change sort code

xjn

How do I change my sort code number.

I opened a current account with Halifax online a few weeks back, and the sortcode was allocated to the branch nearest my house.

However as I have to now use two current accounts with Halifax I opened one. Today at a branch outside where I live yet I still have the sortcode of the branch nearest my house.

I want to change it to the other branches sortcode as I know having two of the same codes will confuse me. How do I go about getting it changed

MonkeyMad

Can't you name the accounts differently online and just mark-up the cheque book and debits cards for each account? If the same sort code is going to be a problem then I'd think twice about being able to manage two current accounts effectively.

innovate

Can you cope with two different 8-digit account numbers? If so, just consider the sort code part of the account number, i.e. cope with 2 different 14 digit numbers.

If not, ask Halifax whether they can transfer your old account to you new branch.

If they don't offer such a service, you'd need to close your old account and open a new one at your current branch.

Both those options might be confusing though................

xjn

Oh ok. I'll see if they can change the branch. I opened it in the second branch so I assumed I would have their sortcode rather than my current one

anna42hmr

Not sure if it same as some other banks have dealt with but often you are given same sort code as a "home" branch regardless as where later accounts are opened, so it's likely that even if you asked to move one account to a different one, both would change

agrinnall

How often do you think you will need to use your sortcode?

pcombo

It doesn't make any difference what branch its registered to.

Stompa

I'd have thought two accounts with the same sort code might be marginally easier. At least you'll never accidentally transpose the sort codes.

Gromitt

I opened two accounts with Halifax online and they both have different sort codes!

Doing a lookup of them, one says W.Yorks and the other says Leeds. Neither of them are anywhere near where I live. Although I don't suppose they are that far apart.

mgdavid

xjn wrote: »

...... as I know having two of the same codes will confuse me. .......

Eh? Two people have different names but live at the same address, you don't get them confused do you?

dzug1

Are you sure Halifax sort codes are allocated by branch in the first place - it could be by type of account.

Even with the larger banks it's possible for several branches to share one sort code. Or for one branch to have several sort codes,