Bank Account Number

Homeboy_1

Hi, I am in the process of setting up my bank account online. When I put my account number in it will not accept it as it is only eight numbers long and it is saying there should be nine numbers in the account number. I am sure I read somewhere that one of the account numbers forms part of the sort code. Just wondering if that is the number that is missing. Account is with Coventry Building Society. Thanks for any help

2010

http://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/savings-accounts/managing-your-account.aspx



Electronic payments
To arrange an electronic payment to your Coventry savings account or set-up a standing order payment to your Coventry account please use these details:
Coventry Building Society - HSBC, Corporation Street, Coventry
Sort Code: 40-63-01
Account number: Please quote the last eight digits of your account number
CHAPS payment or Telegraphic Transfer (your bank or building society may charge you for this service).
If you need to arrange a CHAPS payment or Telegraphic Transfer please use these details:
Coventry Building Society - HSBC, Corporation Street, Coventry
Sort code: 40-18-17
Account number: 51172859.
Reference: The full nine digits of your Coventry account number.

Atidi

Homeboy_1 wrote: »

Hi, I am in the process of setting up my bank account online. When I put my account number in it will not accept it as it is only eight numbers long and it is saying there should be nine numbers in the account number. I am sure I read somewhere that one of the account numbers forms part of the sort code. Just wondering if that is the number that is missing. Account is with Coventry Building Society. Thanks for any help

The Coventry Building Society is a building society, not a bank.
It therefore uses HSBC for it's banking services. It's account number with HSBC is 51172859

You should also have a Coventry Building Sociey Account number (may be called a roll number or reference number). This should be nine digits.

Edit: Beaten to it by 2010

agrinnall

Sort code is 6 digits, often written as three groups of two digits, sometimes separated by hyphens.

eg Nationwide 07-01-16

Account number in the UK is always 8 digits (which may include one or more leading zeros)

Building societies may also use other number formats as noted above.

Where are you trying to set up internet banking? If it is with Coventry BS then it's a slightly involved process as they use enhanced security which requires them to send you a card containing response values that you give when signing in.

Homeboy_1

Thanks for your replies. I have sorted it now. Apparently I have got to wait for them to send security details through. Just me trying to set it up to soon. Thanks again for your replies

ManAtHome

You won't use your account number - they send you a web login ID (mix of letters and numbers, eg something you'll never remember....), possibly an activation code (been a looong time since I opened my Cov account), and a grid card (if you've ever played battleships you'll be ok!).

Unfortunately you always need the grid card to sign in, so good idea to scan it and keep copy somewhere secure. You can get replacements, but will be through the post.