Somebody tell me how the convoy was out of fuel in the middle of the desert, having fuelled for 500km instead of 500 miles...and the next scene the 'hero' is in a bar in Cairo.
It should go from Lloyd to Wise via the Faster Payments system and take a couple of minutes, free of charge.
Did you try a transfer to Wise on the Lloyds banking website, ignoring your Debit Card? Or give your Debit Card number to Wise and let them draw the money.
There are plenty of them with enough dosh to go to Qatar for three weeks............oh yeh, turn the heating off at home, end up with frozen, burst pipes.