Changing Bank Address

argamemnon

Hi, i've recently moved house from Wales to Lincolnshire, and i was wondering if it was more beneficial to change bank address to the local branch or to just leave it at the original branch in Wales.

Many thanks..

smartiedriver_2

Absolutely ZERO point changing bank accounts. Makes no difference at all, except for having to open a new account, transfer your DDs/SOs and give employers new acct info.

Complete waste of time and effort!

You can do anything at any branch - so no need at all.

ChiefGrasscutter

I'd agree
I did much the same....and left the accounts at my old branch some 100+ miles away.
That was now 11 years ago......so I've never visited my 'home branch' in 11 years!

pmduk

Agrees with the others. Never even been into my "home" branch

stclair

Theres no point everything centralised now adays :-)

MasterPJ

I just use there central branch - always works

Mrs_Ryan

When I banked with Nationwide my purse containing my cash card was stolen. I was told by their lost and stolen team that if I went to any branch with I.D that I could access my money no problem. So I duly went in with my passport and asked to take some money out. Is this your home branch? I wwas asked. No, I said. Sorry, said the cashier with a supercilious smirk. We can't help you, you will have to go to your home branch. I explained my situation and said lost and stolen had said that I could go to any branch but she said no, you have to go to your home branch. It was only when a colleague of hers overheard this that they asked where my home branch was. Newcastle upon Tyne I replied. Th is was in Liverpool. I reiterated then this was my only account and ow did they expect me to get to my home branch? They relented then. So this is a warning if you bank with Nationwide its not always centralised! Account is w ith Barclays now and my branch is still Liverpool but I manage it from Leicester just fine.

pmduk

That's nationwide. they have a strange attitude to customer service.

MasterPJ

I've never had an issue with Nationwide personally. I just use the Swindon office whenever asked

I'm not sure which would be my local branch, lol.