Royal Bank of Scotland launches new mobile banking service in Yorkshire

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has today launched a new state of the art mobile banking service in Yorkshire.

The mobile service, which is the first of it's kind in the area, will operate from York and run five days a week serving twelve Yorkshire communities.

The Yorkshire mobile bank is the latest addition to the Bank's existing fleet of sixteen RBSG mobile banks, which collectively visit over 300 communities throughout Scotland, England and Wales. In addition, RBS also provides a flying bank, serving communities in the Orkney Islands. Ewen Munro, Managing Director RBS Retail who will formally launch the service, said:

"The launch of our Yorkshire mobile bank demonstrates how committed we are to providing Banking services to our customers in their local communities. We have been investing in the mobile banking service for 60 years and even provide a flying bank for the islands off the coast of Scotland. At a time when other organisations are closing branches, we still firmly believe that our branch network and services such as the mobile banks, are crucial for local people."

The mobile bank will offer the normal range of day to day banking services including:

Paying in cash and cheques
Cash withdrawals
Making bill payments
Ordering foreign currency