ATMs on site

[eoinca]

I don't get paid til thursday so won't be able to get all of my spending money before going on-site.

Any idea how quickly the ATMs empty out on site?

Are they refilled at all over the weekend?

[fatyeti24]

i used one at Pennards (i think) on Sunday last year. they get refilled. you'll be fine.

[dingbat2]

I camped close to the ATMs in 2005 and I am sure they were filled up quite often (when they were working!)

The queues were enormous though, I am sure it must have took a couple of hours to get your cash out during the day, so the best tine to get your cash out is 2am in the morning when the queues are gone

I always take as much cash as I can to avoid the need to go to the ATM

[eoinca]

Nice one guys, last year I got paid before teh festival, so had all my money on me going to site, never had to use the ATMs.

Will try and visit early thursday morning then!

[budvar]

By far the best ones to use are up by the farm. Natwest basically set up a temporary bank. There's no charge to use the ATMs (unlike the ones in other parts of the site). If memory serves there are about 5 of them and the queues aren't bad at all because they're open 24 hours so you can visit at quieter times.

[LostRiot]

I use the ATMs every year, never had to queue for more than 5 minutes, thing to do is to be constantly keeping an eye out, and then when you see one with a shortish queue go for it. There are some up at the farm or something that I think might be free, but I can't never be arsed going all the way over there so I just use the ones near west holts, you have to pay, but I'm in that area a lot, so its easy to make a swift dash for them.

Never known them to really run out of money, but quite often a fair few of them are out of order.

Edited June 16, 2011 by LostRiot

[Late]

Found a good few not working (whether that is because they are out of cash i dont know). But managed to get money out on Sat night before, no probs.

[eoinca]

By far the best ones to use are up by the farm. Natwest basically set up a temporary bank. There's no charge to use the ATMs (unlike the ones in other parts of the site). If memory serves there are about 5 of them and the queues aren't bad at all because they're open 24 hours so you can visit at quieter times.

[budvar]

When you say up by the farm, where exactly is that?

[eoinca]

Nice one Budvar, thanks!

[robith]

I always use the ones by the JP stage (always seem to get paid Friday of Glasto).

Yeah a charge, but never queued more than 5 minutes in 5 years of using them

[Totallypointless]

Yes, I found the ones by JP tent fine, not too many people, used them several times and a couple of quid for the convenience of onsite ATMs fair enough, so much better than having to carry all your dosh around with you, like years gone by!

[smytho15]

Always the free ones by he farm early doors about 6 - 7am stroll up money out no bother just don't go during the day it can be rammed

[SoCalMusicLover]

A tip for any overseas visitors, which we discovered during our first Glastonbury in '09. Our U.S. bank ATM cards would not work at Any of the mobile atm's around the site, ONLY the ones up by the farm. They worked there perfectly, but we were clear on the other side of the site when we realized that we were out of money, and that the portables wouldn't work, so it was quite the trek just to get some cash out.

[WS_Jack_III]

Do they charge?

[smytho15]

Do they charge?

[SoCalMusicLover]

The ones up by the farm don't. i make the walk as i object to having to pay for my own money

[eoinca]

Not sure if it's the same in UK, but over here, your own bank will charge you a fee if you use another bank's ATM.

[wolfticket]

Do people think the Cash Machines are good enough to rely on if you don't take all the money you need for the festival with you?

I always have before, but being able carry a bit less cash on me would be nice.

[smytho15]

Do people think the Cash Machines are good enough to rely on if you don't take all the money you need for the festival with you?

I always have before, but being able carry a bit less cash on me would be nice.

[WS_Jack_III]

The ones up by the farm don't. i make the walk as i object to having to pay for my own money

[LostRiot]

obviously. Why should you pay to get your money. Also why should you pay to use a toilet? that winds me up

[musky]

Its fairly obvious, people need to pay or they can't provide the facility, personally I don't mind paying a quid or so so that I can get money out without having the hike up to the farm, and get to see more music.

Also, I'd rather have the option of paying to use a public toilet than there not be a toilet at all, which, as they aren't exactly money churners is exactly what would happen if you didn't have to pay.

Don't get what people's issue is with paying for services that otherwise wouldn't be provided. Its like all the people that went mental when spotify introduced the 10 hours of music a month thing, its free ffs and if you want to use it more than that pay for it!

[gooner1990]

I used to work for the company that provide the chargeable ATM's - to people saying "why should I pay to take my money out?" - well how do you think the ATM machines get run? on free power? and the guys employed to refill them, and fix them if they break - they need paying too. end of the day you are paying for a convenience that otherwise wouldn't be there.

Personally I always use the Natwest machine up by Worthy Farm, free to use and right by where I camp.

[formed a band]

Take loads of cash and use wmd lock up as cash point