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Lloyds Bank: Classic Account reviews

Name: Classic Account
Rating: 4.07 (755 reviews)

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4.00

Based on 755 reviews, last reviewed 21st Apr 2025

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100% increase in 1 star reviews

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Latest highest rating:

5

Reliable & would never change banks! I have been banking with Lloyds for over 15 years now and have never had any issues ! I use online banking with my Classic Account and manage various ... Read more Reviewed on: 21st April 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Easy banking happy with service bank review Easy banking happy with service been a customer for 30 years Reviewed on: 2nd April 2025

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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 (79)

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Easy banking happy with service been a customer for 30 years Reviewed on: 2nd April 2025

Terrible Banking Experience and Poor Service

Lloyds Bank has been the worst banking experience I've ever had. Their customer service is extremely slow, and when a merchant charged me over £100 in a fraudulent direct debit that I never subscribed to, they failed to warn me and refused to refund the money. Later, without any notice or explanation, my account was suddenly closed, leaving me unable to pay my university fees on time. When I tried to resolve the issue, I was kept on hold for over an hour with no response, and even when I visited a branch, they claimed they had no information. As a student, this was devastating, as I missed an exam due to unpaid fees. Despite requesting a letter to explain the situation to my university, they refused to provide one. It took over two weeks to receive my cheque, even though they initially said it would take only seven days. Their app is also poorly developed, with delayed notifications sometimes arriving nearly a day late. This entire experience has severely impacted my academic life, and I have yet to receive any explanation regarding the closure of my account. Lloyds Bank must improve its services to prevent such issues for other customers in the future. Reviewed on: 17th March 2025

Lloyd's bank customer service staff are so rude they...

Lloyd's bank customer service staff are so rude they do not deal with situations great. Worst bank ever Reviewed on: 4th March 2025

Disgusted at how all the branches have closed and no...

Disgusted at how all the branches have closed and no sign of the banking hubs we were promised Reviewed on: 26th February 2025

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 me a lot of questions that were inappropriate.. They are mental and treated me as a criminal. I wasted one hour each time there and in the end they refused to do the transaction. They also blocked my account on one of these transfers. They are abusing their power. Reviewed on: 21st December 2024

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 have spent a month calling them to resolve a simpl...

I have spent a month calling them to resolve a simple issue. Every time they tell me it is fixed but it is not fixed at all. Customers without a smartphone can not use their services. They claimed their app would work on a tablet device without a smartphone but it does not. So many hours wasted calling their call centres and nothing has been resolved. All of the assurances Llloyds have given me are just empty words. Reviewed on: 16th October 2024

Avoid at all costs.

Avoid at all costs. They will send the payment even when you tell them someone is taking the money without approval. Reviewed on: 27th September 2024

do NOT bank with LLoyds

1st - why have an automated telephone menu system that forces you answer a lot of questions only to say that customer service is only available 8am-6pm = start with that instead so the customer can hang up immediately 2nd - why close branches and have everyone do internet when you don't support internet banking 24/7 3rd - the automate systems/internet banking absolutely sucks as it does NOT fully support international mobile numbers or international trnsactions Reviewed on: 21st September 2024

What a joke of a banking company.

What a joke of a banking company. After fraudulent activity on my account I made a claim which was paid back into my account. I had to cancel my card and wait over 10 days for my new 1 to arrive. 4 weeks later they have re-debited the money stating it looks like I had involvement. Each fraudulent activity had a non-gbp transaction go along with it so was made outside of the uk. Even though I was using my card in my home town the same time these fraudulent activities were happening they still say it was me. So now apparently I can cut myself in half be in the USA and UK at the same time. The fraud department over the phone couldn't help as it was passed to the back office where the only form of contact is via email.... which they never reply to. So in a nutshell if you want your money to stay safe AVOID lloyds at all cost. If like me are already with them swith to a more reputable bank ASAP Reviewed on: 14th September 2024

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