Offer £250 to switch to Clydesdale, Yorkshire or B

soulsaver · 8 November 2017 at 11:33PM

The_weedie wrote: »

This is my plan anyway. Once the switch is fully completed and done. I’ll transfer £1k over. Leave it a couple of days then transfer the another £1k over.

That won't work... unless you make a 3rd mid December, which shouldn't be too onerous.

The 2nd transfer must be AFTER the 1st 31 day period - ie in the 2nd 31day period after the switch.

Nicholas · 9 November 2017 at 11:27AM

Update on my switch:

Switch was completed on the 7th. All direct debits from Tesco transferred across OK.
Direct Debit due on the 8th. Checked today and rejected by Tesco as no payment instruction.

Rang up Yorkshire and apparently I was told that the switching works 9 times out of 10. So 10% failure rate, then? Not happy. Just as well it wasn't my main account that I was switching with mortgage or council tax DD's.

I have cancelled all the Tesco DD's and have set them up on Tesco side again using the sort code and account number of Yorkshire Bank.

So much for a smooth switch......

Shashy · 9 November 2017 at 12:30PM

Very clunky switching experience here too.

Application sign-up journey failed online.

2 calls needed to get my auth code posted.

Another call needed to finish setting up the account once auth code arrived.

ANOTHER call needed to unlock my account so I could use the app and internet banking.

All this before the switch has even happened...! Working for my 250 quid!

Curls2208 · 9 November 2017 at 4:52PM

Still waiting.....tomorrow it;ll be seven days before the 17th. Considering i applied on 24th October this is absolutely shocking.
I think I;ll take the hit and not change, they;ve been absolutely awful, £250 is a lot of money but another bank will offer it soon and I;ve managed to nab the TSB and HSBC ones anyway (I have 3 current accounts!)

Katiehound · 9 November 2017 at 5:09PM

Curls2208 wrote: »

(I have 3 current accounts!)

Is that all??!!

My switch due to go thro' on 17th.
Paperwork arrived today listing DDs & payments as well as a PIN.
Debit card came yesterday.

A bit longwinded but an easy £250.
The only ones to more or less match that have been M&S and HSBC (I can't do First Direct as I was a customer once in the dark ages!) but you needed to keep the a/c for more than 2 months to get all the goodies

18cc · 9 November 2017 at 5:15PM

Santander have an old legacy system (nothing to do with A and L) but they upgraded their systems I think about 2 years ago now not exactly sure with slightly different login requirements if you give them a ring you can migrate onto the new system that is what I did

anna42hmr · 9 November 2017 at 5:16PM

Nicholas wrote: »

Update on my switch:

Switch was completed on the 7th. All direct debits from Tesco transferred across OK.
Direct Debit due on the 8th. Checked today and rejected by Tesco as no payment instruction.

Rang up Yorkshire and apparently I was told that the switching works 9 times out of 10. So 10% failure rate, then? Not happy. Just as well it wasn't my main account that I was switching with mortgage or council tax DD's.

I have cancelled all the Tesco DD's and have set them up on Tesco side again using the sort code and account number of Yorkshire Bank.

So much for a smooth switch......

Oh no have they said what they will do about the failure of it?

Mine went through yesterday so 1k went in today looks ok so far, time will tell when my dds are claimed. Fingers crossed I don’t have the same issue as you as my dds for this account switch are not ones I can sort myself (ones a union member fee and other is a magazine subscription)

Did the dds debit from the origional account before the switch as I have heard of issues with mandates not always validating if they’ve never been used first?

RedSky1974 · 9 November 2017 at 5:16PM

I've applied but I'm still waiting to hear back from them as they needed to look at my account in more detail. They did that in one night for my wife. It's been about 10 days for me. Anyone else waiting for this?

KTF · 9 November 2017 at 5:19PM

Have you called them up to chase it?

stevej1982 · 9 November 2017 at 5:26PM

Katiehound wrote: »

Well you need 2 x DDs and they can be transferred with the switch or be new ones- as long as you have 2. At least that is my understanding and then they have to pay out :
quote from the welcome e-mail:
"Ensure you have set up two Direct Debits from your new account within 62 days of completing your switch. These can be transferred from your old account or created, but payments must be made from them within those 62 days and they can’t be cancelled before your £250 is paid"

Thanks for your reply.

Offer £250 to switch to Clydesdale, Yorkshire or B

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