Deposit £1 into ING DIRECT and get £20

surrey_jim

Bit confused re the cheque. I would sign up for this and am fully able to send money over on a bank transfer / make payment on debit card yet have never had a cheque book.

Is there anyway round this??

BettiePage

sharonwai wrote: »

does that means we dont have to pay by cheque
coz ing direct sent me an email about the £1 cheque

My welcome email doesn't mention cheques at all.

Dear Mrs. M******,

Thank you for your recent online application to open an ING Direct account.


As soon as your first deposit has been credited to your account and regulatory checks have been carried out satisfactorily we will send you your Welcome Pack. This should arrive in approximately 3 business days.

Once you receive your Welcome Pack you will be able to access your account online and over the telephone using the security details that you set up as part of your account application.

We'll notify you when your quarterly statement is ready for viewing online, via this email address.
For cash ISA tax year 2010/2011 customers only

Please note, from the day we receive your initial cash ISA funding deposit, in accordance with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) guidelines, you will have 30 days should you want to cancel your cash ISA subscription with ING Direct. If you cancel your subscription within this 30 day period, you will be entitled to open a cash ISA with another provider within the same tax year.

Please note that you will not be able to reply to this email, however if you do have any questions, please visit ingdirect.co.uk or call us on 0845 603 8888.

Thank you for saving with ING Direct.

Yours sincerely


Carol Roberts
Head of Customer Service

Enfieldian

Eligibility requirements from their website:

The ING Direct Savings Account is available to people aged 18 or over who are 'ordinarily resident' (that is, who normally live) in the UK (not including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for tax purposes. You must have a personal UK bank or building society current account with a personal cheque book and Direct Debit facility and have access to a touch-tone telephone. This account is not available for trusts, business purposes or charities.

Enfieldian

Oh, and from their welcome email:

Thank you for your recent online application to open an ING Direct account.


In order to complete the account opening process, please send us the following:

1. A cheque for at least £1. This should be made payable to yourself (the name must be exactly the same as the one given on your application) from the account you have designated as your linked account. Please write your ING Direct Customer Number and Account Number on the back of the cheque. If you are opening a joint account we will need a separate cheque from both of you, one from each linked account. If you have selected a joint current account as your linked account we only require one cheque made payable to both account holders.

Once you have your cheque(s) ready, please send it to the following freepost address:

ING Direct
FREEPOST NATW1784
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1BR


If we have required any original documentation to process your application, we will check it and return it to you promptly. Once your cheque(s) and documents (if applicable) have been received and regulatory checks have been carried out satisfactorily, we will then send you your welcome pack. Once you have activated your PIN and set a memorable date (or in the case of joint accounts, both of you have activated your security details), you will be able to use your account to carry out transactions.


If you have requested a quarterly online statement for your account, we'll notify you when it's ready for viewing online, via this email address. Otherwise, you will receive your paper statement at the beginning of each quarter.
For cash ISA tax year 2010/2011 customers only

Please note, from the day we receive your initial cash ISA funding deposit, in accordance with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) guidelines, you will have 30 days should you want to cancel your cash ISA subscription with ING Direct. If you cancel your subscription within this 30 day period, you will be entitled to open a cash ISA with another provider within the same tax year.

Please note that you will not be able to reply to this email, however if you do have any questions, please visit ingdirect.co.uk or call us on 0845 603 8888.

Thank you for saving with ING Direct.

Yours sincerely


Carol Roberts
Head of Customer Service

ING Direct will never send you emails asking for your confidential or personal security information such as your PIN or memorable date.
If you receive any such request, please contact one of our Customer Service Team immediately on 0845 603 8888.

I have been informed that if the account is not activated within 28 days of application it will be closed automatically.

gazwood

surrey_jim wrote: »

Is there anyway round this??

Do what I did, ring them, get transferred to security who will change your bank account details over to a cheque account, then you still have to send the cheque, pain in the aS* but it's still £20 for 15 mins effort, bit annoyed, wifes went through online ok with a debit card for £1, mine wants a cheque, think it may be random security checks kicking in :eek:

sharonwai

Enfieldian wrote: »

Oh, and from their welcome email:




I have been informed that if the account is not activated within 28 days of application it will be closed automatically.

this is the email i got too even after £1 deposit via debit card.:(

sharonwai

gazwood wrote: »

Do what I did, ring them, get transferred to security who will change your bank account details over to a cheque account, then you still have to send the cheque, pain in the aS* but it's still £20 for 15 mins effort, bit annoyed, wifes went through online ok with a debit card for £1, mine wants a cheque, think it may be random security checks kicking in :eek:

ic , security checks?
i shall sent the cheque then...:T

DistortedVision

Did everyone get a confirmation email immediately after opening their account? I opened mine 10 minutes ago but haven't received anything. I definitely completed the application because the last screen says "You have now reached the end of your online application." Its given me the account number and customer number.

I'm wondering if I should just send off the cheque.

newreclaimer

Check your junk box. Thats where mine went.





QUOTE=Distorted Vision;34891213]Did everyone get a confirmation email immediately after opening their account? I opened mine 10 minutes ago but haven't received anything. I definitely completed the application because the last screen says "You have now reached the end of your online application." Its given me the account number and customer number.

I'm wondering if I should just send off the cheque.[/QUOTE]

ja55mck

Great find thanks for sharing...I opened one for me and paid my pound via debit card and then one for my wife but they want a cheque? very odd but seems to have all gone through....we will send the cheque tomorrow as well worth it for £20.