Barclays status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours in Watford, England

The chart below shows the number of Barclays reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Watford, England and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

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Barclays Issues Reports Near Watford, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Watford and nearby locations:

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  Mike Sparling (@michaelsparling) reported 18 minutes ago from Hatfield, England

  It’s completely bonkers that you’re increasing the Blue ‘Rewards’ fee to £5 which is the same amount as the reward! I mean what’s the point? Couldn’t make it up. It’s more of a slap in the face. Been your customer for 22 years!! @Barclays @BarclaysUK @BarclaysUKHelp

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  Valdis Bičevskis (@DifferentEndz) reported 20 minutes ago from Ealing, England

  @BarclaysUK why did you suspend transfers with binance but not other exchanges if you are “protecting our funds”? Binance got insurance on funds, if anything, they are the safest exchange to buy crypto, yet you crack down on it. Hope everyone does the right move and switch banks!

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  Gaël (He/His) (@GaelCombettes) reported 22 minutes ago from London Colney, England

  @BarclaysUK Hi @Barclays, I am a Premier Account client and have tried during last 3 months to increase my credit card limit. Yes, 3 MONTHS !!! The app is not working. I call and they asked me to do it on the app. What a poor service.

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  Adam Cannon (@adam_cannon) reported 47 minutes ago from Barnet, England

  Eventually answered after 1hr 17 mins on hold. Then received a further call at 2020’ rang once and u left a message. Immediately tried to return the call as requested but the office was closed!!! This is impossible @BarclaysUK

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  Laura Cook (@LauraVCook1980) reported 49 minutes ago from Hatfield, England

  @BarclaysUK - worst customer service in the world. I now risk buyers withdrawing from house sale because waiting on you to do one simple task. Fed up of waiting on hold 40 plus minutes each time I call to chase you. A task you should’ve done 20 years ago!

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  Le Bête de Londres. (@BastieVelo) reported 56 minutes ago from London Colney, England

  @BarclaysUK hey I can’t access my statements. Something to do with changes sort codes. It’s a business account. I need them for my VAT return. Help!

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  Adam Cannon (@adam_cannon) reported 1 hour ago from Barnet, England

  And now 50 mins. I don’t get how @BarclaysUK call this a customer service team or service when no one answers, you are left on hold interminably and there is no time expectation management. At the beginning of the call, the message said the wait was 5/10 mins …

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  DLAP Group (@DLAPgroup) reported 1 hour ago from London Colney, England

  Abysmal service from @BarclaysUK @BarclaysUKHelp @Barclays The Business banking service is terrible. Unable to get any help from anyone.

Barclays Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  mark brimblecombe (@markbrimblecom1) reported 7 minutes ago

  @Barclays I’ve banked with @BarclaysUK since I was 15 — 43 years without ever being overdrawn or causing a problem. I recently received a notice that my account will be closed because I now currently live overseas. I still hold a British passport, pay UK bills, and plan to return home regularly , and intend to retire in the UK. I completely understand compliance rules, but this feels harsh after four decades of loyalty. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this now common practice for British expats? Feels like loyalty no longer counts for much in modern banking.

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  Marc A. Young (@MarcAYoung) reported 9 minutes ago

  Hello @BarclaysUK your new app update sucks. You can no longer see what your balance was after each transaction. You make it almost impossible for customers to send feedback, so sending a message here.

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  Sir Whine Alot (@j_w_holland) reported 12 minutes ago

  My god, @BarclaysUK fraud help desk cuts you off as soon as you get through to an operator.......not good enough!

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  Muhammad Isa (@mohisah11) reported 15 minutes ago

  @wild_we_are @BarclaysUK They still won't let me access my account because i am in another country I'm not surprised after all they are accused of funding a genocide.

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  John F Irwin 🐝 (@JohnFIrwin) reported 17 minutes ago

  @HalifaxBank pretty poor message service on you App! I asked a question FIVE hours ago, U didn’t get anyone to respond so closed down my question. Yet @BarclaysUK answered my App Message by a human in Seconds!! #Halifax if you’re closing branches improve your app human service!

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  Brucie Bonus (@deanoforsyth) reported 17 minutes ago

  @BarclaysUK any chat function for complaints as your phone lines are terrible

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  lady speaker of inconvenient truths (@Ladyspeakerzoe) reported 17 minutes ago

  @BarclaysUK dear Barclays, firstly I want to say I’m grateful for my mortgage I have with you. As my mortgage wasn’t straightforward at all and you approved it so thank you so I want to thank you for that. However I want to make a complaint about your member of staffs rather odd attitude with me over the phone today when I phoned customer services Firstly my card was frozen by yourselves totally out the blue for NO reason I just made a eBay transaction of £100 and I often shop at eBay. Now the customer service woman said Barclays had frozen my card because you detected fraud on my card. I confirmed with her there was no fraud all purchases were mine. I said to her that Barclays should notify their customers when cancel / freeze cards. She said yes we have texted you. I said no you haven’t but she kept disagreeing with me saying they had. THEY HADNT neither had they sent me any email notifying me of you freezing my card I was totally unaware of you doing this and why Now only through phoning up cust services did I find out you had frozen my card due to you suspecting fraud Now I said to the lady that’s fine you being secure for your customers. But I said it’s not good when customers are not notified. She was not sympathetic to my complaint and she had a abrupt manner and tone I wasn’t keen on her attitude Secondly if I was a mentally disabled person or elderly person and didn’t think to phone you or didn’t know how to get your phone number And I was out of my house no internet to get your number off Google Then I would have been stranded without use of my card and no way of knowing why or what to do That’s why I’m making the complaint so doesn’t happen to anyone else Your staff member had no sympathy with my valid complaint she had cold attitude I just wanted to make you aware of this

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  Tonyh (@tonyhodgson64) reported 18 minutes ago

  @RachaelMillett2 @Barclays @BarclaysUK Agree with you rachel. Terrible app update.

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  Grazzie (@Grazzie161320) reported 20 minutes ago

  @jolly_osmond @BarclaysUK @HomeOfCricket Hello, although your page shows that everything is working I can’t contact anyone from the Barclaycard app!!!!! I also don’t see any offers for balance transfer!!! I don’t have time to call can you provide your complaint email address asap.

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  Gareth Grier (@gareth_grier) reported 22 minutes ago

  .@BarclaysUK it seems impossible to get anyone to answer anything or deal with a complaint.