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Name: Classic Account
Rating: 4.05 (704 reviews)

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3.93

Based on 704 reviews, last reviewed 23rd Jan 2025

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in the past 90 days

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Latest highest rating:

4

Reliable bank, costumer service is very good. Reliable bank, costumer service is very good. Reviewed on: 23rd January 2025

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 (704)

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

Lloyds are rubbish!

Lloyds are rubbish! Been with them for years because that's what folk did before changing became so easy. I got so sick of complaining about their rubbish customer service I switched to Chase and never looked back. Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Lloyds banking services are fascinating

Lloyds banking services are fascinating Reviewed on: 12th April 2024

Good live good transfer good company

Good live good transfer good company Reviewed on: 10th April 2024

lack of features...

Interest not particularly good and lack of features compared to challenger banks e.g. you have to pay fx fees abroad! Reviewed on: 2nd April 2024

Not much hussle simply ad your details and its done.

Not much hussle simply ad your details and its done. Reviewed on: 22nd March 2024

Won't let you transfer money to busineses!

Won't let you transfer money to business, due to over zealous staff. Making me have to paypal, cashapp or use bitcoin payments. Reviewed on: 16th March 2024

I’m with Lloyds bank since 2021 I have good experien...

I’m with Lloyds bank since 2021 I have good experience with them it’s my main salary account. Reviewed on: 14th March 2024

It's a good bank with ease of doing business with.

It's a good bank with ease of doing business with. Their customer service is awesome Reviewed on: 14th March 2024

Not good with loan help.

Not good with loan help. When I asked for help I had to go through many calls to HO Reviewed on: 12th March 2024

Terrible in every aspect

Everything regarding Lloyds is terrible. Customer advisors regularly provide incorrect information which has to be sorted by a complaint. Service in my local branch leaves a lot to be desired and feels like nobody really cares anymore. App can be temperamental and cards randomly decline. Enough is enough! Reviewed on: 11th March 2024

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