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Banks
Bank of Scotland, The Mound (head office), 38 St Andrew Sq; Barclays, 1 St Andrew Sq; Clydesdale, 20 Hanover St; HSBC, 76 Hanover St; Lloyds TSB, 120 George St; NatWest, 80 George St; Royal Bank of Scotland, 42 St Andrew Sq.
Bike rental Biketrax, 11 Lochrin Place tel 0131/228 6633; Edinburgh Cycle Hire, 29 Blackfriars St tel 0131/556 5560. Car rental Arnold Clark, Lochrin Place tel 0131/229 8911; Avis, 100 Dalry Rd tel 0131/337 6363; Budget, 394 Ferry Rd tel 0800/181181; Easy Rent-a-Car tel 0906/586 0586; Europcar, 24 E London St tel 0131/557 3456; Hertz, Waverley Station tel 0131/557 5272; Mitchells, 32 Torphichen St tel 0131/229 5384; Thrifty Car Rental, 42 Haymarket Terrace tel 0131/337 1319. Consulates Australia, 69 George St tel 0131/624 3333; Canada, 30 Lothian Rd tel 0131/220 4333; Germany, 16 Eglington Crescent tel 0131/337 2323; Netherlands, 53 George St tel 0131/220 3226; USA, 3 Regent Terrace tel 0131/556 8315. Dentist The National Health Service Line (tel 0800/224488) will tell you where the nearest surgery is. For emergencies go to Edinburgh Dental Institute, Lauriston Place (tel 0131/536 4920). Exchange Post offices will exchange currency commission-free. There are currency exchange bureaus in the main tourist office (Mon-Wed 9am-5pm, Thurs-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm) and beside platform 1 at Waverley Station (July & Aug Mon-Sat 7am-10pm, Sun 8am-10pm; rest of year Mon-Sat 7.30am-9pm, Sun 8.30am-9pm). Hospital Royal Infirmary, 1 Lauriston Place (tel 0131/536 1000), has a 24hr A&E department, although note that it is moving in stages to a new location to the southeast of the centre. Also at the Western Infirmary, Crewe Road North. Internet access The Cottage, 136 Nicolson St (daily 24hr; tel 0131/531 1881); easyEverything, 58 Rose St (daily 24hr; tel 0131/220 3580); Web 13, 13 Bread St (Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Thurs until 7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm; tel 0131/229 8883). Laundry Capital Launderette, 208 Dalkeith Rd, Newington tel 0131/667 0825; Sundial Launderette, 7-9 East London St, Broughton tel 0131/556 2743; Tarvit Launderette, 7-9 Tarvit St, Tollcross tel 0131/229 6382. Left luggage Lockers at Waverley Station and St Andrew Square bus station. Libraries Central Library, George IV Bridge. The National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, is for research purposes only. Lost property Edinburgh Airport tel 0131/333 1000; Edinburgh Police HQ tel 0131/311 3141; Lothian Regional Transport tel 0131/554 4494; Scotrail tel 0141/335 3276. Pharmacy Boots, 48 Shandwick Place (Mon-Fri 8am-9pm, Sat 8am-7pm, Sun 10am-5pm; tel 0131/225 6757). Police In an emergency call 999. Otherwise contact Lothian and Borders Police HQ, Fettes Avenue tel 0131/311 3131. Post office 8-10 St James Centre (Mon 9am-5.30pm, Tues-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm, Sat 8.30am-6pm; tel 0845/722 3344). Rape crisis centre tel 0131/556 9437.
Taxis
Airport Taxis tel 0131/344 3344; Central Radio Taxis tel 0131/229 2468; City Cabs tel 0131/228 1211. Other useful information
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