ATM question

ABSOLUTELY -- numbers only !!!!!

thanks for the information

They apparently like 4-digit numbers the best....and the first shouldn't be a zero.

My PIN starts with a zero and I have had no problem using my ATM card in three countries. Perhaps it depends on the system.

Also,

Not related,but make sure you call your bank and tell them that you will be using it abroad and where you are travelling. I have had mine freeze due to a security measure that looks out for "odd" purchases, and gets worried when they see it being used in France or Italy and my home address is WA.

Absolutely notify your bank of the departure and return dates and the countries you will be visiting. My bank told me they would have put a freeze on my account had I not notified them.

I have a four digit PIN and what I was told, and had to do on a couple occasions, is that if your PIN fails the first time, try tacking on two 0s at the end to make it six digits.

I'm not sure about the zero's, but it has been mentioned to me that the PIN must be 4 digits only and that I needed to have mine changed before leaving... Has anyone else encountered this problem?

It's not that it IS a problem...it's that it MIGHT BE a problem. See Rick's advice at http://ricksteves.com/plan/tips/moneytip.htm

Nancy, in addition to using a four-number PIN and notifying your Bank, you must have your funds in a Chequing account. Based on my experiences (and that of others that I know), European ATM's can not access Savings accounts.

Happy travels!

Nancy, Ken is correct when he said that your ATM has to be connected to your checking account.