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Santander £100 Amazon voucher - if I’ve already opened a new acc for £30 can I open another for £100
If I’ve opened a new Santander account to get the £30 Amazon voucher incentive, can I also open another Santander account to receive the new £100 Amazon voucher incentive?
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How do you upgrade your Santander account?
Their chat service is having a laugh with the time it takes them to respond. Plus I've found them totally unhelpful recently anyway. A wall listens better. I'm going to try out their Edge current account to see how much I come out with properly but want to upgrade my everyday account rather than open a new one. So how do I…
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Bank can’t find refund
I’m stuck! Our bank account was plundered by PayPal at the end of August, using an automatic payment that was not authorised. The bank saw it was fraud and gave us the first £7000 back, then PayPal refunded the other £3500, but the final £87.90 has still not been refunded (this was the initial purchase that the fraudsters…
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Barclay Premier Current Account £400 switch
I think a similar question was asked but thought I should seek clarity before asking. The account says for earners over £75k only, but the switching criteria says to be able to pay £4k in each month. I can move money around to do this, and only play on getting the account for the switch bonus, but I know when applying for…
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Anyone got experience with premium back account travel insurance and pre-existing conditions?
Hi, My wife and I both have some pre existing medical conditions that mean any travel insurance quotes we get are regularly doubled. I read on the Which? guide for packaged back accounts that in some cases it may be cheaper to go down this route. Does anyone have any experience of using the travel insurance included in…
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Has anyone tried applying for an ODE cashback card recently?
I just tried signing up for an ODE prepaid cashback card via the DiscountsForTeachers website, which describes the card as "completely free" to sign up for. However, at the end of the application process, where it prompts you to preload your new card with cash, it tried to tag on a £4.99 "delivery and fulfillment fee".…
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Open Business account
Hello All, i need to open a business account in the UK for my company registered at Companies House, but many banks declined with below "excuse": “As the company will be a
branch of a company that isn't based in UK (in France), it still won't be approved as the
main company isn't UK based.” When clicking on your Companies…
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Halifax rewards acc (& other offers coming to an end) - close the account or not?
Just curious whether you guys shut down your accounts when these offers come to an end (Halifax Rewards soon, Santander Lite Cashback recently) or whether you leave your accounts open & if so why? I like the tidiness of only having open what's needed, so on that note I want to close them down. BUT I leave them open with £1…
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Missing wire Bank transfer from USA to UK
It’s been over 3 months now since I requested a Wire Transfer of over $7000 from my US Bank to my Nationwide Bank Account here in the UK. Nationwide use HSBC as an intermediary Bank. Despite dozens of Emails, phone calls and meetings with Nationwide nothing has been resolved. The last information I have was back in…
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How gym took money if no DD?
A bit of context: I signed up for a gym. Never went, called to cancel, was told to coming in, couldn't so took money out of that account, there was no direct debit showing so I told the bank the card has been lost send me a new one. Went abroad for work. Come back a few months later put money into the account and some time…
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Switching to accounts where you've already received a bonus, or have savings account with them?
I don't usually repeat switch offers to banks I've already had a switch payment from, but more recently I prefer some of the requirements from banks that I've switched to before. Last year I switched to Lloyds, and opened a savings account with them which is in use. I recently switched out my Lloyds to FD and got the bonus…
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Nationwide Fairer Share
Please be kind, a new medical issue means N/W FlexPlus Aviva insurance won't cover me for ANY declarations that haven't been a problem before. So pointless renewing on 1 Oct. Trying to find insurance cover has me too stressed to properly get my head round the Fairer Share for 2025......... I'll downgrade our Plus a/c to a…
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My partner has been scammed TSB.
My partner has admitted to me tonight that he applied for a “marketing job” which essentially resulted in him sending money to various people via different apps. Tap tap send and lemfi. From his TSB current account. He has lost nearly £3000. We have spoken to TSB who have told us in the first instance to speak to these…
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Failed switch to Barclays
I tried to switch to barclays today to get the £200 switch bonus. Disaster! I will spare all the details, hours on phone! But result was they said I'm not eligible. I had checked and thought I was, also ChatGPT gpt said I was, the reason I may not of been is because I had a previous barclays account that I closed in 2024.…
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Halifax overdraft charges from over 10 years ago, maybe 15!
Hi, im older and wiser these days, I still get livid though about an account I had with the Halifax years ago. I had this account since a child and it kinda grew with me, at a certain stage in life they threw a £500 overdraft at me which I started to use. They then changed the terms and added more charges and it pushed me…
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Chase £100 incentive
I've just got a message from Chase (who I already have current and savings accounts with, but the current account is not my main one). They're offering a £100 Amazon voucher if I make my Chase current account my main income account - i.e. pay my salary (min £1,500) in each month for two months. Either by using the…
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Beware of Tide Bank
I have a small business and bank with Tide Bank. i recently received a message from Tide Bank, informing me that they were closing my account immediately. I contacted Tide, and asked why however they refused. I offered to provide any supporting documentation they required in case they had any concerns, however my account…
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MSE News: Forced to share PINs, left open to fraud – Martin Lewis calls for carers' cards
Banks must offer people the tools they need to manage their money in safer ways – and this needs to be overseen by the Government. This is according to new calls from Martin Lewis and the charity he founded and chairs, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI)... Read the full story: 'Forced to share PINs, left…
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Best way to send large amount of money overseas
We're in the process of buying a property abroad (in the EU) and wondered what are the best ways to send large amounts of money abroad. A bank would be the safest but their exchange rates are poor compared to some of the specialist brokers/companies. However, the specialist companies do not have full FCSA guarantee, so in…
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Club lloyds account, Active direct debits?
I've recently done the Club lloyds switch and have received the £200 incentive. So do l still need the 3 DD now, or can l cancel them, They are cheapo types, so nothing important. I don't intend to hang on to this account but will leave it for a few months before downgrading it to a classic. So, not to upset lloyds.
