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Santander zero no fee 0% 12 mth bal transfer

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  • tirlittan
    tirlittan Posts: 3,397 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    CannyJock wrote: »
    You can transfer the money to an Egg Money card and then use the Egg Money card to transfer the funds to your current account.

    Thanks CannyJock. Not heard of Egg Money card, how does that work?
    DEBT FREE OCTOBER 2012!
    Proud to have dealt with my debts!
  • I just applied and got accepted for the current account (went via quidco for a cheeky £45 cashback too :))
    Debating when to apply for the 0% card. I've got £10,000 on a 0% card that doesn't run out for 5 months.

    I just noticed the minimum monthly repayments are 2.25% for the zero, so £225 a month for me. My current card is only 1%.

    Is 2.25% monthly pretty standard for a balance transfer card? My current offer is on purchases.

    And any clue when this offer might run out so I can time my application? I'm guessing it could just disappear at any time.
  • Miss_J
    Miss_J Posts: 399 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    pfpf wrote: »
    are some people actually getting accepted instantly for this?

    i went through the application and it didnt specifically say one thing or another, it just said to keep my reference number for future use.

    thank you.

    I called them to make the application and they told me there and then I had been approved.
  • I applied last week and haven't heard anything back yet. How long does it usually take them to contact you? Should I contact them?
    Total debt at lightbulb moment (Jan 2010): £23410
    Target for Dec 2011: £17000
    Lloyds - Early Jan: £[STRIKE]2040[/STRIKE] Feb: £[STRIKE]2050[/STRIKE] Mar: £0
    Other Lloyds @ highest: £9800 Feb: £9800

    Current debt: £23420
  • CannyJock
    CannyJock Posts: 3,838 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    tirlittan wrote: »
    Thanks CannyJock. Not heard of Egg Money card, how does that work?

    Best way to see the mechanics is to read the steps on the stoozing guide, where the Egg Money card is part of the process for routing funds from a credit card to your current account.

    http://www.stoozing.com/g_sfull.htm
    "A child of five could understand this. Fetch me a child of five." - Groucho Marx
  • Thanks for this, very interested!
    I have an £8k limit on my current credit card though, and would probably be looking for around £4k on this (my balance is just over £3k)
  • so, if i am given a 10k limit, how do i get the cash to stooze? i have no egg card.
  • bigstevex
    bigstevex Posts: 919 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I've just c*cked it up lol, I've applied through the normal customer link but i'm an existing customer, i didn't even notice there were different deals, trying to move my Virgin Money transfer from august like a few other people!
  • Hi, Does anyone know if you have to do all the BT when you sign up or if you can wait until after you get the card and then trf like with Virgin??

    I was hoping to use the card abroad first, then pay off the blance and trf by virgin blance from Aug.
  • If you put it in the application they will generally process it when the account is activated, some will let you change them though when you activate the card. Otherwise though you normally have 30 -60 days to do your transfers so you should be ok with what you plan to do!
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