"Our reader spotted the distressed device in 2025 while strolling through the city of Liverpool, England. It has been vandalized and was long out of use, yet, on closer inspection, the CRT was still glowing and stating the admittedly obvious "SORRY OUT OF SERVICE." Just below, picked out in yellow, is the text "ON-LINE." The text looks a little crooked, but let's face it: someone has had a go at the poor machine with extreme prejudice,"
"The "ON-LINE" text must mean that somewhere a management console is reporting that the ATM is still connected to the network, even though it is unlikely to fulfill its design purpose without substantial reconditioning. Our reader checked a popular street view service and found that the ATM had been out of service at least as far back as March 2023, although it looked in better condition then."
An ATM in Liverpool in 2025 appeared vandalized and long out of use. Its CRT remained glowing with the message "SORRY OUT OF SERVICE" and, below in yellow, the word "ON-LINE." The display lettering and bezel were crooked after obvious physical damage. The "ON-LINE" indicator suggested a network connection despite the unit's likely inability to dispense cash without substantial reconditioning. Street view imagery showed the machine out of service since at least March 2023 but in better condition then. The ATM remained powered inside the wall of an abandoned retail unit, prompting questions about electricity costs and demonstrating the resilience of older hardware.
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