Letting the banks charge their own extra fees might be a non-starter. The government has some other ideas, including a cash ...

It revealed more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of people who had transaction problems in the past six months say this has made them more likely to carry cash. The poll by KPMG UK, a firm ...

Victoria Cleland said that although the use of notes and coins in transactions is falling, cash is part of all the Bank's future plans. She pointed out that 94% of UK adults use cash machines.