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U.K. post office tests foreign-currency ATMs

June 15, 2008

The Times Online: Slow-moving post office queues could soon be a thing of the past for travelers getting holiday cash in the United Kingdom.The post office is testing ATMs that allow consumers with debit or credit cards to pick up euros or dollars. Exchange rates will match those at counters, and if the scheme — which is being tested at 13 branches — is a success, it will be rolled out nationwide.