Is sending a postal order from ireland to uk the same as sending one within ireland?

Answer 1

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If you mean the Republic of Ireland then no, we are in Euros here, if you buy a postal order it will be in Euros and can only be cashed within Ireland so if you send it to someone in the UK it will be useless as the person there will not be able to cash it.

You cannot even send an Irish Euro postal order to France or any other Eurozone country, which I think is ridiculous but that is how it is, an Irish postal order can only be cashed in an Irish post office.

If you mean Northern Ireland then the postal order you purchase will be Stirling the same as the rest of the UK and can be cashed in any UK post office be it Belfast, Nottingham or Edinburgh

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Ebayer member since 2002, plenty of experience trying to send and receive postal orders

Answer 2

if from N. Ireland, yes

Answer 3

If you're sending one from the Republic of Ireland to the UK then you need to take into the account the exchange rate from Euro to Sterling & add a little bit extra

Answer 4

No. The rates are different since going to any of the UK countries requires international postage, which is a higher rate.

Answer 5

Course not we are in the Republic of Ireland so we have euro's so it is different but the post office will explain it all to you am sure if you ask......

Answer 6

Sending it from southern Ireland to N. Ireland ( UK)is sending it from one country to another country so completely different.

Answer 7

Your best bet would be to go to a bank and get a "sterling draft". UK uses sterling and can't cash Irish postal orders.

A sterling draft is essentially a bank-issued sterling cheque that they can put in their bank account.