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Lloyds Bank: Classic Account reviews

Name: Classic Account
Rating: 4.05 (701 reviews)

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3.93

Based on 701 reviews, last reviewed 21st Dec 2024

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Latest highest rating:

5

Good account Signed up easily. Online verification came in 2 days. Debit card came on 3rd day. The app works well for me. Impressed so far. Using it as a 2nd acco... Read more Reviewed on: 15th December 2024

Latest lowest rating:

1

Lloyds Bank refuses my payments by bank transfers. Lloyds Bank refuses my payments by bank transfers. to my builder and to a financial institution at the branch. I had my passport with me. They asked m... Read more Reviewed on: 21st December 2024

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The Lloyds Classic Account is fee free for use in the UK, providing your account balance doesn’t go below £0.

The Lloyds Classic Account can be serviced via the app and you can earn up to 15% cashback on spending with selected retailers.

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Lloyds Bank Classic Account reviews (701)

Review of the Lloyds Bank, Classic Account:

Utterly Horrific Experience if You Have Special Needs!

I would give Lloyds Bank zero stars if I could. My experience has been utterly horrific, and I would never recommend them to anyone - especially not those with disabilities or specific needs. Their banking app is completely redundant, as every payment I attempted was blocked with a message instructing me to phone them. I am very severely ill, speech-impaired, and require a relative to speak on my behalf, but Lloyds is not set up to handle customers like me. I first tried using the Relay service to call, but their automated system didn’t allow enough time to input my details before disconnecting. After three hours of exhausting effort on the Relay service, enduring long holds and being hung up on twice, in the end I was told I needed to call a different team at a different time! The next day, with my father’s help, we called again. Despite listing my needs on my application, Lloyds staff showed no understanding of what speech-impairment or severe neurological illness entails. I was forced to speak, despite my extreme limitations, just to confirm basic details. After all that effort, the payment still didn’t go through. A second call was required, where I faced a clueless representative who refused to proceed unless I kept speaking, despite my father being there to handle everything. The ordeal took 45 minutes and caused such a severe relapse in my illness that my paralysis is worsened. To make things worse, Lloyds refused to accept my parents’ Power of Attorney because my account was newly opened. In frustration, I decided to transfer my balance back to my original bank - only for Lloyds to block the transfer yet again, despite it being to an account in my own name!! This entire experience has been a nightmare. First Direct handles similar situations with a simple text confirmation system - no unnecessary calls, no reliving the same exhausting process repeatedly. Meanwhile, Lloyds is stuck in the dark ages, ignoring modern, accessible systems like app-based authentication codes. Lloyds have caused me immense stress, wasted my time, and made my health worse. I will never use them again, and I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone, especially not those with disabilities or complex needs. They're appalling and completely unacceptable. They failed me at every turn, from their lack of accessibility to their outdated processes and poor understanding of my needs as a customer with a severe illness. The fact that they forced me to endure such an ordeal - resulting in worsened health and paralysis - is not just frustrating but downright harmful. Their refusal to take Power of Attorney into account, combined with constant payment blocks (even for transfers to myself), shows a complete lack of regard for customer care and a failure to adapt to modern, inclusive banking practices. Reviewed on: 3rd December 2024

I OPEN a account with Lloyds Bank and was so quick,t...

I OPEN a account with Lloyds Bank and was so quick,the staff so friendly,so helpful.They doing a excellent service Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

Good support, quick and efficient.

Good support, quick and efficient. Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

I am so happy to find Lloyds Bank in my town.

I am so happy to find Lloyds Bank in my town. I was helped very well all the time. Excellent customer services. Thank you so much. Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

I absolutely love my Lloyds Basic Credit Card!

I absolutely love my Lloyds Basic Credit Card! Reviewed on: 24th May 2024

I'm customer from 10 years and give me a lot...

I'm customer from 10 years and give me a lot help Reviewed on: 17th May 2024

Avoid them like the plague

The worst bank I have ever used with very poor customer service. They froze my account when I received my first salary on it, due to and administration error on their side... but they did not communicate this to me in any form (email, phone, etc), just simply froze it. When I went in to find out what happened the bank tellers was rude and unhelpful, almost treating me like a criminal and told me to come back in 2 weeks time. I challenged her that I will not leave until I get my money back even if means to closing down my account, and voila suddenly there was an open slot to come back the next day. When I arrived then, a very cheerful supervisor told me "hahaha we froze your account, because we made a mistake copying your legal documents, so funny!". Yeah, really funny when you have to pay rent in 2 days and cannot access your money. I stayed with them for 2-3 years despite this, but everytime I entered the bank they had the same "what do you want now?" attitude. Reviewed on: 21st April 2024

When talking to someone on Lloyds bank online chat,...

When talking to someone on Lloyds bank online chat, they are so slow and not helpful, you’re better off talking to face to face Reviewed on: 19th April 2024

Reliable and trustworthy bank .

Reliable and trustworthy bank . Easy to go with application Reviewed on: 16th April 2024

great , safe , good staff , easy to use...

great , safe , good staff , easy to use Reviewed on: 15th April 2024

The Best bank in the word !

The Best bank in the word ! Always been satisfied with this bank never had any issues good credit score check and lots of saving options with a good interest rate Reviewed on: 15th April 2024

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