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Bank account help - any ideas?!

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  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Nationwide would *probably* give you a full FlexAccount with debit card & cheque book.

    Avoid Clydesdale/Yorkshire Bank like the plague.
  • username
    username Posts: 740 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Good news, folks. I managed to open my account last week with the letter from the college, and this morning I received a Visa (not electron) debit card andn PIN.

    Although it's not a cheque guarantee one, I already have a cheque book with the savings account, so if I ever need to write a cheque I'll use that. The debit card is useful though.

    Cheers all for your advice. :D

    What is the purpose of a cheque guarantee card though?
  • AFAIK, if you want to pay with a cheque in a shop, the 'guarantee' part shows the shop that the bank will honour the check (to the guarantee amount) and not bounce it if you don't have the funds.
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Without a guarantee card you can forget using cheques in the majority of large stores but since it's a debit card then why bother writing out a cheque anyway? :D
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