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Depositing Cash In Post Office
Hi guys Just a little word of warning if you want to deposit cash in your bank account via the Post Office. My BIL wanted me to buy something from E-Bay for him last week. As I did not have enough money in my account to do so I gave him my bank details to pay the money in at the PO on 10/12 - he duly deposited the £103 and…
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please help i have a cheque problem
hi i lost a cheque, that was dated, signed & had the amount didnt have the payee coz i wasnt sure of who to right it too, now the problem is cant remember the exact amount and now alliance -leciester are refusing to cancel it because i dont know the amount but it was a lot over £300. although i have the cheque number they…
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Can someone please help
My sister paid in a large CHQ last Thursday and paid the £12 to get it through fast but it still has not turned up and she is getting so worried, at the start she asked what day would it be cleared for and she was told Monday so she has put down a large deposit for a car and they are holding onto the car until 21/12/2007…
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Abbey National and now Debt Collector
Hi, My old Abbey National account went OD in June and July this year 2007, each occassion was a few days as AOL took their money before wages went in. This occured unknown to me and when i had a statement advising me of the first charge i called them and was at that point advised of the second charge, both charges were for…
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Abbey plc - Good news story...
............. sadly one does not spring to mind :-( It would be helpful if Moneysavingexpert could produce some templates for members to complain and seek redress for the service outages in 2007. I think that we will need some tools to make sure that they have correctly calculated credit interest.
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LloydsTSB - charging GBP2.50 for "near limit" SMS alerts
If you rely on your "limit" alerts with Lloydstsb they will START charging from 2nd Jan 08 for these. The charge will be GBP2.50 If you receive the basic text alert detailing your balance, this apparently, won't be charged. Worth noting if you regurlarly come close to your O_draft limit
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Account for employed 16 yr old
Hello Can anyone advise on the sort of account a 16 year old, with a permanent job can apply for? He currently has a child account, but is really limited as to what he can do with the account (ie, he can't set up DD's etc) Thanks
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No pay advice?
Hi, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I am looking for some advice. I am a self employed actor, and I am currently working for a company, and I send them an invoice each week for my pay, but they are refusing to provide me with any sort of pay advice. I've asked if they can return a copy of the invoice signed by…
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Changes to Halifax account - with overdraft
Firstly, please accept my apologies if this subject is covered elsewhere, but having done a search I can only find one similar thread, but the advice didn't really cover my situation. Halifax have written to me advising me that as I pay over £1000 I would be better off changing accounts. They suggest either a High intrest…
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Anyone know procedure for foreign cheques for Barclays?
Hi guys, I use Neteller a lot and my main transactions are in US Dollars ($), purely to avoid £ to USD conversion charges between transactions.Now I have quite a large amount that I want to withdraw. Neteller are offering me the option of a bank transfer or sending me a cheque, however either way both of which would be in…
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Halifax statement downloads
Anybody got a decent method of downloading/copying Halifax statements in a suitable format (e.g. MS Money) if the accounts aren't supported by their "paper-free" scheme?
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Nationwide - ARRRRGGGGHHH!!!
Sorry to make a rant my first post, but I need this off my chest. Around the 3rd week of October, I submitted an online application with Nationwide for a current account and credit card in preparation for a month long holiday I was taking at the end of the year. I'd waited and watched my online status not change for a…
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Bank blocked my card!!!
Not sure where to start, so I'll start at the beginning.... On the 31st October my Visa Debit card expired and I rang my bank Abbey on the 3rd Nov to ask where my replacement was, they said "its on its way, left 23rd Oct".So I gave it another couple of days and rang again and this time they said, we will send another one.…
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depositing money into bank
how much can i deposit into my bank account without any questions being asked?
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direct debits going out early but dated correctly grrr!!
rent is due out on monday 17th but went out yesterday (friday 14th) dated the 17th so instead ogf being a few hundred in credit on a saturday when i want to shop, im £30 overdrawn! wages will go in on 17th so not skint but means i cant shop today and i suspect shopping the last saturday b4 xmas will be a nightmare! the…
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any help for a backpacker?
Hey everyone Im currently in Australia backpacking around having lots of fun. When I came out here I never sorted out my current account before I left. Im currently with Alliance and Leicester & ive got a premier direct current account. Before I come out here I was putting in over 500 a month in, but since Ive been out…
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Totally stung by A&L please help
HiMy fiance and I opened A&L accounts witha view to transfering to them and also for the referral feeAnyway there was a total lack of paperwork sent for changing banks and really rude staff so we left it - foolishly The referral fee of £50 went into my account but not my fiance's. We had been in touch and thought it was…
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Paid to stop a cheque but
Hello I needsome advice I paid £10 for a cheque to be stopped but 4 days later the cheque was paid out of my account :mad: and now I am overdrawn because of their mistake and they are charging me left right and centre I reported the error to them and they are investigating it What can I do about it?if anything..... As many…
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Poor credit? USA accounts??
Hello, Im going to the USA (new york)for 6 months and need help on where to open an account if i have adverse credit score?? i will be getting paid by cheuque every week and is non negotiable so im gonna either have to cash it or hopefully open an account somwhere? My credit score is rather shocking due to being a student…
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Alliance & Leicester Phoning from Abroad
Hi everyone, recently A & L changed their phone numbers. Does anyone know a phone number that does NOT start with 08? As we cannot phone 08 numbers from some countries. Have tried asking A & L but they don't understand the problem. We will have to go to another bank if we cannot resolve this problem. I know Abbey have a…
