Fears for pensioners and vulnerable as NHS moves to axe telephone prescription services

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Last time I got a cheque book was 2004, and I used maybe 5 cheques from it.
 
Ralph-YK said:
Is that as in no internet access at all. If you have a computer & internet access you can use that for online banking (using your web browser). I used to only do it that way all the time, and still do part of the time.
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They have had internet banking with a little device to give a verification number as required, but that is no longer in use, and as they don't have a smart phone to install the app on, no more internet banking. My sister thinks it is the end of civilisation as they know it as they need to travel some distance to get to a bricks and mortar bank now.
 
Drummer said:
They have had internet banking with a little device to give a verification number as required, but that is no longer in use, and as they don't have a smart phone to install the app on, no more internet banking. My sister thinks it is the end of civilisation as they know it as they need to travel some distance to get to a bricks and mortar bank now.
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I am still using that system with Barclays - did so today.
 
The Co-op Bank had a little machine to start with but don't think they use it now.

We SORNed the motorhome at the end of March having only just retaxed it ready for the summer, so we CXD the Tax and despite paying it online they send a cheque for the refund which is still in the envelope on the coffee table, ready for when we're allowed to travel to the nearest branch of the bank in a nearby town to pay the ruddy thing in. Much longer than the end of this month and it'll be invalid.
 
Northerner said:
No, it's been around for a while before all this 🙂
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I did not realize that.
The cheques I had late last year I paid over the counter at the bank. A firm that wanted to make a payment to me last week asked for my account no and did it by transfer.
 
Drummer said:
They have had internet banking with a little device to give a verification number as required, but that is no longer in use,
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A calculator like thing, that you slide your card into (Ping it?) (earlier this year I noticed they had new black ones in my bank). I have one of those and it still works.
I used it ~March, then again ~June(?) time as my council tax had changed twice and I was setting up payments.
I believe passwords and pin is still operating
 
Maybe it depends which bank you are with, but Nationwide still uses card readers, we have at least 3, and if you lose it or it stops working you can ask them to send you a new one.
 
Sally71 said:
Maybe it depends which bank you are with, but Nationwide still uses card readers, we have at least 3, and if you lose it or it stops working you can ask them to send you a new one.
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Yes I have accounts with a number of institutions, none have card readers, one has a grid card.
 
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I was with Lloyds and now for dunno, 15 years? Santander, no card readers.
 
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