Santander "UPGRADED" my Debit Card

bmwboi99

i think the man on the phone be correct i have an account with the santender that has 4 cards on it , and AS FAR AS I AM AWARE they all work for the same account
santander cash card
santander electron
abbey electron
AND a santander visa debit card :@

heloid

So this is why after opening my account 2 months ago the mupsticks haven't sent my card yet, too busy sending waste of time new cards to existing customers..

SaveTheEuro

Toe-Jam wrote: »

You will leave yourself without a card then if thats what you did. The electron will automatically get cancelled in the next month or so.

Where did you get this from? The electron card is valid until 2012 and Santander say it only stops working when the new debit card is activated.

glennc1981

I got a Santander Visa Debit card to replace my Electron card. In my opinion it looks more like mutton dressed as lamb. Besides, I'm much happier with NatWest where I bank properly now.

System

This isn't the correct advice

Once a replacement card is generated, the system will automatically cancel the existing card after a specific period of time - this is different for every bank but will likely be around 4-6 weeks.

SaveTheEuro wrote: »

Where did you get this from? The electron card is valid until 2012 and Santander say it only stops working when the new debit card is activated.

SaveTheEuro

Toe-Jam wrote: »

You will leave yourself without a card then if thats what you did. The electron will automatically get cancelled in the next month or so.

Keeping electron is not an option, they are winding that product down and customers with cards beginning 4917 31 are being migrated to 4757 14 (Which is the new visa debit number invented specifically for these customers)

If you want an electron Halifax is your best bet.

I'm pleased to say my electron card did not get cancelled automatically. It's still working many weeks later.

AnonymousForObviousReason

Heng_Leng wrote: »

This isn't the correct advice

Once a replacement card is generated, the system will automatically cancel the existing card after a specific period of time - this is different for every bank but will likely be around 4-6 weeks.

A few months ago I got a red one through the post with a Cirrus on the back and cash card on the front. No explanation about what it's replacing, kept my old A&L one and it still works.

jen245

AnonymousForObviousReason wrote: »

A few months ago I got a red one through the post with a Cirrus on the back and cash card on the front. No explanation about what it's replacing, kept my old A&L one and it still works.

Maybe they were trying to bribe you to stay by giving you instant access to someone else's savings account

AnonymousForObviousReason

jen245 wrote: »

Maybe they were trying to bribe you to stay by giving you instant access to someone else's savings account

I've discovered their bribes normally end up costing me in time, effort and money.

simax

My Electron card still works 4 months after getting a replacement "Visa Debit"... just did a payment with it!