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Nationwide card reader - rubbish
I tried to use my Nationwide card reader to pay my window cleaner £15.00. Easy you may think? No, an absolute shower of the proverbial. I had to create a new payee, put in their details and amount then insert my card in the reader. I followed the prompts and got through to the part with the code, put that in and it asked…
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Coventry BS monthly interest paid but not received
Hi. February monthly interest from Coventry building society paid out on the 31st and was received into my bank the same day March interest was paid out on 30th but not landed in my bank account yet I have only been with Coventry a couple of months so I have no idea whats normal Can someone enlighten me please Thanks
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Nationwide Flexdirect Account
I have a Nationwide Bank account, which I am mostly happy with, however one small gripe is whenever I or someone transfers money to another Nationwide account it only shows the sort code and account number. I phoned them up to see if I was doing something wrong and they stated that I wasn't. So I guess I just have to put…
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TSB Dream Fund Prize Draw (September 2025)
Launched today. From what I can see after a quick glance through the T&Cs, there are two routes of entry into this. Entry routes: 1: Deposit £5,000 from another bank account (not TSB) into one of your TSB accounts anytime during the promotion period (all of September) and keep it there until at least 1st October. So you…
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Bank switching error
Hi, I recently switched banks from First direct to Santander which should have completed on 24th November. On 25th I noticed there was still money in the account (£175) with a pending payment for that amount to amazon. Yesterday I received a message from First direct to tell me that my account was £175 overdrawn. I checked…
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Need a little advice, my take home pay is different to whats calculated...
So I've been using this https://www.thesalarycalculator.co.uk/salary.php to calculate my take home pay estimates... I earn 38K a year. According to the calculator my PAYE should be £423.83 and NI £169.53 But the actual deductions were £441.20 and £176.49 Not wildly different but nearly a weeks shopping. But I also have a…
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Santander urgent help/advice needed
Long story short my daughter needs to provide a statement to prove her wages have gone into her account today - needs to show her name and address so mobile app only shows previous statements without the transaction she needs on it - the nearest branch is miles away - are we missing the ability to do this with online…
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Barclays Google pay Cash Reward
Hi Just had an email about this offer Cheers Source: Barclays https://share.google/H471bkqbPEljeShsL
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Executors/Administrators Bank Accounts - Why so difficult to open?
Why do many banks not offer, and others make very difficult
to open. Why are they not interest
bearing? More and more people are not
using solicitors to obtain probate, but the banks are not giving an easy
vehicle to open an Executor/Administrator account for Estate proceeds. All the banks appear to have different…
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Barclays £200 switch - cannot open account using the app
I'm trying to follow the steps to get the barclays £200 bonus. First step it says to download the app to apply for an account. Well I tried that but it won't let me register for the app unless I already have a product with them! So what do I need to do? Im assuming if I open an account normally on the browser and THEN…
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Natwest 'to keep your card details safe' loop
On 7 November I received a notification from Natwest 'To keep your card details safe, we're replacing your debit card ending xxxx. No need to call us - your old card will keep working until the new one is ready.' That seemed a bit strange as I had no unusual activity on my account, but then I read it was perhaps a website…
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Lloyds Bank £200 switch from 16 September 2025
Lloyds Bank have launched a new £200 switching offer. There's no end date, they just say that "The offer can be withdrawn without notice at any time." https://www.lloydsbank.com/current-accounts.html The Terms and Conditions are now live on the website: £200 switching offer terms and conditions To qualify for the £200…
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An Archived List of Switching Offers
Welcome to this thread. I have decided to create this thread to provide a continuously updated list of terms and conditions of switching offers as well as the dates they have run for both for ease of reference after they have recently gone NLA and in case anyone is interested in historical switching offers more generally.…
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Bank closed ISA in error
Hello my husband passed away recently and I contacted his bank (Nationwide) bereavement team. I followed their instructions to complete a form to close his Flexaccount and specifically asked that they keep his ISA in place until I decide what to do with this. That instruction was over the phone (I recorded the call) and in…
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Moved: The next steps, how do I close a bank account after a death, and release the funds
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Lloyds Bank Payments Technical Issues
Hi, I am wondering if other people are having the same issue as me. If I try to make an online payment through the Lloyds Bank website I get a message that customers cannot currently make online payments due to a "Technical Error". I first had this problem on 14th November, I have been out of the country and coming home…
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Santander cheque clearance process
I have a couple of cheques I wrote a couple of months back that seem to not have been submitted yet. I'm not inclined to nudge the organisations they were to as I may as well get the interest, but I'm wondering if I will get any warning from Santander when they are about to be taken out of my account as this will put me…
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Overdue Simple Assessment
Hi all, I'm a teacher and recently received a request to pay over £300. I've never done a Simple Assessment before neither do I remember receiving the form they are asking me about PA302. Is this money I have to pay? It says it's tax I owe from a previous tax year/State Pension. Can anyone advise me please? Thanks in…
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Stick with Santander 123 Current Account or Switch to Santander Edge Current Account?
I have had a Santander 123 Current Account for years and am wondering whether to switch to a Santander Edge Current Account instead? I don't need an overdraft and am more interested in interest rates and cashback. What would be the best move?
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Hyperjar Sports Direct cashback vouchers not working
I have
bought two Hyperjar instant cashback vouchers for Sports Direct. One was purchased a while ago,
with a value of £50. I’m not sure what balance remains on this voucher, but
when I tried to use it to place an order at the Sports Direct website I got a
message saying “Sorry, that Gift Card is invalid”. Thinking that…
