Poor Pay More for Their Cash at Atms Huge Rise in Fee-Charging

The Herald (December 22, 2004)

Author: Calum Macdonald And Karl West

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POORER people are more likely to have to pay to withdraw their money from cash machines because fee-charging ATMs dominate in deprived areas where there are few free alternatives.

The massive rise in cash machines which charge was therefore disproportionately affecting those on low incomes, an MPs' inquiry was told.

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Poor Pay More for Their Cash at Atms Huge Rise in Fee-Charging

A separate investigation by The Herald into ATM charges found that only 10per cent of cash machines in one of Glasgow's wealthiest ...

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