HBOS has revealed that, in line with its previously announced commitment to provide 100 new fee-free ATMs in low-income areas across Scotland and northern England, 50 new Halifax and Bank of Scotland ATMs are now live and operational.
The new fee-free ATMs are located in areas where there were no ATMs previously, or only surcharging machines. This includes three in the northeast, 14 in the northwest, nine in Yorkshire and the Humber and 24 in Scotland.
Each ATM is clearly labeled to show that HBOS will not levy any charge for using the machine.
The feedback we have had from communities around Scotland and northern England which have not had free access to their cash has been excellent, commented Paul Lawe, head of ATMs at HBOS. We have firm plans to install free to use ATMs in many more locations and these will be in place over the next few months. We continue to work with local communities and are confident that before the end of 2007, we will have 100 ATMs in place.