Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
For Lost or Stolen Items
For lost traveller's cheques, most issuers require a police
report: go to the commissariat in the arrondissement in
which the loss occurred. The police will issue a récépissé de
déclaration de perte ou de vol (declaration of theft or loss).
Bring the report and your passport to the issuer of the
cheques. For those issuers without an office in Paris, ask at
the time of purchase for a toll-free number to call in case
of loss. Remember that you must note the numbers of the
traveller's cheques, so be sure to keep this record separately
from the cheques themselves.
Report lost or stolen credit cards immediately. Often
a replacement card with a new number can be issued
within 48 hours; be sure to inform any company that is
making automatic deductions from your card (such as
online services) that the number has changed. Should
you be using a French Visa or Master Card, after you have
notified the bank, it will inform you of the procedures for
informing others.
American Express; tel: 01.47.77.72.00
Visa & Carte Bleue; tel: 08.00.90.11.79
MasterCard; tel: 08.00.90.13.87
Diner's Club; tel: 08.10.31.41.59
Sometimes lost articles—even credit cards and traveller's
cheques—are turned in to the police. See Resource Guide
in Chapter 10 for the address of the city's Lost and Found
Departments. For lost bank cheques, call 08.92.68.32.08. For
items lost or stolen on SNCF trains, call 01.55.31.58.40.
French Banking
There are many banks to choose from in Paris and these
generally offer savings and current accounts, investment
opportunities and money
market funds. Take your time
in choosing. Bring to each bank you are considering a list
of questions concerning your particular banking needs.
Ask too, if necessary, about the commission charged for
processing an international cheque or electronic transfer
of funds—these can be high and vary from bank to bank.
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