destinations among tourists.
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UnionPay service opening time May, 2006
Local UnionPay Service Hotline 00-800-800-95516
PURCHASE WITH A UNIONPAY CARD
Where the UnionPay card can be used
All retailerss displaying the UnionPay logo can accept UnionPay cards.
Recommended Merchants
Acceptable Cards and Relevant Procedure
Bank cards with the UnionPay logo, including dual-currency cards. Given the limited credit line of credit card, it is recommended to use UnionPay debit card for high-value consumption on luxuries, which is limited only by the account balance.
Relevant Charges
No commission charge for overseas card-using.
For payment via UnionPay network, the currency exchange charge of 1%-2% will be exempted. UnionPay will convert the amount in local currency into RMB amount before debiting the cardholder’s RMB account.
ATM CASH WITHDRAWAL
Application Range
At present, around 64,000 ATMs across the British Isles can accept cash withdrawal from UnionPay cardholders, which represents 99% of the entire ATM estate within the UK. UnionPay card can also be used for cash withdrawal and balance inquiry at ATMs of Citibank.
Accepted Cards
Bankcards with UnionPay logo only.
Tips: As withdrawing cash with credit cards requires the payment of overdraft interests, it is better for cardholders to use UnionPay debit cards when withdrawing cash overseas.
How to Identify ATMs Accepting UnionPay Cards
ATMs with the LINK logo on the machine can accept UnionPay cards: 
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 UnionPay 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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