Somebody up there hates me!

Circling_the_Drain

Went into Barclays today to open an account for my salary so that I can start my DMP without the Bank of Scotland grabbing all my cash.
I called in with 3 proofs of ID,passport,council tax tax bill for the year and my latest mortgage statement.Like my horse in the Grand national I fell at the first fence!:eek:My passport expired two months ago.....:o

Back to the drawing board.

gettingbetter

hi

give the co-op a phone
08457 212 212
they will open an account over the phone
they are great and really friendly

kas xx

Circling_the_Drain

I might just do that.All I want is a basic account with cash card & direct debits etc.The bank assistant was telling me about international money launderers.I wish!:rotfl:

gettingbetter

hi

you get a cash card
online banking
and direct debits

kas xx

sillywhenyoung_2

I did exactly the same, passport had expired and the utility bill i took they had spelt my surname wrong!

I got my new account with Natwest, apart from the ID issues it went very smoothly.

bigbum_2

Circling_the_Drain wrote: »

I might just do that.All I want is a basic account with cash card & direct debits etc.The bank assistant was telling me about international money launderers.I wish!:rotfl:

If you do apply with the co-op bank, clearly specify that you want a 'cashminder' account as you don't want to screw-up your application with any mis-understanding. When i recently applied they asked if i was certain if i really wanted this account and it seemed they wanted me to apply for some other account . I told them, as my credit file is laughably bad, it'd be a joke to even attempt to apply for a standard account :rotfl:.

Even so, i must says their customer service dept is very helpful and friendly indeed :T.

Good luck anyhow. :beer:

bigbum x

cashless_wonder

I have to 2nd, 3rd & 4th the bigging up of the Co-Op. Spent a very pleasent evening with them today setting up the little old odds & sods of my new account with them, Compared to the knuckle draggers over at Chaoot I'm currently in bank heaven !