4658? 4659? The "is my Visa Debit card any good?" thread!

Toe-Jam

JacksterD wrote: »

Does Natwest still put 'Servicecard' on? I got a new RBS debit card the other day, and it's a £100 CGC, but it doesn't say 'Highline' 100' on it.

RBS group are phasing out the "ServiceCard" branding, but I thought it wasn't starting to January 2011

Our cards over here in N.I say ServiceCard for Cheque guarantee, and DebitCard for the ones without them, we got a leaflet to say that the wording was being removed from them from next year.

fawinds

sutton111 wrote: »

My HSBC card must definitely be an offline card, as it got accepted in the pay@pump machine.

Sutton, which are the first six digits of your card?

Mine are 4659 43

always_3

My Barclays Connect card (New style but still comes up as Connect Debit), works in [EMAIL="pay@pump"]pay@pump[/EMAIL]. Does this mean it is a offline (Not full authorisation card ?).

questionabout

always wrote: »

My Barclays Connect card (New style but still comes up as Connect Debit), works in [EMAIL="pay@pump"]pay@pump[/EMAIL]. Does this mean it is a offline (Not full authorisation card ?).

What type of account do you have?

...Is it the Cash Card Account or full Barclays Bank Account?

always_3

questionabout wrote: »

What type of account do you have?

...Is it the Cash Card Account or full Barclays Bank Account?

Just the Cash Card Account as I have a full account elsewhere but just wanted to keep things separate and did not want a cheque book as I have that on my other account. So was quite surprised it worked.

usedandabused

questionabout wrote: »

What type of account do you have?

...Is it the Cash Card Account or full Barclays Bank Account?

my bad didn't read due to haste.

i assume basic cash card will not allow that feature therefore my hunch is normal/full current account

sutton111

fawinds wrote: »

Sutton, which are the first six digits of your card?

Mine are 4659 43

No my is 4659 45. Is yours a CGC? Have your tried it at Tesco [EMAIL="Pay@Pump"]Pay@Pump[/EMAIL]?

fawinds

sutton111 wrote: »

No my is 4659 45. Is yours a CGC? Have your tried it at Tesco [EMAIL="Pay@Pump"]Pay@Pump[/EMAIL]?

Of course, you have an advance account. Wikipedia states:

4659 41 - HSBC Bank (UK)
4659 42 - HSBC Bank (UK) Visa Debit Card
4659 43 - HSBC Bank (UK) Visa Debit, NO Cheque Guarantee
4659 45 - HSBC(UK) Plus Visa Debit Card
4659 46 - Debit cards by First Direct (UK) - Division of HSBC UK

Yours is the plus, now advance, card. Mine is the no CGC but have not tried yet at Tesco Pay@Pump

I was surprised when opened a new citibank account and the card they have sent has £100 CGC :j

usedandabused

fawinds wrote: »

Of course, you have an advance account. Wikipedia states:

4659 41 - HSBC Bank (UK)
4659 42 - HSBC Bank (UK) Visa Debit Card
4659 43 - HSBC Bank (UK) Visa Debit, NO Cheque Guarantee
4659 45 - HSBC(UK) Plus Visa Debit Card
4659 46 - Debit cards by First Direct (UK) - Division of HSBC UK

Yours is the plus, now advance, card. Mine is the no CGC but have not tried yet at Tesco Pay@Pump

I was surprised when opened a new citibank account and the card they have sent has £100 CGC :j

would you consider yourself sub prime?

fawinds

usedandabused wrote: »

would you consider yourself sub prime?

Borderline. I got two personal full current accounts and one business account within the last two months, but my credit cards are from subprime companies and have subprime limits.

Within 6 to 12 months I will go for a Halifax Clarity card based on my Aqua card history (same underwriters) and if I get the Barclays Initial (I have a pending appeal) I plan to upgrade it too after a few months. Then in six months I will try the HSBC credit card based on internal score (they declined me for the card and an overdraft shortly after opening the account).

Why do you ask?