Bank Accounts

darkbananaman

Having nightmare opening cashminder account, id, proof of address, etc I just moved. Was wondering are there any accounts that you can pay for which won't be shut down once you become bankrupt? Any ideas thanks in advance.

sniggings

No not that I can think of, the paid for accounts are normally higher than a basic so a credit check would be run.

There are pre/paid card you might find useful until you get your account sorted, they act the same way as a credit card but you pre/load the card with money, the can spend the money as your would a debit or credit card, you can also get wages paid onto them etc but some can be on the expensive side, as they can charge for each use and a monthly fee too, If you do a search I think there is one or two that are quite reasonable if not near enough free to use.

tigerfeet2006

Is there any reason you can't open a basic Barclays account?

Is your income from work or solely from benefits?