Tried withdrawing money from an ATM yesterday afternoon and while it would display my balance and confirm I had funds, it wouldn't let me take out any and claimed my card issuer had refused the transaction. When I phoned them I was played a recording talking about computer problems and then put straight through to an operator who confirmed there was a problem with their systems,

So a spokeswoman talking about "branches and internet banking" may be a narrowly correct comment, but the ATM network would seem to fall between the cracks...