Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rosetta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > First Direct are excellent. > > Yes, except you can no longer use the HSBC branch > in Lordship Lane, because it's gone. > > But (as above) you can use the Post Office. > > However, excellent as First Direct are, the time > you have to wait if you phone them has vastly > increased lately. > > I mostly use online banking, but sometimes with a > query I just want to speak to somebody to get an > answer straight away. They are still a good bank. There is an HSBC in Rye Lane. Open until 5 pm. You could also look at TSB. They also have a branch in Rye Lane. I find it quite easy to post cheques to deposit to First Direct, if I don't want to go anywhere. Don't even need a paying in slip.