How does currency buy back work at John Lewis Finance?

Find your nearest Bureau

Click through to our Bureau de Change page to locate your nearest John Lewis currency exchange desk. We’re in over 30 John Lewis stores across the country.

Sell your travel money

Bring your foreign currency banknotes to a John Lewis and head straight to the Bureau desk. You’ll need to have a valid ID with you when you’re buying or selling travel money.

Exchange with a Partner

We’ll exchange your currency back into pounds - it’s that easy! We’ll pay you back in cash or deposit the money into your bank account via your debit card.

Bringing a valid ID

When you’re buying or selling currency at a Bureau de Change, you'll need to have some valid ID with you. This can be any of the following:

  • Full UK photocard driving licence
  • Passport
  • EU national identity photocard

Occasionally we may ask you for additional ID dependent upon the transaction. In this case we would accept recent utility bills, bank or credit card statements or other formal ID that shows your address.

Currencies we buy

Currency
Bureau

buy
rate
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Bureau
buy
rate
2.1884
Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
Bureau
buy
rate
2.9112
Bulgarian Lev (BGN)
Bureau
buy
rate
2.632
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Bureau
buy
rate
1.938
Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Bureau
buy
rate
10.354
Czech Koruna (CZK)
Bureau
buy
rate
33.04
Danish Krone (DKK)
Bureau
buy
rate
9.6067
Euro (EUR)
Bureau
buy
rate
1.2862
Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Bureau
buy
rate
10.8933
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
Bureau
buy
rate
517.3826
Icelandic Krona (ISK)
Bureau
buy
rate
202.2287
Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
Bureau
buy
rate
22678.6022
Israeli Sheqel (ILS)
Bureau
buy
rate
5.172
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Bureau
buy
rate
216.7898
Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Bureau
buy
rate
7.0356
Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
Bureau
buy
rate
66.9303
Mexican Peso (MXN)
Bureau
buy
rate
23.4252
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Bureau
buy
rate
2.3188
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
Bureau
buy
rate
15.011
Polish Zloty (PLN)
Bureau
buy
rate
5.6325
Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Bureau
buy
rate
1.8781
South African Rand (ZAR)
Bureau
buy
rate
26.6532
Swedish Krona (SEK)
Bureau
buy
rate
14.7988
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Bureau
buy
rate
1.2857
Thai Baht (THB)
Bureau
buy
rate
53.2222
Turkish Lira (TRY)
Bureau
buy
rate
47.1117
UAE Dirham (AED)
Bureau
buy
rate
5.3333
US Dollar (USD)
Bureau
buy
rate
1.3895

Bureau rates on Friday 29 March 2024, 09:15

Buy back guarantee

If your holiday is cancelled, you can return your currency for a full refund within 35 days of your purchase date. Refunds will be for the full order amount only and you’ll just need your original order receipt or order confirmation, along with the ID you used to make your purchase.

Expert quote

“It’s easy to forget about the leftover foreign banknotes after a holiday. Instead of sticking it in a drawer, you could get your money’s worth with our buy backs. Pop into our Bureau next time you’re in John Lewis, and we’ll have one of our Partners help you with the exchange.”

Matt Richardson, Head of Foreign Currency

Frequently asked questions

At our Bureaux we’re more than happy to buy back currency that you didn’t spend on holiday. To see if you can sell us your leftover travel money, check the list of accepted currencies on this page.

We can buy any accepted foreign currency notes in good condition, but regretfully foreign currency coins cannot be exchanged.

There are a select few closed currencies such as Egyptian pounds and Indian Rupees that we unfortunately cannot buy back.

To check if we accept the currency you want to exchange, please check the list above.

While we can’t buy back your leftover currency online, we are more than happy to do so in person. To find your closest John Lewis Bureau use our handy locator and pay us a visit.

At John Lewis Bureaux you can’t directly trade one currency for another, but you can sell us your foreign currency first and then buy a different currency in sterling. A list of the currencies available to buy can be found on our website.

John Lewis Finance and John Lewis & Partners Bureau de Change are both trading names of John Lewis plc. Registered office: 171 Victoria Street, London SW1E 5NN. Registered in England (Registered Company Number 233462). John Lewis plc introduce the panel of carefully chosen providers in Bureau de Change products and services, whom each hold the appropriate licences with the Financial Conduct Authority and HMRC.

Foreign Currency online from both John Lewis Finance and John Lewis & Partners is provided by First Rate Exchange Services Limited registration number 04287490 (Money Service Business licence number MLR-64068), whose registered office is at Great West House, Great West Road, Brentford, West London, TW8 9DF England.

For UK clients: International Payments at John Lewis Finance is provided by HiFX Europe Limited. HiFX is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2017, registration 462444, for the provision of payment services. HiFX is a limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 3517451. Registered office: Maxis 1, Western Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1RT.

For EEA clients: International Payments at John Lewis Finance is provided by XE Europe B.V.. XE Europe B.V. is authorised by the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank) under the Payment Services Directive II, licence number R149006 for the provision of payment services. XE Europe B.V. is a limited company registered in The Netherlands with company no. 72587873, and registered office at Rozengracht 12,1, 1016NB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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