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123 santander credit card question

roydog2
roydog2 Posts: 32 Forumite
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I had one of these for a year and dumped it before Santander could charge me the annual fee for the next year.
Its been 5 months since I cancelled it.
If I reapply will I be charged the annual fee £22? I have the 123 current account.
Cant find anything about returning customers in their T and C's
Many thanks

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  • thebritishbloke
    thebritishbloke Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    Credit 'Score' - Don't buy the credit 'score' that Experian, Equifax and Noddle want to sell you. It's an arbitrary number that means nothing when it comes to applying for credit.

    ALWAYS HAVE A DIRECT DEBIT SET UP FOR THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO LOGIN AND PAY EACH MONTH.
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    I wouldn't place too much reliance on that information, being as...


    1. Egg hasn't been around for years, and


    2. Lloyds cards stay visible in your online banking area for around 6 months after closing.


    Much better to ask the provider directly.
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    roydog2 wrote: »
    Cant find anything about returning customers in their T and C's
    That's because there isn't anything there.


    If you successfully reapply, and providing you meet the T&Cs (ie set up the DD within the requisite timescale), then you'll get the fee refunded again.


    And the fee is £24 (unless you got a discount ;)).
  • roydog2
    roydog2 Posts: 32 Forumite
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    ??
    What has Egg and Lloyds got to do with anything???
    And why the cheek? I'm only asking a straight forward question!


    Will not bother in future...
  • YorkshireBoy
    YorkshireBoy Posts: 31,541 Forumite
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    roydog2 wrote: »
    What has Egg and Lloyds got to do with anything???
    The information on Santander could be/is likely to be very much out of date, given the 2 examples quoted (Egg doesn't exist, and Lloyds says 30 days when it could be a lot more).
    And why the cheek?
    What cheek?
    I'm only asking a straight forward question!
    And I gave you your answer...you will be rebated the fee.
    Will not bother in future...
    Very strange response! Are you feeling OK?
  • roydog2
    roydog2 Posts: 32 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    You're right I must be mad- I could not make head nor tail of the britishblokes reply or yours.
    Have now just discovered he had posted a link to an old obviously out of date MSE page (The link text looks just the same colour as normal text on my laptop).
    So yes, I agree it's probably not accurate now. I think I will just wait another few weeks and reapply as Santander have not yet responded to my query.
    My apologies
  • thebritishbloke
    thebritishbloke Posts: 1,472 Forumite
    I'd just give them a phone call and ask to be honest, you'll get a straight forward answer and you'll probably be able to apply for the card over the phone there and then.
    Credit 'Score' - Don't buy the credit 'score' that Experian, Equifax and Noddle want to sell you. It's an arbitrary number that means nothing when it comes to applying for credit.

    ALWAYS HAVE A DIRECT DEBIT SET UP FOR THE MINIMUM PAYMENT ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO LOGIN AND PAY EACH MONTH.
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