The decline of the British bank robber

[Legal Beagles]

Robberies in British banks have fallen by more than 90 per cent in less than two decades, it can be revealed.

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[bluebottle]

Re: The decline of the British bank robber

The saying "Little crooks rob banks, but big crooks own them" comes to mind. :santa2:

[des8]

Re: The decline of the British bank robber

Back in the 70's, when I arranged insurance for a number of banks, security was abysmal.
One bank (no longer in existence) had a branch in Birmingham which held upto £5m, of which only £50,000 was allowed out of the locked vault at any one time.
Talking to the manager one day he told me that every Friday to conduct their audit after closing time, with the doors locked they emptied the vault and piled the cash on a table in the banking hall.
Due to the fire regulations there was an unlocked fire door on to the roof.
I was briefly tempted to visit Birmingham the next Friday with tooled up friends, but actually advised him on how to carry out the audit without breaching the terms of the insurance policy.