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ArishMell · 70-79, M
No.
(Excepting on-line purchases, which I keep to an absolute minimum, and those anyway are transactions with the seller, not directly with the bank.)
I think I still have an Internet account with my bank but have only ever used it once or twice, to examine my balance. As long as the bank has a real building staffed by real people, in the town-centre, I will continue to use that.
It has already closed its branches in the two nearest alternative towns - one the County Town at that!. That is only ten miles away, the other twenty miles away; but at least I can reach both easily by car or bus.
The banks' excuse for closing its premises are that "most people now use Internet banking".
For a weak, utterly disingenuous excuse, that takes some beating!
(Excepting on-line purchases, which I keep to an absolute minimum, and those anyway are transactions with the seller, not directly with the bank.)
I think I still have an Internet account with my bank but have only ever used it once or twice, to examine my balance. As long as the bank has a real building staffed by real people, in the town-centre, I will continue to use that.
It has already closed its branches in the two nearest alternative towns - one the County Town at that!. That is only ten miles away, the other twenty miles away; but at least I can reach both easily by car or bus.
The banks' excuse for closing its premises are that "most people now use Internet banking".
For a weak, utterly disingenuous excuse, that takes some beating!
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@ArishMell We are going to lose our last bricks an mortar bank in the next year and nearby towns have already lost theirs. However, there is supposed to be a new 'banking hub' opened before the last one goes. When I was dealing with my late mother's account after her death, I was grateful to have real people to talk to in the local branch. It closed even in the middle of me doing business with them, so I went to the next town 5 miles away and now that's closed. Fortunately, similar.circumstances arise rarely for me.