See the real GBP to USD exchange rate

antriver · 20-08-09, 03:35 PM

I made this in April because I went to Florida in June. I was trying to see how the exchange rate had changed recently, but all I could find was the market rate and you'll never get that much in a shop.
So I made this. Every 6 hours it gets the rate that you can buy from travelex.co.uk (which is the best around as far as I know). This is then plotted on a graph, so you can save yourself a few pounds (more like pence probably) by buying at the right time.

The Media Dudes / GBP To USD Rate Tracker

**the_icks** · 20-08-09, 03:36 PM

i tend to use xe.com/ucc but that is handy!

antriver · 20-08-09, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by the_icks

i tend to use xe.com/ucc

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Originally Posted by antriver

I was trying to see how the exchange rate had changed recently, but all I could find was the market rate and you'll never get that much in a shop.

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**the_icks** · 20-08-09, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by the_icks

i tend to use xe.com/ucc but that is handy!

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antriver · 20-08-09, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by the_icks

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Nice edit

but thanks

antriver · 03-03-10, 11:14 PM

If America's not your thing, there's a euro version as well now: The Media Dudes / GBP To USD Rate Tracker

Djoscar · 03-03-10, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by antriver

If America's not your thing, there's a euro version as well now: The Media Dudes / GBP To USD Rate Tracker

Wrong link there

Here : The Media Dudes / GBP To EUR Rate Tracker

williamblah · 04-03-10, 04:32 AM

Could be a handy tool for somebody that potentially needs it, but if you check the data, you'll see that they only update the figure once a day sometime between 6am and midday, so I presume at the start of business. Surely you only need one data collection per day?

slash2k01 · 04-03-10, 09:55 AM

If you really want to get the best rate, then you can order your money (if you can afford to) way in advance from a site like Best Foreign Currency Exchange Rates On Travel Money: Compare Today they will give you future rates based on there predictions, can be a bit of a gamble but I've used it twice and got great deals, also they sometimes have currency left over to sell at good rates from people who have decided not to take it and then you don't have to wait.

eonbar · 04-03-10, 10:15 AM

it would be good to have a more detailed Y axis ??? maybe markers at every cent with a bit one and number at the 10c intervals ?? ANNNNND if you could do it when you rested your curser over a specific point in the graph then you'd get a floating X axis hitting the green line and corresponding Y Axis

just thoughts tho

Simmo · 04-03-10, 11:01 AM

I need to buy dollars in the summer.

Lets hope the conversvatives win the election eh

antriver · 04-03-10, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by williamblah

Could be a handy tool for somebody that potentially needs it, but if you check the data, you'll see that they only update the figure once a day sometime between 6am and midday, so I presume at the start of business. Surely you only need one data collection per day?

It gets the rate every 6 hours, so twice during the working day.

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Originally Posted by eonbar

it would be good to have a more detailed Y axis ??? maybe markers at every cent with a bit one and number at the 10c intervals ?? ANNNNND if you could do it when you rested your curser over a specific point in the graph then you'd get a floating X axis hitting the green line and corresponding Y Axis

just thoughts tho

Yeah I know the graph is a bit cruddy. I'd like to add some things like that to make it easier to read but I'm not that good with flash.

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Originally Posted by Simmo

I need to buy dollars in the summer.

Lets hope the conversvatives win the election eh

Me too man, although I'm hoping the rate stays low for the next few weeks as I'm waiting for a cheque in dollars to clear.

iFreeZone · 04-03-10, 03:49 PM

Looks pretty good but I agree with iMoose... Some nice sites you've got!

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antriver iPod 20gb Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canterbury Posts: 778	See the real GBP to USD exchange rate I made this in April because I went to Florida in June. I was trying to see how the exchange rate had changed recently, but all I could find was the market rate and you'll never get that much in a shop. So I made this. Every 6 hours it gets the rate that you can buy from travelex.co.uk (which is the best around as far as I know). This is then plotted on a graph, so you can save yourself a few pounds (more like pence probably) by buying at the right time. The Media Dudes / GBP To USD Rate Tracker

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eonbar iPod 60gb Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Reading Posts: 1,701	it would be good to have a more detailed Y axis ??? maybe markers at every cent with a bit one and number at the 10c intervals ?? ANNNNND if you could do it when you rested your curser over a specific point in the graph then you'd get a floating X axis hitting the green line and corresponding Y Axis just thoughts tho __________________ Free Apple iPod \| Student Money and Me \| @MrJames_Perry Last edited by eonbar; 04-03-10 at 10:16 AM..

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the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13,996	i tend to use xe.com/ucc but that is handy!

03-03-10, 11:14 PM	#6
antriver iPod 20gb Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canterbury Posts: 778	If America's not your thing, there's a euro version as well now: The Media Dudes / GBP To USD Rate Tracker

04-03-10, 04:32 AM	#8
williamblah iPod 60gb Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 1,635	Could be a handy tool for somebody that potentially needs it, but if you check the data, you'll see that they only update the figure once a day sometime between 6am and midday, so I presume at the start of business. Surely you only need one data collection per day?

04-03-10, 09:55 AM	#9
slash2k01 iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Liverpool Posts: 361	If you really want to get the best rate, then you can order your money (if you can afford to) way in advance from a site like Best Foreign Currency Exchange Rates On Travel Money: Compare Today they will give you future rates based on there predictions, can be a bit of a gamble but I've used it twice and got great deals, also they sometimes have currency left over to sell at good rates from people who have decided not to take it and then you don't have to wait.

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Simmo iPod 30gb Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,406	I need to buy dollars in the summer. Lets hope the conversvatives win the election eh