easy answer is NOPE!
I asked my bank (HSBC) and they want £20 for a bank transfer.
Sadly, I was told that UK cheques cant be wrote out for EURO's but I have looked on the net and seen that ex-pats abroad often get cheques from the UK made out in pounds sterling and only have a nominal fee to cash them to their local account.
I'll be sending Euro's I think.
I know some people detest Paypal but it does make life easier!
F
ps - BTW from the post office website I see that postal orders cant be cashed in Germany :-(
But they do their own money transfer scheme:
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/p...diaId=19700176 [Edited on 12-3-2006 by Iconic944ss]