The figure quoted below is how much your account will be charged for withdrawing €200 from an ATM in Paris:

Company / Amount
Effective charge

Nationwide £139
0.5%

Halifax £139.14
0.6%

Lloyds TSB £140.56
1.7%

Barclays £143.88*
4.1%

Abbey National £145.23
5.0%

HSBC £145.85
5.4%

Barclays £146.04
5.6%

Natwest £147
6.3%

RBS £147
6.3%

* If ATM is part of Barclays' global alliance

Based on rates on Weds July 2 2003 except HSBC on July 1. A charge and commission-free transaction at money market rates would appear as £138.20.
Research by Jobs and Money