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Business account
Im starting my own business after being made redundant and need a business account. I dont want to borrow any money I just need the account to pay in cheques. The Yorkshire bank are being quite fussy about my credit history which I dont understand as I only want to pay in money. Ive also tried online at HSBC and refused…
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Barclays Account Upgrade
Hello again folks, and happy new year! I was just wondering if any of you had a Barclays Cash Card Account (Now with Full Visa Debit yay!!!) upgraded to a proper Current account based on how well you run your account? I am hoping that 6 months worth of what i believe to be good banking will put me in the good books at…
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HSBC Basic Account, should I get a debit card?
Hi All I have opened a basic bank account with HSBC and today received a self servicecard but no debit card. Has anybody else received this card? Can I ask for a debit card or do I have to run the account? Thanks in advance
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faster payments???
Hi, Is anyone else having trouble with faster payments being paid into Building Society accounts? Be interested to hear of other experiences.
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Help Using An Egg Pay Account
I have just opened an Egg Pay Account but when I tried to enter my Visa Card details I keep getting the message that I need to enter a Valid From Date or an Issue Number but my card does not have either of these only an Expires Date. What can I do to overcome this? Thanks.
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cash machine limits
Hi there, i have been looking at natwest online to find out if its possible to increase the cash machine limit on my account but cant find any info - can anyone help please. thanks kerry
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£20k need to invest
my dads got bit of a windfall £20k which we would like to invest with maximum return he may want to dip into it now and again as he's retired.. wheres the best place to put it these days? sorry but we are completely clueless at these thing
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Halifax online overdraft - strange behaviour!
I thought I'd click on the Apply/change overdraft button today, and it told me my current limit was £1,400 and my 'guaranteed overdraft available now' was also £1,400. I typed in I wanted to reduce it to £1,000 and submitted it, which it accepted. However, it now proclaims they are happy to give me £2,250 if I wish! So,…
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TSB Charges crippling us!
Help! In the last three months we have been charged approx £500 in returned DD & SO charges. We have an overdraft but now have an unplanned overdraft each month which is growing due to the charges. I have asked the bank for help, ie defer charges for a month, extend overdraft for a month, payment holiday on my bank loan,…
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Barclays Bank (warning)
Good Afternoon I would like to warn anyone who is intending on opening a new current account with Barclays bank. On the 14th of January I applied for a Barclays Additions current account online, I was give an automated decision which read, we will contact you in three to four working days with our decision. I never heard…
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Visa Electon - where do you get one?
I'm trying to get hold of Visa Electron card. Not to use every day but to use if I ever buy a flight with Ryan Air, since this is the only card they don't whack on a £9.50 charge for using a card. However having gone into HSBC to ask, they said 'Yes we are replacing our Switch Card's with Visa Electron card's'. Great - so…
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Should I Close Old Bank Accounts?
Hi there, sorry if this is a duplicate thread, I couldn't find anything on this before. Basically, I switched from Halifax to A&L 3 years ago. Before that, I switched to Halifax from Natwest approx 5 years before that. Now, I still have one current account with Natwest, and 3 current accounts and 2 savings accounts with…
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childrens savings acoounts
We want to set up savings accounts for our 2 sons, our 3rd son qualified for a child trust fund (so we will continue adding to this account for him). We want a similar account for the other 2, so that the money cannot be accessed until they turn 18 (this is how the trust fund works). I have had a browse online & as far as…
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Anyone open a current account with A&L?
Morning all, I opened a currnet account on line with A&L at the beginning of last week, got an email with instant decision to say application was successful and they would be setting up my account, but I haven't heard anything since........ has anyone else had this, does anyone know how long it ususally takes? I thought I…
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help plz lloyds have got me
hi all,my problem is i was offered a lloyds credit card 3 years ago,even though i didnt work and i snapped at it with 1 thousand on. i have been paying £ 20 a month but nothing seems to be going on to it.so i went into the bank as they offered me an interest 3loan ,but then said i had ccjs so i was refused.then i asked how…
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A&L 0% O.D Query - Ends after 1 year?
Hi. Can someone please confirm what happens to the 0% Interest Free Overdraft deal that I have on my Premiere Direct Current Account once the first year is over? I opened it almost 12 months ago and have been using it. Does it end, or is it ongoing? I can't find terms and they don't offer it anymore. Thanks. SC
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Fraud Warning - Norwich ATMs
Used either of these ATMs? Barclays Bank ATM's in in Church Lane, Eaton, or Colman Road? According to the press they've been tampered with. Article click here. Your card issuer won't tell YOU if your card details and/or PIN has been compromised. Here are two tips if you have used these ATMs recently: Change your PIN asap…
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Alliance & Leicester are they slow?
Just out of interest I applied for a new current account and it was accepted, but it was 7 days ago and not heard a thing since then, are they quite slow? thanks fj
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Using card with no funds - will it work?
Because of a problem I've just mentioned in an earlier thread (withdrew £200 from cash machine, got no money but got charged anyway!! :eek: ) I've got basically no funds in my account. The bank says the money should be credited within 2 weeks, but I need to buy books and food pretty urgently. So my question is - do any…
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Joint account with my Neighbours?
Hi, Not quite sure where to post this so will start here... I recently bought a house with my Girlfriend, part of the searches revealed that the house was reliant on a pump for disposal of foul drainage to the public sewer. Our 3 neighbours in the same terrace also use the pump and the pump located in our neighbours front…
