ATM users made charitable donations in error, says Royal Bank of Scotland

ATM users made charitable donations in error, says Royal Bank of Scotland: New figures from the bank show an average donation of �43 per transaction, but Link says the average donation at all machines is only �5

Some customers using Royal Bank of Scotland cash machines gave donations to charity "in error" when it first implemented ATM giving last autumn.

The bank, which operates about a quarter of the UK’s cash machines, released figures showing that a total of �347,000 had been given to charity and that total donations were 8,051, giving an average donation of just over �43.