10 things you said about... HSBC close down their Chapel Allerton branch
Many HSBC customers weren't very happy with the number of HSBC branches closing.
Here is what you said:
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Hide AdVal Weller - "I’m 83 and walk with difficulty. Not alone. How are we supposed to get to a bank that we have been with most of our lives?"
Susan Nicholls - "My nearest bank is 12 miles away. It’s so ridiculous."
Lee Ellis - "My bank Barclays was shut in Owlcotes, nearest one was Horsforth that’s shutting now. End of banks on high street coming."
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Hide AdGill Edwards - "My HSBC is the same closed and it is a half hour drive to my nearest."
Anne Fowler - "You can do all your banking at the Post Office, most banks, definitely HSBC."
Keith Jordan - "It is overdue for our government to step in and stop these closures."
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Hide AdJanice Bairstow - "Why do you actually need a bank ? You can do everything at a Post Office."
Alan Farnell - "Ask yourself when did you last go to a branch? I’ve done mine online for years."
Jean Goddard - "Discrimination against old people. Not everyone has internet banking facilities."
Nigel Franklyn Fox - "A disgrace."
Have you been affected by the HSBC branch closures?
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