Roland Perry wrote:

In message , Steve Dulieu
writes
AFAIK there are three cashpoints
at Stansted, none of which are anywhere near the arrivals gate, all next
to each other hidden around the side of a bureau de change and on this
occasion all out of service.

I arrived at Gatwick North last week, and also needed cash for a taxi.
There are two cash machines opposite the exit from customs (where all
the taxi drivers wait for their customers), but both were out of action.
Downstairs in the shopping mall are three more, and all of them were
also out of action!!

ATMs all rely on telephone lines. When one goes down, it is frequent that
all nearby ATMs also go down.

That's why sensible folk carry spare cash.
--
Al