Buffoons of Britain
Highlighting British companies
that just don't seem to get it

Buffoons of Britain highlights those companies who provide utterly contemptuous services and/or products. These Companies appear to either:
  1. not care about their customers, or,

  2. Offer poor service and prices.
The British are renowned for not complaining, and if they do, it often falls on deaf ears. So this site sets out to restore the balance, and Names and Shames the Buffoons of Britain.

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Buffons of Britain



The Banks
Buffoons of Britain


You'd think banks would provide a service that people want, and at price they can afford. Do they really understand the international finance?


  • Banks take an incredible 4 to 11 days to clear a cheque.
    Online payments clear in milliseconds. And they can't figure a quicker way to do it!

  • Payments received after a certain time don't count until the following day!

  • Extortionate charges if you go a penny overdrawn. Even if you have the money in another account. It seem that they can debit your current account automatically, but they can't transfer funds from a Savings account to your Current account automatically as needed.

  • Oveseas payments extortionate
    Credit cards and services such as www.paypal.com let me make payments worldwide for a small percentage commission. Yet banks want to charge me £12, make me visit my local branch, and take several days to make the payment.

  • Internet banking unable to make wire transfers
    Many banks in many countries have International Bank Account Number (IBAN), yet my bank, HSBC (proclaimed the World's bank) won't let me make online payments overseas!