Co-op Cashminder Account comes with VISA debit card from June onwards

beentheredonethatstilhere

Tesco don't accept the Visa Electron online but everyone else does. If you shop at Tesco then get yourself a Cashcard Plus Pre-paid card and transfer money onto that for your shopping.

http://www.mycashplus.co.uk/landing/c/?pc=GAW538&gclid=CI7z9JL6x5oCFQsEZgodPVuc1g

I would do as the CAB advises and get a new account as soon as.

SkintYokel

beentheredonethatstilhere wrote: »

Only thing though debrag is that as a bankrupt you van't get a Natwest account.

I've lost count of the number of times I've seen on here that Natwest will not entertain bankrupts in any way, shape or form.

This has come as a surprise to me as my OH and I have a Natwest basic account, opened just prior to becoming bankrupt and still going strong 18 months later! We have also opened a saings account for our son with my wife as trustee POST bankruptcy with them.

When we opened the account we were asked why we were opening such a basic account and we quite openly told them that we would be declaring bankruptcy 2 weeks later. The woman we were dealing with said something like "Oh, that would explain it", made a quick phone call and told us there was no problem

Guess we were just the lucky ones.

beentheredonethatstilhere

Unfortunatly we have seen on the board loads of people have their accounts closed by Natwest, even if they were told that the account wouldn't be. Some people have managed to keep their basic accounts but they are the exception rather than the rule. I just wouldn't want to risk it.

Merry_Gentry

Tis true - often front line staff say it's absolutely fine, then Head Office closes it down - there is very little consistency, hence Co-op and Barclays being the ones most often mentioned as 'safe'.

goldie100_2

sory for being dumb but where do i get a coop bank account and where do i pay my money in? ive never seen one where i live.

Merry_Gentry

You can pay it in at any post office or by post. You apply by phone 08457 212 212 - 24/7 UK Call Centre.