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......Police called as ATM dispenses 'free cash'

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View Photo.A Lloyds TSB bank branch in England. British police were called to restore calm in the town of Ipswich on Wednesday after a cash machine started dispensing twice the money its customers were asking for. The Lloyds TSB cash machine in Ipswich began dispensing "free money" to customers after the bank branch had closed for the evening
....Police were called to restore calm in eastern England after a cash machine started dispensing twice the money its customers were asking for.

The Lloyds TSB cash machine in Ipswich began dispensing "free money" to customers Wednesday after the bank branch had closed for the evening.

As word of the fault spread, a crowd began to gather, prompting arguments among those trying to use the faulty machine.

Police were called in to keep watch until the bank's staff could take the machine out of service.

A Lloyds' spokesman said the machine had been "misdispensing" cash for only a "short time". The spokesman added: "We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

Some 30 people are thought to have benefitted from the glitch

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

But they know who'se had that money and can claim it back...can't they?

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My views do not represent Safespeed but those of a driver who has driven for 39 yrs, in all conditions, at all times of the day & night on every type of road and covered well over a million miles, so knows a bit about what makes for safety on the road,what is really dangerous and needs to be observed when driving and quite frankly, the speedo is way down on my list of things to observe to negotiate Britain's roads safely, but I don't expect some fool who sits behind a desk all day to appreciate that.

Dispensing twice the money requested is usually caused by filling the £10 note cassette with £20s.

While banks could ask users for the money back, they have no real means of proving that you personally had pocketed the excess and, to save legal costs, just write off the cash. After all, it's really trivial to them.

Perhaps the bank should issue a statement apologising for the convenience caused.

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Malcolm W.
The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not represent the views of Safespeed.

Makes a change from handing it out in bonuses to bankers whom equally don't deserve it. (Well someone had to say it)

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The views expressed in this post are personal opinions and do not necessarily represent the views of Safe Speed.
You will be branded a threat to society by going over a speed limit where it is safe to do so, and suffer the consequences of your actions in a way criminals do not, more so than someone who is a real threat to our society.

Another article on Yahoo news suggests that this was what happened .

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lets bring sanity back to speed limits.
Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on