[Brighton] Barclays in Hove closing, replacing it with Banking Van parked in graveyard

[mile oak]

I have £50 notes but even the new ones are next to useless as shops and business wont accept them i end up having to pay them in to banks and exhanging them for twenties and tens. Its riddiculous.

 

[Doonhamer7]

At least there is still banks in the area - back home all 4 banks/building society have gone - get the van arriving from RBS or BoS once a week. Nearest branch is 10miles away. i can never see the need to go into a branch ever again, last time I went in (HSBC) was for some Euros and they don’t stock them anymore

 

[AK74]

If only the banks could get together and serve everyone like the mobile phone masts get shared. One bank in town serving Barclays Lloyds NatWest and all the others i.e. hubs as mentioned earlier in this thread

That's rolling out at the moment in association with the Post Office to create new banking hubs:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/09/more-banking-hubs-to-open-across-the-uk-to-help-people-get-acces/

 

[Boroseagull]

At least there is still banks in the area - back home all 4 banks/building society have gone - get the van arriving from RBS or BoS once a week. Nearest branch is 10miles away. i can never see the need to go into a branch ever again, last time I went in (HSBC) was for some Euros and they don’t stock them anymore

No need this day and age to use 'hard foreign currency', just get a Revolut card (other banks are available) and use. Load with sterling and convert and hold up to 30+ currencies, withdraw cash (if needed) from ATM's around the world.

 

[dazzer6666]

No need this day and age to use 'hard foreign currency', just get a Revolut card (other banks are available) and use. Load with sterling and convert and hold up to 30+ currencies, withdraw cash (if needed) from ATM's around the world.

This - I use a Wise card and app…….can hold funds in any currency, good exchange rates to switch and very low charges and any card transactions are instantly notified via the app (sometimes so quick it pings before the card reader says authorised).