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£100 free from RBS
albalad
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switch to RBS now and we'll welcome you with £100
not sure if this is a new offer or not , but it is certainly a limited time offer , Exp 25/06/06 , but can be withdrawn at any time
not sure if this is a new offer or not , but it is certainly a limited time offer , Exp 25/06/06 , but can be withdrawn at any time
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
happy travels !!
"No matter where you go, there you are."
albalad
happy travels !!
"No matter where you go, there you are."
albalad
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it relies on you paying £144.00 per year for a royalties account with rather dubious savings..when things go wrong, Don't go with them!0
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Great stuff......had A quick look and doesn't seem restrictive. I think I'll "switch" the barclays account I opened to get another £100
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Doe's it?smileylunar wrote:it relies on you paying £144.00 per year for a royalties account with rather dubious savings..
The way I read it there were 3 types of account.....one being :
Interest Paying Current Account
If it's simply everyday banking you’re after, you can switch to our straightforward Interest Paying Current Account, which pays you interest on any credit balances and gives you access to virtually every cash machine in Great Britain.
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I've posted the full T&C's on this reply, but I would draw your attention to item 1) - This offer is only available in Scotland!!! Is this just poorly worded or a proper restriction? How practical can it be to have your account based at a branch in Scotland when this could be hundreds of miles away?
Terms and conditions of £100 offer
1. This offer is only available in Scotland. To benefit from the cash incentive, you will need to have your new current account based at a branch in Scotland.
2. Only available to new current account customers opening an Interest Paying Current Account, R21 Account, Royalties, Royalties Gold or Royalties Premier account between 1 May and 25 June 2006 who use it as a main account (as defined below).
I3. n order to qualify as a main account, you must use the Royal Bank’s centralised Account Switching Service to transfer Direct Debits and Standing Orders from your existing account elsewhere and/or mandate your salary/pension to the account.
4. Not available to existing Royal Bank of Scotland plc current account holders.
5. Only one offer (cash incentive) per new account.
6. We will pay £100 into your new account within 28 days of the switching process being completed – you will receive a letter confirming when the switching process is complete.
7. All account openings are subject to acceptance.
8. You will lose the right to benefit from the offer if we deem that your account has not been opened or used in accordance with the terms and conditions above.
9. This offer is subject to change and may be withdrawn at any time.
10. The offer is not open to employees of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group of companies.
A monthly fee of £6 for Royalties, £12 for Royalties Gold and £15 for Royalties Premier is payable on all accounts. The service charging period is normally in line with the date that we send your statement to you.0 -
Do you think they'll let me open the R21 account as an unemployed student?0
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Thanks albalad, this looks like a good one. It will certainly be a costly for RBS......
Worth noting that they are also offering to match an existing OD facility FOC for 6 months.
T&C's stateyou must use the Royal Bank’s centralised Account Switching Service to transfer Direct Debits and Standing Orders from your existing account elsewhere and/or mandate your salary/pension to the account.
I have never used one of these account switching services before. Do you actually have to close the other account or do they just transfer accross the dd's / so's and leave the account open? What if you don't have any dd's / so/s? How can you qualify then? I have an A&L account but don't want to close it as it's still running a free OD
Thanks,
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I received a mailshot today offering me the £100 if we upgraded our interest paying current account up to a Royalties gold.
I was considering it even although we now no longer use this as our main current account however what puts me off is that the money won't get credited right away I have to wait until May 2007. To qualify the account must have £500 credited each month and be active till 1/5/2007.
Blurp states £100 will be credited to account no later than 28/5/2007.
Maybe not such a good deal as I will be paying £144 for the year.
Other than annual worldwide insurance and the 2 year extended warranty if we pay using RBS none of the other benifits appear to be worth it.
Buying our own insurance would cost us £66 for our holiday this year so the other benifits would have to be worth £76.
Somehow I think NOT!!!
We shop around for car/home/ insurance gas electricty so they are the cheapest anyway. No saving here.
We never pay commission on our travel money and already have an amex travellers cheque card.
Breakdown cover is included in our car policy.
have just remortgaged don't need a personal loan or a new PREFERENTAIL credit card.
Use tesco vouchers for tickets for days out .
Don't go to the theatre or shows as we don't have any near us so again no saving.
As regards money off cd's DVD's I would imagine the site they give discount on is more expensive than the ones I use.
All in all a bit of a con I think so will be steering well clear.I have never met a calorie yet I didn't like!!0 -
no, not worth doing the upgrade - fee paying accounts are rarely worth it - but if you are a new customer you can pocket the £100 by opening their fee free intrest paying current account. Still looking for advise on the switching service if anybody can help please...0
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yebaws wrote:no, not worth doing the upgrade - fee paying accounts are rarely worth it - but if you are a new customer you can pocket the £100 by opening their fee free intrest paying current account. Still looking for advise on the switching service if anybody can help please...
If you click "switch today" it says:
"We will bring across your Direct Debits and Standing Orders, and notify your employer of your new details so your salary or pension can be paid into your new account. We can also arrange for your old account to be closed."
So I would say that means you get the option.
Although after signing up it said:
"How to transfer from another bank/building society?...
All we need is one signature to arrange the transfer and we will take care of the rest!
We will set up all your Direct Debits and standing orders, arrange the transfer of any salary/pension payments and close your existing account after regular payments have been confirmed and set up."
I think there will be a form that will ask whether or not you want your old account closed.0 -
Really interested in this but there is no chance payroll in my company could change my bank details by 25th June.
I also prefer having a scottish voice in the call centre with Bank of Scotland, reminds me of home.Only one Debt left and thats the Mortgage
June 05 - £110,500
June 06 - £ 99,000
June 07 - £96,000
June 08 - £90,000 TARGET
June 09 - £85,000 TARGET0
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