Mobile Airtime

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Mobile Roaming Charges

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​Many Expats retain their UK mobile phones. The phone numbers and contacts details stored are worth the small monthly charges. And roaming charges within the EU were a thing of the past for most mobile operators.

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Between 2017 and 31st December 2020 Expats travelling in the EU could use their minutes, texts and data, within reason, free of charge.

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​Brexit has changed all of that. Some of the airtime operators have started to charge again. £2 per day for customers travelling in the EU seems to be the standard charge.

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​“Fair Use Limits”

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​Whether they charge for mobile use abroad or not, Mobile operators don’t expect the usage to be abused. So there are what they describe as “Fair Use Limits”.

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​Check your provider’s small print for details. Apparently some UK customers have been told extra charges may apply if they spend more than half their time overseas, which may catch a lot of Expats.

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Prior to Brexit, operators rarely enforced this, but post Brexit some have apparently started to enforce. The same applies to data limits as well as calls and texts.

 

                                 Take care!

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