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Online transfer from HSBC to Halifax

Somnia
Somnia Posts: 1 Newbie
in Budgeting & bank accounts
Hi,

I want to pay in some money into a cash isa account with the Halifax from my current account with HSBC for this tax year.

My Halifax account has a roll number in addition to an account number and sort code. The HSBC online payment system doesn't have an option to input this, will it still work fine without the roll number? The lady at HSBC didn't seem very sure.

Thanks in advance.
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  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Somnia wrote: »
    ...will it still work fine without the roll number?
    Yes........
  • noh
    noh Posts: 5,820 Forumite
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    Somnia wrote: »
    Hi,

    I want to pay in some money into a cash isa account with the Halifax from my current account with HSBC for this tax year.

    My Halifax account has a roll number in addition to an account number and sort code. The HSBC online payment system doesn't have an option to input this, will it still work fine without the roll number? The lady at HSBC didn't seem very sure.

    Thanks in advance.

    If there is a reference field put the roll number there.
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    Somnia wrote: »
    The HSBC online payment system doesn't have an option to input this
    Yes it does...it's the "Payee's Reference". Click the question mark against it for further details.
  • glider3560
    glider3560 Posts: 4,115 Forumite
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    On HSBC's website, it is called "Description" rather than "Reference". The roll number is no longer necessary with Halifax, but it doesn't hurt by putting it in the Description field.
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    Halifax will no longer be using roll numbers from the middle of next year.
  • jambosans
    jambosans Posts: 1,493 Forumite
    opinions4u wrote: »
    Halifax will no longer be using roll numbers from the middle of next year.

    Really? Will this apply to just bank accounts (BoS included)? Or will they be withdrawn from other products (e.g. loans - 7/; mortgages - A/)? I'm assuming this is a LTSB integration step.
    Anything I post is my opinion, so from time to time I may be wrong. I try to provide answers based in fact, however I don't know everything, so (like all posters on MSE), take what I say with a pinch of salt.
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    jambosans wrote: »
    Really? Will this apply to just bank accounts (BoS included)? Or will they be withdrawn from other products (e.g. loans - 7/; mortgages - A/)? I'm assuming this is a LTSB integration step.
    All accounts as part of the move to the Lloyds CBS platform (aka The Ark).
  • MarkFromCornwall
    MarkFromCornwall Posts: 941 Forumite
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    opinions4u wrote: »
    all accounts as part of the move to the lloyds cbs platform (aka the ark).

    cbs?

    ...........
  • opinions4u
    opinions4u Posts: 19,411 Forumite
    MarkFromMullion wrote: »
    cbs?
    I think it stand for "Core Banking System" but I actually have no idea!

    The old Halifax system, from memory, was called TD01 and I don't have a clue what that stands for either despite having worked for the firm for two decades!

    Basically names (or abbreviations) for the computer systems all the customer and transactional data sits on.
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,694 Forumite
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    The Halifax Roll number is a hangover from their Building Society days, it relates to the roll of members.
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