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| Customer Service | 3.4/10   |
|---|---|
| Telephone Banking | 4.5/10 |
| Internet Banking | 6.3/10 |
| Local Branch | 2.8/10 |
| Cash Point Facility | 4.8/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 2.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 2.9/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 30th Apr 2008
User Rating : 2
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Good Points: Cheque Books without the annoying left hand side stub. Multi-Function 3 in 1 card. (Debit/ATM/Cheque Guarantee) On-Line Banking Service in Real Time. Pay/Withdraw funds via the Post Office as well as A & L Branches.
Bad Points: Very Rude Customer Service Staff. Not very helpful, nor very friendly. Statements not very clear. 50p Daily Charge subject to a max of £5 per month for use of Overdraft Facility.
General comments: I have been a customer of A & L since Girobank days and too be honest, I have had enough! The staff are very rude, not very pleasant and their customer service is more like dis-service! How on earth they are managing to stay in business is beyond me?
You can use the Post Office to pay in & take out money which is handy if your miles from an A & L Branch, but with all the Post Office Closures even that could be tricky.
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Review by
Guest.
on 11th Feb 2008
User Rating : 1
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Online banking.... 3days behind! Transaction always anything between 24 to 72 hours + after they have been made, on your statement. Statements / Online banking you can never get an accurate up to date account balance, you always need a pen, paper and calculator, they have account balance, running balance and available balance!
Speaking to someone on the phone..... bit like on line banking haven't got a clue!
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Review by
timbobonanza
on 30th Nov 2007
User Rating : 0
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I would not recommend anyone opening an account with A&L. If you have a problem its difficult to get help. It's a cheap and cheerful business with cheap and cheerful service quality. I am closing all the accounts I have with them when the interest on my savings matures.
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Review by
jamessturdy
on 26th Aug 2007
User Rating : 8
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Overall impressed with service and will continue to bank with them.
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Review by
chanscent
on 5th Aug 2007
User Rating : 4
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The Alliance & Leicester bank has to improve their service facility to its customers. They have an internet banking but customers couldn't email then because they don't use an email facility.
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Review by
DOLPHIN69
on 13th Jul 2007
User Rating : 8
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Overall Alliance & Leicester Bank are OK. Where I live I have to visit the town and pay to park to go to the bank.
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Review by
bradgirl
on 9th Jul 2007
User Rating : 7
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I've got a Premier Account with Alliance & Leicester which I opened due to the benefits on offer for anyone paying in more than a certain amount each month. I get free travel insurance for me and my partner, a free overdraft facility (up to £1500) for 1 year followed by the lowest overdraft rate on the high street now and an excellent rate for savings. I was very pleased with the service I received from them when I swapped my account from another supplier, as they moved all my direct debit ...
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Review by
workerbee
on 14th Jun 2007
User Rating : 1
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They lose or "do not receive" letters with frightening regularity. Be extremely cautious when dealing with Alliance & Leicester Bank.
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Review by
XX
on 25th Aug 2006
User Rating : 0
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I transferred my cash ISA to an Alliance & Leicester branch when I found them on the highest rate table, but their interest rate dropped, even before the fund was actually transferred. I have stayed with them (with more than one account) for over a year now, and nothing has got better, but it is in fact getting worse. Their on-line website is the worst of all, and their customer services is a complete nightmare.
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Review by
Combe
on 8th Aug 2006
User Rating : 0
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I have been an Alliance & Leicester customer for five years with all my earnings paid into my account. They would give me a loan for up to £10,000, but when it came to asking for an overdraft for a couple of days - no deal. Pathetic! And the so-called customer service line is hopeless.
The staff at my local branch in Dumfries are friendly, but they have no powers to do anything.
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Review by
charmainec
on 29th Jun 2006
User Rating : 0
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I had a £25 charge for a £10 standing order which was coming from my Alliance & Leicester current account into my savings account. I paid money in at 9:30am, but they have told me it should have been in the day before. I am not entitled to a refund they said.
charmainec's full review | 57 words
Review by
terr1
on 10th Mar 2006
User Rating : 0
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If you ever get into difficulty with the running of your Alliance & Leicester account they don't want to know. The credit control centre is rubbish, and they have no facilities set up to help in that area.
terr1's full review | 95 words
Review by
Valed
on 30th Jun 2005
User Rating : 9
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I have found A & L a brilliant bank. I have had the Premier account in the past which also gives you travel insurance for a year every year until your 65. I have upgraded to premier plus which gives an excellent rate of interst on your c/a, there are conditions to be met to qaulify for this account and that is £1000 must be put into the account ever month otherwise there is a charge of £5 and if you have more than £2500 then the rate of interest goes down so it is worth keepi ...
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Review by
stuels
on 15th Jun 2005
User Rating : 0
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I took out a loan with the Alliance & Leicester back in November 2004 and needed to have a settlement total to pay the loan off in full in June. I have taken a consolidation loan with another bank to pay off outstanding loans and credit cards. Simple you might think, well yes for the other 2 loans and 3 credit cards, but, unfortunately the Alliance & Leicester have decided to take a step back into the dark ages and will only issue a settlement total by post. This so far has not arrived arrived a ...
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Review by
PaulaT318
on 14th Jun 2005
User Rating : 0
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Want a bank? Keep on looking. The A&L have in the 8 years I've been a customer with them - overcharged on bank charges, taken money from my account without authorisation or advance notice, lost a £10,000.00 cheque I presented them for special clearance and despite accepting it and making the appropriate charge for special clearance, I was then told that they can't guarantee a quick service - special clearance eventually took 11 working days. I used to have a car loan, a mortgage 3 savin ...
PaulaT318's full review | 151 words
3.4/10 Alliance & Leicester Current Account 1.8/10 Alliance & Leicester Internet Banking www.alliance-leicester.co.uk 5.0/10 Alliance and Leicester Savings Account 8.0/10 Alliance & Leicester Young Worker Current Account 5.0/10 Alliance & Leicester Student Account 3.0/10 Alliance & Leicester Telephone Banking Would you like to see a review that's not being listed?
