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Solo to switch

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  • book12
    book12 Posts: 2,557 Forumite
    pimento wrote: »
    Hm. Would he really have to lie to the bank by saying he'd lost his Solo?

    I'd be happy for him to keep it but there are plenty of online places that don't take it and I have to use my card and he pays me back, so from a selfish POV it would suit me to keep him on Solo, but a VISA debit would be better for him. He's quite sensible.

    He should have a VISA debit instead. Solo/Maestro are extinct now. RBS/Natwest are the recent banks that switched from Solo/Maestro to VISA.

    The VISA debit he gets will be an 'oneline/Electronic' one, which means it will check the balance to see if the account has money. If it has, transaction approved, if not, transaction declined. Your son will be fine with the card. It's safe to have this card, and won't get overdrawn.

    The other kind of VISA debit is an 'offline' one.
    pimento wrote: »
    He knows everything, he's 17! ;)

    A couple of the places he buys his concert tickets from don't like Solo.

    I might ask him when his Solo expires, it might be fairly soon and festival season is a way away yet.

    If the card expires this year, wait. If it expires in 2010 or some other year, he could replace the card now.
  • willo65
    willo65 Posts: 1,012 Forumite
    He could just ask for a replacement card as he would like a Visa and I'm sure HSBC will oblige(sp)
  • [Deleted User]
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    muffinhead87 wrote: »
    how do I go about getting a switch card?
    you're about five years too late... they changed to maestro :P
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    I checked with him, it expires in February 2010.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • stclair
    stclair Posts: 6,855 Forumite
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    pimento wrote: »
    I checked with him, it expires in February 2010.

    Just get him to report his card lost/damaged and he will get a full auth visa debit card instead.
    Im an ex employee RBS Group
    However Any Opinion Given On MSE Is Strictly My Own
  • pimento
    pimento Posts: 6,243 Forumite
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    Thanks, I'll tell him.
    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -- Red Adair
  • muffinhead87
    muffinhead87 Posts: 26 Forumite
    Thanks for all the replies
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