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Select Committee on Treasury Written Evidence

Appendix

FREE/SURCHARGE MACHINES BY BRANCH TYPE

Branch ownership type	Free	Surcharging	TOTAL
Directly—Managed by POL	175	0	175
Multiples (managed by agents)	148	171	319
Other sub-postmasters	314	1,685	1,999
TOTAL	637	1,856	2,493

Urban/rural	Free	Surcharging	TOTAL
Urban	547	1,086	1,633
Rural—commercial	40	115	155
Rural—social	50	655	705
TOTAL	637	1,856	2,493

(Figures as at November 2004)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH CONTRACTS FOR WITH POST OFFICE LTD FOR CASH WITHDRAWAL FOR THEIR PERSONAL CUSTOMERS

Name Basic Bank Accounts Personal Current Account

Abbey Yes—Basic Account

Alliance & Leicester Yes—Basic Cash Account Yes

Bank of Ireland Yes—Basic Cash Account Yes

Bank of Scotland Yes—Easycash

Barclays Yes—Cash Card Account Yes—in England & Wales

Cahoot N/A Yes

Clydesdale Bank Yes—Cashmaster Account Yes

Co-operative Bank Yes—Cashminder Yes

First Trust Bank Yes—Basic Bank Account

Halifax Yes—Easycash

HSBC Yes—Basic Bank Account

Lloyds TSB Yes—Basic Bank Account Yes—in England, Wales & Scotland

Nationwide Building Society Yes—FlexAccount

(cash card only)

NatWest Yes—Step Account

Northern Bank Yes—CashMaster Basic

Royal Bank of Scotland Yes—Key Account

Smile N/A Yes

Ulster Bank Yes—Basic Bank Account

Yorkshire Bank Yes—Readycash Account



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