Coventry Building Society customers hit by payment delays after online services go down – here's what you need to know

MoneySavingExpert.com has seen dozens of complaints across our forum and on Twitter from unhappy Coventry Building Society (BS) customers in the past 24 hours, with the majority complaining of being unable to access their money or make regular payments from their accounts.

Coventry BS has acknowledged the issues and says it's "extremely sorry" for the stress and inconvenience caused. In a public post on its Twitter page, it added that it expected to have all services restored overnight (in other words, by morning on Wednesday 3 August).

Coventry BS has not said how many customers were impacted, though it has more than 2 million customers in total.

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What to do if you've been impacted

Coventry BS told us it did not want any of its members to "lose out financially" as a result of the interruption to its services. It said anyone impacted should call its customer services on freephone 0800 121 8899 for help. You can also contact the society by email.

If you're unhappy about the issues and want to raise a complaint, you can do so by calling the number above or using Coventry BS's online form.

Coventry Building Society customers vent their frustration: 'It's simply not good enough'

Here's a selection of some of the complaints we've seen from Coventry BS customers today:

What does Coventry Building Society say?

A spokesperson for the society said: "It's been a difficult couple of days and we're really sorry for the time it's taking to restore our services, but it is very important to do this in a controlled way.

"We'd like to thank our members for being patient as we restore services. We will keep our website and social media updated with progress."