Three month warning for Brits using major high street bank as branches set to close
A MAJOR British bank is set to close 14 more branches across major high streets.
Barclays will shutter many more in person locations as it aims to switch most operations to online.
The closures will be taking place across the UK, and will close in October, November and December of this year.
Caerphilly and Cardiff both have locations closing, as well as others in Leighton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Salford.
Dumfries, Hoddesdon, Norwich and more will be closing as well.
The most recent announcement comes less than a month after Barclays revealed they were closing ten more branches.
Data from the UK’s largest cash machine network, LINK, keeps track of any planned branch closures across the UK.
The majority of branches will close in September, with some shutting in August.
Barclays has already announced more than 40 closures in 2023, with dozens more still to come.
A Barclays spokesperson said: “As visits to branches continue to fall, we need to adapt to provide the best service for all our customers.
“Where there is no longer enough demand to support a branch, we maintain an in-person presence though our Barclays Local network, live in over 200 locations, based in libraries, town halls, mobile vans and our new banking pods.”
Many people, particularly the elderly, still rely on in-person services and the closures will make it more difficult for this demographic to access accessible services.
But there are still a number of ways in which affected customers can access basic banking services without having to venture to the next town.
If the latest raft of closures will leave you with no bank in your town, you should be able to do most basic tasks at your local Post Office.
You can use one of the Post Office’s nearly 12,000 branches to perform basic banking tasks — but not open new bank accounts or take personal loans and mortgages.
Many banks also offer a mobile banking service, which is where your bank brings a bus to your local area that has the services that are usually available at your branch.
You should call up your bank to see if it runs such a service and they will be able to tell you where and when it will be parked.