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Opening bank accounts

eranou
eranou Posts: 377 Forumite
in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hi

Does anyone know of any banks that allow you to apply for current accounts by phone or online?

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  • simax
    simax Posts: 1,977 Forumite
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    Are you for real?
    I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂
  • cifpower
    cifpower Posts: 6,502 Forumite
    Nearly all of them
  • MarkFromCornwall
    MarkFromCornwall Posts: 932 Forumite
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    eranou wrote: »
    Hi

    Does anyone know of any banks that allow you to apply for current accounts by phone or online?

    Lloyds TSB for one.

    Mark
  • melorablack
    melorablack Posts: 1,114 Forumite
    And you couldn't have just gone directly to any bank's website, found an account you liked and clicked "Apply"?
  • EarthBoy
    EarthBoy Posts: 3,249 Forumite
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    You'd be hard pressed to find one that doesn't.
  • benoit
    benoit Posts: 327 Forumite
    EarthBoy wrote: »
    You'd be hard pressed to find one that doesn't.


    Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale don't.
  • EarthBoy
    EarthBoy Posts: 3,249 Forumite
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    benoit wrote: »
    Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale don't.

    Yes they do. By phone, at least, if not over the internet.

    You can open the Current Account Plus, Readycash (basic current account) and student accounts over the phone. Their websites give a number to ring to do so. The only one you can't apply for over the phone is the Signature Current Account.
  • eranou
    eranou Posts: 377 Forumite
    melorablack wrote: »
    And you couldn't have just gone directly to any bank's website, found an account you liked and clicked "Apply"?

    The first one I went to was clydesdale who dont offer applications online and wasnt clear if they done this over the phone.

    The second one was RBS I couldnt find anywhere to apply but I have now found it.

    I wasn't sure if you could apply online due to ID checks so I asked here

    Thanks to those who gave helpfull advice
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