Barclays' basic account customers face fee rise

[PGH7447]

Basic bank account holders at Barclays face more frequent charges if they fail to have sufficient funds in their accounts. --- Basic accounts, often opened by those with a chequered credit history, do not offer cheque books or overdrafts. ---- At present, there is a maximum charge of £8 a day if direct debit or standing order payments exceed the total funds in the account. ---- However, from March, this could increase to up to £24 a day.------------ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16072694

[citizenB]

They have to start saving up for the next round of bonuses somehow or another! Notice it is those who are already under financial pressure who are being hit again!!

[PGH7447]

State normal mate, if they started to hit people with normal accounts the would just move

[andydd]

My RBS account has been changed so much as to make it virtually unusable, I can now only use RBS ATM's and the one near me is inside the branch so only can be used in bank hours .

 

No big deal as its my spare account, just used for Ebay stuff but I just laugh when I go in and they ask if I want to upgrade my account, etc..I just tell them how awful it is..and maybe throw in a moan about Fred The Shred and that taxpayers bailed them out

 

Andy

[andyp33]

I have a basic account with Barclays, they sent me a letter the other day telling me of new charges. However, there was also a paragraph in there which no one has mentioned that "If they (Barclays) feel that you are in a position to have a current account based on your financial situation and the way you manage your account they will it seems to me force you to have a current account.

I do not want a current account I like a basic account and will probably be a credit check with those awful credit reference agencies. I am furious with Barclays and I am thinking of going to The Co Op bank.

Can they make me have a current account?

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Some banks are doing the exact opposite to current

account customers and changing their accounts to

basic ones, I guess in your case the Ts&Cs say they

can do this.

[Jam_Buttie]

But on a happier note, Barclays have dropped the £2.00 charge for text allerts for when customers get near to £0.00 in their account.