World Cup spike could mean extra £20m of withdrawals from Link ATMs on Wednesday The network predicts around £210 million will be withdrawn on the day England play Argentina. Evening Standard · Jul 14
2HD's Guy Ashford 'finishes employment' after alleged groping incident Members of the crowd at the audio awards gasped afterwards. Newcastle Herald · Jun 7
Christmas Eve set to be busiest day in 2025 for ATM withdrawals, says Link As Christmas falls midweek, Link expects December 24 to be the busiest day for people taking money out of ATMs this year. Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025
Half of Britons Faced Cash Payment Issues Last Year, But Government Won't Mandate Cash Acceptance Half of Britons struggled to pay with cash in 2024, highlighting a growing reliance on digital payments, but the government refuses to mandate cash acceptance. International Business Times UK · Jan 29, 2025
Cash is king among Gen-Zs hoping for financial gifts this Christmas – survey Around a fifth of 16 to 24-year-olds surveyed for Link would welcome a cheque for Christmas, despite many having never written one themselves. Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2024
50% of people ‘recently visited places which did not accept or discouraged cash’ Nearly three-quarters of people surveyed for ATM and cash access network Link said they had used cash in the previous two weeks. Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024
£235m expected to be withdrawn from ATMs as voters go to polls on Thursday The predicted ATM withdrawal total is expected to be lower than it was on December 12 2019, when the last general election was held. The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Last Friday before Christmas was busiest day of 2023 for ATM withdrawals – Link Around £460 million was withdrawn on Friday December 22, cash access and ATM network Link said. The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023
Friday set to be the busiest day of 2023 for cash machine withdrawals, says Link ATM use is expected to peak on what will be the last working day before Christmas for many people. The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
Number of cash payments rises for first time in a decade The number of payments made using physical cash increased by 7% last year, according to UK Finance. The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
£1bn expected to be withdrawn from ATMs amid bank holiday celebrations Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Monday may well be busier than usual for ATM withdrawals, Link predicts. The Independent UK · May 5, 2023
45% of people ‘have visited places where cash was discouraged or not accepted’ One in five people found the lack of cash acceptance fairly or very inconvenient, according to research commissioned by ATM network Link. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
Banking customers withdrew £83bn from ATMs in 2022, says Link network The number of fee-charging ATMs fell last year, Link said. The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023
£1.7bn withdrawn from ATMs as people celebrated Platinum Jubilee Last week saw the busiest Wednesday for ATM withdrawals since before the pandemic but Sunday was quieter than expected, Link said. The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022