Purple or Blue Debit card with Natwest Select A/C ?

just_about
just_about Posts: 241 Forumite
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Does a Natwest Select account if it has been accepted with a cheque book facility during application, normally come with with their blue or the full fat purple visa debit ?
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  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    From what i've seen, the purple debit card is the full current account one.

    Blue is the other one ?
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  • just_about
    just_about Posts: 241 Forumite
    But people here have reported to get the blue card even with the full Natwest current a/c (Select a/c) as they credit score separately for the purple visa debit (their offline debit card). So I was wondering if some one has been accepted the cheque book (again credit scored separately I think) with the full current a/c during application is it that they automatically sent the purple visa debit card or can they still be sent the blue visa debit with the chequebook ?
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    Remember.... the 'Select Account' is the current account, it's just Natwest/RBS call it that.

    and it comes with a PURPLE Card as stated here

    http://www.natwest.com/personal/current-accounts/g1/select-account.ashx

    Now either that's purple or im colour blind hehe
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  • just_about
    just_about Posts: 241 Forumite
    Also I guess Natwest issues three types of debit card now ? One for the basic a/c (basic Written on the top left hand side) and restricted to using only the RBS group Atm's, Second the normal blue colour online visa debit card which can be used unrestricted at ATM's but restricted to using only at attended point of sale, and third their full fat unrestricted offline Purple colour Visa debit card which can be used at pay@pumps etc ? Can any one confirm or correct me on this ?
  • vindicated
    vindicated Posts: 112 Forumite
    I thought they only had the two colours, blue and purple - with the blue one being the one that can be "tweaked" depending on the type of account and the purple one just being the "full fat" as you put it :P

    I could be completely wrong but thats what i thought anyway!
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  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,655 Forumite
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    You may not know but they changed their basic account in sept so that only their atms can be used. This means that there is now two types of blue card issued as described above by just_about. Holders of select accounts will get whichever card their credit score considers them worth of.
  • jen245
    jen245 Posts: 1,606 Forumite
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    edited 9 January 2012 at 12:30AM
    You can have either a blue (online) card or purple (offline) card on the Select account. Which one you get depends on your credit record. AFAIK, you can have a cheque book, and still be issued with a blue card. If you've been approved for an overdraft, you'll get the purple card, or at least you should do!

    The basic account card, is totally separate from the cards issued on the current account
    Debt free and staying that way! :beer:
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,844 Forumite
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    The card type given for your account is dependent on your credit score.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
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  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,844 Forumite
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    Lith wrote: »
    Remember.... the 'Select Account' is the current account, it's just Natwest/RBS call it that.

    and it comes with a PURPLE Card as stated here

    http://www.natwest.com/personal/current-accounts/g1/select-account.ashx

    Now either that's purple or im colour blind hehe

    The pictures are for illustration purposes......
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    stclair wrote: »
    The pictures are for illustration purposes......

    yes and no ?

    last time i checked that site, when you select the 'current account' it showed a purple card.........................................


    well excuse me if i didn't know get you huh? :rotfl:
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