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Withdrawing Cash in £5 denominations
I normally withdraw cash from a cash machine. However, I've recently sorted out my money and have worked out I can afford to spend £25 cash a week on miscellaneous things. As most cash machines only dispense in £10s and £20s I went into my local Halifax branch to draw out at the counter. I was then told I could draw a…
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8% hsbc account
you have to open a current account and have salary paid into it ten you can save £250 per month for a year at 8%
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Grrr.. Nationwide!
I have a Nationwide Flexaccount which I use when i go on holiday, I just put my spending money in there before I go and draw cash out of machines as it is commission free. When I opened the account last year I applied for an overdraft and they gave me a £1,000 one, but now they have taken it off me! They say I haven't used…
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account and not a resident for 3 years
My gf has a problem where she has to open a bank account and deposit a large cheque (approx £15,000) but has not been a uk resident for the last 3 years. Bank accounts we have looked at all ask for a 3 year UK residence and proof of address. She is living in Spain at the moment(although she is a British citizen) and will…
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Cahoot & ATM Fraud
My wife found out today that her cash card had been cloned as a few hundred pounds had been removed from her account using a ATM several hundred miles away from where we live. This evening she contacted CAHOOT who she banks with to inform them of the fraudulent transactions & found them to be most unhelpful. They informed…
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Banking on Saterday
HI, I guess going to a bank is old styl :j Does any one know which banks are open on Saterday in London? I,ve looked on info sites and they just say that soem branches of soem banks are oopen on Saterday but they don,t say which, where or when :confused:
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First Direct overdraft
Hi all I have a £4000 overdraft limit on my First Direct bank account (I no longer use the account, having moved to A+L). Does anyone know whether First Direct will charge me a fee for going overdrawn, or do I just pay the 10.9% per year (not that I'm planning to hang onto the money for more than a couple of months)? I…
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Banks open on Saterday
Hi, Can any one tell me which banks are open on Saterdays in London? ON all the info sites they just say some branches of some banks are open on Saterday but not which, where or when :confused:
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Just turned 18, what to do?
Hi, I have just turned 18 and I currently have a current account with Natwest (Current Plus Account). This consists of a Solo debit card and a cheque book. The interest is rubbish on the account. Can I now upgrade to a Switch debit card? Are there any other accounts out there that are better for me? Cheers Josh
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Saterday Banking
Hi, Does any one know which Banks are open on Saterdays in London round Waterloo or Victoria or any where else quite central? What are the opening times? :T I,ve been looking online for ages and theonly info I,ve found is that some branches of some banks are open saterdays but thats it, as if its a secret? They don,t say…
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ISA (Mini Cash) - new Tax Year 2005/06
Newcomers may not realise MSE has a separate section of threads re ISA savings. Pick of the Popular ISAs evolving chart is here : http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=420045#post420045 Hope this is helpful.
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Barclays are not on with what they did !!!
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: im not happy with barclays one bit. I have been a customer with them for 3 years and thought great, now i am of age (18), i will get myself a debit card cos electron is alright but not brilliant. So i go in and the SA (sales advisor) was very helpfull, she took my…
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Natwest charged me £35
I checked my balance today and found natwest have charged me £35 anyway i rang up to find out way and when i spoke to someone they said in brief basically i had a direct debit (for £5.50) come out yesterday and because it was sent back they charged me... anyway on saturday just gone my boyfriend had just put £400+ into my…
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I can't believe banks can get away with this...
I bank with Abbey and have my salary paid into my account with them each month. Usually I have been allowed to go up to £50 overdrawn each month, which has been very handy as I am on a modest salary, almost all of which is taken up with my rent and debt repayments- I relied on it on a regular basis to buy essentials such…
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So upset with HSBC. DIDN'T cancel my cheque
I am livid with HSBC, I cancelled a cheque (for £500) on the 14th April 2005 via a phone conversation, I found out today that they actually didn't cancel it and put it through ion the (17th), even though they have a record of the conversation! The guy at the call centre (obviously not in the UK), started to get sarcastic…
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Shops slow to debit account
I've found that some major stores are slow to take payment when using debit card. One major supermarket local to me has not converted there petrol stations to be chip/pin yet and they are taking between 2-3 weeks to take payment out of my account - good for interest on my account. Anyone will similar experiences
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Joint Account
Hi, I need to open a joint account for myself and my partner to pay the mortgage, bills, childcare etc out of. We will both keep our own seperate current accounts, with our salaries going there. Then we'll set up a standing order to pay money into the joint account. Due to the nature of the account, it should always be in…
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International Bank Account Number?
Can anybody give me any advice with regards to an IBAN number and a BIC code.? I have a Nationwide Flex account and wonder if i can use this to pay money into monthly. My current account is with the Woolwich and the amounts i intend to pay in do not seem to meet the minimums required for a new current account. The amounts…
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FD: any other faster-than-expected payments?
This is not much of a subject to raise really, but just to report that a payment made from First Direct bank account to Egg Visa credit card this week - which would normally take '3 banking days' [eg Wed to Fri] went across in 2 - [i.e. Wed to Thu]. This sort of thing seems to have cropped up quite a bit lately [e.g.…
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ATM gave me no £ but my ac was debited
I have an account with bos, and used my card in a clydesdale bank atm machine. I requested cash, waited a while then the machine spat out my card, without giving me cash. When I checked online, the money i had requested, had been debited from my account. This has happened twice in 2 weeks! I have been into my own bank and…
