NatWest won't tell me what their withdrawal limit is... how UNhelpful!

Olipro

they only count it if you ask them to, otherwise they'll just weigh it (yes, I kid you not, they weigh banknotes)

willo65

The limit is in place for security and fraud etc so there is no point in having it if if everyone knows it.

For example if the limit was £10.00 and you were going to commit a fraud on someones account you would withdraw £9.99 with no problems so you would bypass security measures.

It's not often people would need that much cash in an instant.

mclaren32

Olipro wrote: »

officially their no-notice limit is £3000, but, if they have it in stock then they will give it to you (and most NatWest branches tend to have a fair ole bit of cash in stock)

This isnt true.

vaporate

stclair wrote: »

The cashier was possibly scared you was gonna pull a gun out on him or her.

Id possibly call up the branch and ask the question.

If someone asked me what the maximum withdrawl was over the counter id possibly !!!! it aswell lol

lol made me crack up

natweststaffmember

There is also fraud reasons. I'll explain. Initially when CHIP and PIN came in there was a limit as to how much you could take out as just a customer, ie £1000.00 so there was a number of frauds where the person took out £900.00 with just a signature.
When I worked for the bank I advised that any large amounts they should bring in photographic ID. The limit can vary between £3000 and £5000 just using your card with chip and pin. Without the pin then bring as much info as possible if it is for a large amount.

Apologies for the boring answer

ffacoffipawb

LilacPixie wrote: »

weird. My local Abbey branch has signs up saying withdrawals over £500 please give 48hours notice to avoid disappointment.

With Abbey, it is impossible to avoid disappointment. :mad:

chambta

The truth is that you can have whatever the branch has as long as you can prove your identity.

Clearly for significant sums the cash will have to be ordered in.

We had a cash withdrawal made for half a million made last year.

username

chambta wrote: »

We had a cash withdrawal made for half a million made last year.

How on earth does the customer collect it? Do they put you into a side room and pile the bundles into your holdall? :rotfl: