Quarter of All UK Cash Machines Now Charge Fees

Same here. There was one time I was in Bali when an elderly couple staying at the same hotel had their card swallowed up by an ATM and returned to ask if they could borrow the phone to call internationally to the bank to cancel the cards. Apparently there are a lot of fake ATMs in Bali so the quicker they could cancel their cards, the better

Although I am against fee paying cash withdrawals , I understand why some places charge. the machines are usually owned by third party companies rather than the banks , and there must be a cost involved in purchasing, siting, maintaining , and actually stocking the machine with money , someone has to pay for all that hence the fee, don't believe any of the banks actually charge, but they are not always as convenient .

Because that would imply the banks have increased the number of free cash machines - when we all know that they’ve actually been removing them. No point dressing something up as something it’s not

hspexy It's got to be remembered though that the use of ATMs is declining, I have personally only used one once this century, when I needed actual cash in a hurry, I ensured it was one of the 75%, or more, that didn't charge though.

With cash back, from debit cards (the same cards used at ATMs) at most retailers, ATMs, are becoming almost redundant.

I did read that the banks are planning to pay retailers to give "cash back" without any purchase being necessary.