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Exchange Euros to sterling
I have a sizeable amount of Euro transferred from France in a HSBC Euro account. Because of the Sterling exchange rate, would it be best to convert from Euro to £ and if so, wheres the best exchange deal?
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joint account with 1 visa debit & 1 electron
hi, added my partner to my account and they will only issue a visa electron whereas i have visa debit. is that to do with her credit history by any chance???
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Arrested account
Hi Not sure if this is the right place to post this:confused: . My husband has had a small savings account arrested by sheriff officers for a debt relating to the old Poll Tax, this debt is from 1991! We are refusing to pay as we were against the whole principal of the poll tax:mad: . Does anyone know how or if we can get…
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Grrrrr - Where's my Money Gone???
I've just logged into my online banking with Lloyds, and the £500 cash I paid in last Thursday isn't showing on my account :eek: I used the quick deposit enveloppe and use these every week and never have a problem. Is it best to call them tomorrow or go into the branch? I don't really want to go into the branch because it…
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Switching current account and savings account at the same time
Hi, After being embarassed at a supermarket checkout for the second time due to my debit card being declined following a 'computer glitch' (:mad:) I have decided to ditch Abbey and switch to Natwest. I have applied for a current account to replace my Abbey one, but I also have an internet savings account with them. Can…
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Visa electron
i just got one with halifax it works in the atm but every time i try and use it online it says that its been declined does anyone know why this is?
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Norwich & Peterborough Visa Debit Card
Hello everyone this is my first post so I hope you can help me with some advice :D I have been with the Norwich & Peterborough for a number of years , when I joined it was a basic current account , I asked if my card could be upgraded to a a visa debit card so I could buy online and with Cheque books going out of date this…
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Barclays Cash Card Account declined
I applied for a Cash Card account with barclays a couple of months ago, when they first started offering the Debit card. I was under the impression that they accepted everybody, so thought my IVA wouldn't be a problem. Can anyone confirm that they do not credit check for this account as I got the bog standard "decline"…
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Nationwide are annoying me now!
Basically, had my Flexaccount with them for nearly 10 years now. Took 7 years or so to get a Debit card on the account, even though it was used as my main account. Anyway, the account regularly has a 4-figure balance and account has been run very well. Anyway, I asked them about Faster Payments and apparently they have no…
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help re: bank charge
okay, here's the back story. on friday, at close of business, without it showing online at all on friday, only showing up on the internet banking on saturday morning, as having come off on friday, RBS took a £30 charge from me. my notification of sharges shows a charge of £28, coming off ont he 19th, nothing for friday. i…
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Allianceand Leicester faster payments?
Does anyone know if A&L's faster payments is working? I sent £300 to my hsbc account on friday and its vanished into the great abyss. Which is just great as my rent comes out today and I'm likey to get stung for going into my overdraft.:rolleyes: I've been on the phone for the last 30 minutes trying to get an answer......
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Please Help Advice Needed Current Account
Hi ALL I need some advice, basically i saw an advery online from freeads.net for a playsation 3 console for £200.00 with me not been able to drive i arranged with the seller to pay £100.00 and then £100.00 on delivery of the item. So he agreed to do this and send me an invoice from within paypal, which the transaction went…
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Please Help Advice Needed Current Account
Hi ALL I need some advice, basically i saw an advery online from freeads.net for a playsation 3 console for £200.00 with me not been able to drive i arranged with the seller to pay £100.00 and then £100.00 on delivery of the item. So he agreed to do this and send me an invoice from within paypal, which the transaction went…
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Question in regards to depositing cheques at Natwest.
Hi guys, I have a cheque that I would like to deposit but I cannot visit a local branch as I am working. There is no Natwest branch near to my workplace so I cannot visit a branch at lunch time. My local branch is literally 2 mins away from home so would I be able to post the cheque myself before work? I presume I can just…
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Data Protection Failure
I have a joint account with my 74 year old mum, she is fit and fine (thank God) and we opened the account 3 years ago, just in case she became forgetful or infirm, I have never put a penny in this account and have only written one cheque. About a year ago i got a voicemail to call them and instead of calling the number…
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Building socitey account from 1997
ive just found a building society book from 1997 for the staffordshire building society. i understand they are no longer so how do i track down my account from that long ago?
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Smile Bank Account - Is this reasonable?
I need to obtain copies of bank statements between June 2007 and November 2007 as they were lost in my house move, but I need them to complete my self assessment due at the end of the month. I asked Smile about this and they plan to charge me £10 per statement (which totals 6) i.e. £60 - is this reasonable? It seems…
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$US Dollar Denominated Bank Accounts
Can anyone tell me if and where it is possible to open a dollar denominated bank account? I don't need full current account facilities, but I do a lot of internet trading in the USA and also keep getting dollar cheques which cost a fortune to pay into my UK account. I have a paypal account which is OK for some things but…
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Advice on Business/Current Account
Hiya I need a bit of advice regarding our current and business accounts. My husband is self employed and used to use his Lloyds current account for the business as well as his private spending. The accountant then moaned about this and said he shouldn't do it so we opened an A&L business account. This has been running for…
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Tax Certificates from Icesave
Hi - Dooes anyone know if Icesave are good at providing Certificates of Tax Deduction for year 07/08??