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Will Button maintain lead at Turkish Grand Prix?

With increasing interest in the success of Jenson Button and the Brawn GP Team, international currency exchange experts at ICE, www.iceplc.com are urging Grand Prix fans attending the race in Istanbul on 7th June 2009, to shop around for the best rates on their Lire. With free delivery on orders of £400 or more and a new Guaranteed Saturday delivery service (£2 fee) for those working Monday to Friday, ICE is currently offering 2.4009 Lire to the Pound (rate as at 10:00 on 29/05/09).

ICE website exchange rates are consistently amongst the best in the UK market, as recently recognised by consumer champion Which? Magazine* where ICE was the best placed on-line service.

COMPANY	TURKISH LIRA EXCHANGE RATE	Delivery Cost	Next day delivery if ordered by	£400 gets in Lira (£400 minus postage)
ICE plc	2.4009	FREE £400 or over, £4.95 under	3.30pm	960.36
Thomas Cook	2.3659	Store only	N/A	946.36
Post Office	2.3942	Free over £500, £5.00 under	3pm	945.71
HIFX	2.3942	Free over £500, £5.00 under	3pm	945.71
Marks & Spencer	2.3415	STORE ONLY	N/A	936.60
Travelex	2.3705	Free over £500, £5.99 under	12pm	934.00
Nationwide	2.3472	£3.50	12pm	930.66
OnlineFX	2.2987	£4.95	12.30pm	908.10

Exchange Rates sourced from websites between 10am and 11am on the 29.05.09

Travellers can simply log on to www.iceplc.com to order foreign currency with competitive rates and no commission. In addition, the ICE Travellers Cashcard, a prepaid MasterCard allows F1 fans to put their spending money on a PIN protected card, offering protection from theft and fraud.

*Table below from Which? Magazine June 2009 Holiday Best Buys
ICE is one of the only online currency providers that offers the best online currency deals and also provides home delivery.

AVERAGE COST FOR $500
Eurochange (branch)	£351.17
ICE(a)	£355.36
No1 Currency	£355.56
Saga(a)	£356.64
Money Exchange	£356.78

AVERAGE COST FOR €500
Eurochange (branch)	£461.07
ICE(a)	£463.00
No1 Currency	£465.37
Post Office(b)	£466.22
Saga(a)	£466.56