So how do you put money in the bank.

[Naughty Nigel]

Re: So how do you put money in the bank.

Even if you have cash and willing to pay it into the bank, the real trick now is finding a branch that hasn't been closed down.

Our local Barclays branch was closed almost a year ago, along with branches in other small towns and villages around here. Our nearest Barclays branches are now in Durham City, Stockton or Darlington, all of which are at least ten miles away, involve finding somewhere to park and a ten minute walk.

Our branch was always busy and there were often customers queuing out of the door, yet Barclays claimed that "nobody used it".

Only yesterday I heard that Barclays are closing yet more branches in the area, so some communities will be 30 miles away from their nearest branch.

[wornish]

Re: So how do you put money in the bank.

Our local Barclays branch was closed almost a year ago, along with branches in other small towns and villages around here. Our nearest Barclays branches are now in Durham City, Stockton or Darlington, all of which are at least ten miles away, involve finding somewhere to park and a ten minute walk.

Our branch was always busy and there were often customers queuing out of the door, yet Barclays claimed that "nobody used it".

Only yesterday I heard that Barclays are closing yet more branches in the area, so some communities will be 30 miles away from their nearest branch.

The same thing is happening here in my area of Cheshire with Lloyds Bank. They closed the branch in my nearest town Congleton two years ago meaning I had to go 10 miles to Sandbach if I wanted to put money in or a cheque. Then last December they changed that branch to a no counter service branch just somewhere you can go talk to them! Now the nearest one with counter service is in Crewe which is almost 20 miles from where I live.

[TimP]

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Surely this is part of the cashless, online, automated society that we’re told we all need. We won’t see any benefits from all this but the big corps / banks will increase profits and reduce staff. Everyone’s a winner....... oh! Wait....

[Naughty Nigel]

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Surely this is part of the cashless, online, automated society that we’re told we all need. We won’t see any benefits from all this but the big corps / banks will increase profits and reduce staff. Everyone’s a winner....... oh! Wait....

I don't think the branch staff were ever particularly well paid even when the branches were open.

Does anyone else remember "The Bank Manager", who was to be feared even when you had a healthy balance!

[TimP]

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I don't think the branch staff were ever particularly well paid even when the branches were open.

Does anyone else remember "The Bank Manager", who was to be feared even when you had a healthy balance!

[Naughty Nigel]

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Barclays have what they call 'Relationship Managers' whatever that means.

They seem to be 'floating' managers who cover the few remaining branches in rotation.

I don't know about begging for loans though. The decisions all seem to be made by computer nowadays so there is probably little to be gained by grovelling to anyone in branch.

[Otto]

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Our local Barclays branch was closed almost a year ago, along with branches in other small towns and villages around here. Our nearest Barclays branches are now in Durham City, Stockton or Darlington, all of which are at least ten miles away, involve finding somewhere to park and a ten minute walk.

Our branch was always busy and there were often customers queuing out of the door, yet Barclays claimed that "nobody used it".

Only yesterday I heard that Barclays are closing yet more branches in the area, so some communities will be 30 miles away from their nearest branch.

HSBC closed here a couple of years ago and took their ATM with them. The one remaining ATM in the Barclays branch went AWOL for a fortnight shortly afterwards and the Post Office and the Spar shop rapidly ran out of cash. The local community office organised one of those stand-alone ATM-cum-phone boxes and now we hear that Barclays will close in a couple of months, so we'll be back to one ATM again. The nearest HSBC is a good 45minute drive away, and when Barclays closes it will be half an hour to the next nearest, which if HSBC is anything to go by will also close before long. I've banked with Halifax for years which means an hour's drive but as I do all my banking on line I've hardly ever been into a branch.

The old style bank manager is still alive and kicking in Walmington on Sea .

[DerekW]

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I have long forecast each person being chipped (as in animal) this would be the key to access money (should it be needed) purchase of all goods and services. The business of carrying and counting money would become redundant.

[Naughty Nigel]

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I have long forecast each person being chipped (as in animal) this would be the key to access money (should it be needed) purchase of all goods and services. The business of carrying and counting money would become redundant.

We will probably have our foreheads barcoded at birth. Only criminals and those with massive chips on their shoulders will be exempted.

[Otto]

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Given the rate of change of technology, newborns' chips or barcodes will probably be unreadable by the time they reach adulthood!

[TimP]

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massive chips on their shoulders

[Tram]

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With great difficulty now Nat West have shut my local branch

[Darkroom]

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I might just try that as it would probably take our Council at least six weeks to pay the cheques in.

Just rub the magnetic inked account and cheque numbers on the bottom of the cheque with a good magnet and it will take even longer !

It would then have to be processed manually as the automated systems would be unable to read the digits, gaining even more time for you


Darkroom

[Naughty Nigel]

Re: So how do you put money in the bank.

Just rub the magnetic inked account and cheque numbers on the bottom of the cheque with a good magnet and it will take even longer !

It would then have to be processed manually as the automated systems would be unable to read the digits, gaining even more time for you


Darkroom

Durham County Council's accounts department would probably put the cheque in their 'too difficult' tray, but it wouldn't stop them from posting out expensive final demands and threats of court action.

Edit: Come to think of it, they have posted such demands for underpayments of two pence in the past, so no change there.


If the banks really wanted to save money they would send our statements in the same envelope rather than showering us with post every month. The DVLA now sends multiple vehicle tax reminders [to registered keepers] in the same envelope if payments fall due at the same time so why can't the banks?

[Wee man]

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I have always been close to a cashless society.
I just did not have any money!

Our local Ulster Bank branch closed ( now a Gregs) they send a mobile bank van one morning a week to a local car park.
First Trust and Credit Union are the only banks in town there used to be five, the next town is also down to one branch.

Ed

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