Wow, I knew the UK was f***ed up (socially, economically) - but this takes the cake.
I guess it's only a matter of time before the Royal Army begins "training" excercises on UK streets.
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As RBS' ATM "Glitch" Enters Fifth Day, The Bailed Out Bank Issues A Statement
The difficulties, which have hit NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank users, are entering their fifth day. RBS said the backlog had been caused by a ?system outage? on Tuesday, and that it was ?working around the clock? to resolve it.
Some customers said their home purchases or holiday plans had been plunged into chaos by the glitches, while others vowed to switch banking provider. Fears have been raised that thousands could be hit with penalty charges if their regular bill payments, such as for their mortgage, are affected. Consumer groups called on the banking behemoth to provide ?appropriate compensation? to those customers who suffer as a consequence of the ?failure?.
It appears the difficulties have hit hardest at NatWest, which has more than 7.5m personal banking customers. RBS Group said it could not tell how many had been affected as it was not possible to know when they were expecting payments into their accounts.
Susan Allen, customer services director for RBS NatWest retail, said it was difficult to say exactly when all the problems would be resolved. She said they had been due to ?an error in our system which we believe we have now fixed but we are clearing the backlog?.