Cash deposits

When in France you may wish to credit your Britline account by paying cash in at a local branch of Crédit Agricole. As with many banks in France, Crédit Agricole is a regionalised bank. This means that branches outside Normandy, where your Britline account is held, will not have access to your account. If you choose to deposit cash and are not in Normandy, this transaction is referred to as a versement déplacé. Be aware that due to regional policy, some branches may refuse to take a cash deposit for an account held in another region. You will therefore need to check with the local branch if they accept cash deposits from out of region account holders.

To avoid delays when you make a "versement déplacé", it is very important that you include a copy of your RIB and passport. For more information on RIBs, see the Print your RIB section.

International transfers

The easiest, fastest and safest method of crediting your Britline account is by international bank-to-bank transfer. To arrange this you will need to contact your UK bank and provide them with your IBAN and SWIFT codes. These can be found on your cheque book or at the bottom of your bank statement.

Britline account holders benefit from special conditions for the receipt of Sterling via a bank transfer from the UK. At present we offer:

• 0% foreign exchange commission
• Currency conversion at a very competitive commercial rate
• A rate flat handling fee, no matter how much you are sending *

* Please refer to our Principal banking fees.

Pay in Cheques

To avoid delays in crediting your account, please note that all cheques should be posted directly to Britline.

Travellers Cheques

Travellers Cheques can be credited to your account by simply signing the cheques at the top and the bottom. They must be made payable to yourself and posted to Britline using registered or another form of secured post. There is no fee for crediting Euro Travellers Cheques to your account.

French Euro Cheques

Please remember that you need to sign cheques on the reverse and quote your account number to avoid a delay in the crediting them to your account.

When paying in a € cheque drawn on a French bank, please use a paying-in slip. These can be found at the front of your chequebook, or you can request a paying in book by contacting Britline.

Sterling Cheques

You need to sign cheques on the reverse and quote your account number, then post them to Britline. If crediting a € account, the funds will be automatically converted into €s using our commercial exchange rate on the day we receive your cheque. If crediting a Britline Sterling account the funds will remain in Sterling. For details on handling fees please refer to our Principal banking fees.

Mandate Cash

This is similar to a postal order. It can be obtained at your local Post Office in France and then sent to Britline by post. There is no fee for crediting your account, but please note this can take up to 2 weeks to credit your account.