Barclays bank is cutting opening hours across most of its branches this summer in a bid to 'reduce confusion' for customers.
From August 7, the bank will be open from 9.30am until 3pm at the majority of locations and 9.30am-1pm on Saturdays, with a Barclays spokesperson saying “Our new midweek opening hours will bring consistency to branches across the UK, reducing confusion and ensuring we are open during the times customers visit most."
According to Barclays, 96% of personal customers and 97% of business and corporate clients only visit branches before 3pm, whereas at present most places close between 2.30pm and 5.30pm during the week. The changes will mean that counters will be open until the branch closes instead of the current arrangement, when some counters shut at 2pm and others close an hour before the bank shuts its doors. A small number of sites won’t see any changes to opening times due to lease agreements. You can check the opening times of your local branch on the Barclays website..
