Bank helplines

If your card has been lost or stolen, all banks offer emergency 24-hour services. Here are some of the main numbers:

Abbey 08459 724 724
Alliance & Leicester 0500 31 32 33
American Express 01273 696 933
Bank of Scotland 08457 20 30 99
BarclayCard 0870 154 0154
Capital one 0800 952 5267
Citibank 0800 00 55 00
Co-operative Bank, Smile 0845 600 6000
Goldfish  08705 111 444
Halifax 08457 20 30 99
HSBC 08456 007 010
Lloyds TSB 0800 096 9779
Mastercard 0800 964 767
NatWest 0870 6000459
Nationwide 08457 99 22 22 (credit cards) 08457 30 20 10 (all other cards)
Mint 0870 6000 459
Royal Bank of Scotland 0870 513 3550
Woolwich  01604 230230