UK cash system further undermined as Barclays pulls Post Office transactions
BARCLAYS BANK CALLS TIME ON POST OFFICE TRANSACTIONS CAMPAIGN TO STOP FURTHER RURAL DEPRIVATION Barclays Bank have written to their customers saying that they will not be able to use Post Offices to withdraw money from January. This will be a real blow to many communities across the UK in particular rural areas and towns where the Post Office is the only place where people can withdraw money due to banks having closed down. The decision not to allow its account holders to withdraw money at Post Office Counters from next January will inevitably impact elderly and vulnerable residents and account holders of Barclays Bank. In many of our villages and small towns there is no longer easy access to a bank or to a cash point machine and the lack of public transport means that withdrawing cash at a post office is the only option for many people. Should Barclays not reconsider other banks currently offering the service via the Post Office may decide to follow suit. The Post Office which has seen many of its key prod
