{"id":70674,"date":"2017-11-01T23:26:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T16:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plan-to-shut-free-to-use-cash-machines-could-lead-to-atm-deserts-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2017-11-02T00:03:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T17:03:32","slug":"plan-to-shut-free-to-use-cash-machines-could-lead-to-atm-deserts-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plan-to-shut-free-to-use-cash-machines-could-lead-to-atm-deserts-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to shut free-to-use cash machines could lead to \u2018ATM deserts\u2019 in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nIndustry lobby group warns of catastrophe and urges government to step in to prevent closure of 10,000 Link ATMsOne in five of the 55,000 free-to-use cash machines in the UK could be at risk of closure after proposals were announced to change the way the ATM network operates.Concerns arose after Link, which runs the network, announced a month-long consultation on cutting the fees that the 38 members of the network pay each other when customers take out cash. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2017\/nov\/01\/free-to-use-link-cash-machines-atm-deserts-uk\" target=\"_blank\">Plan to shut free-to-use cash machines could lead to \u2018ATM deserts\u2019 in UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Industry lobby group warns of catastrophe and urges government to step in to prevent closure&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-inU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74502,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/link-atm-network-vows-to-retain-free-cash-machines-1km-apart\/","url_meta":{"origin":70674,"position":0},"title":"Link ATM network vows to retain free cash machines \u2013 1km apart","date":"December 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Operator seeks to calm \u2018ATM desert\u2019 fears but critics say pledge suggests town centres could be left with just one free machineThe Link network is attempting to counter claims that changes it is making to the way it operates will create \u201cATM deserts\u201d by pledging to protect free-to-use cash\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":93961,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fears-of-uk-cashpoint-deserts-lead-to-scaling-back-of-atm-fee-cuts\/","url_meta":{"origin":70674,"position":1},"title":"Fears of UK cashpoint &#039;deserts&#039; lead to scaling back of ATM fee cuts","date":"July 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r UK\u2019s largest ATM network alters planned reductions in fees paid by banks to operatorsPlans to slash the fees paid by banks to cash machine operators have been scaled back after they prompted fears of ATM \u201cdeserts\u201d appearing in parts of the UK.The U-turn came less than a month after\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30343,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/plans-to-overhaul-cash-machine-network-in-uk-could-cut-atm-numbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":70674,"position":2},"title":"Plans to overhaul cash machine network in UK could cut ATM numbers","date":"October 17, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Members of UK Link system are debating how to reduce its \u00a3900m a year cost as customers move to new payment methods A major overhaul of the UK\u2019s 70,000-strong cashpoint network, Link, is under discussion in a move that could lead to the closure of a large number of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":42493,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/banks-duty-to-provide-free-atms-and-keep-branches-open-letters\/","url_meta":{"origin":70674,"position":3},"title":"Banks\u2019 duty to provide free ATMs and keep branches open | Letters","date":"February 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r I note the current negotiations over the future of the ATM network (Fees row may lead to charge for Link cash machine withdrawals, 19 January). 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