Switching to Halifax, will I get the £100?

jameshoward1988

Hi MSE peeps!

Yesterday I switched my bank from Barclays to Halifax after seeing the ads everywhere, being closer to Xmas I could use the £100 luring fee.

I've been told it will all be active from Tuesday 14th.

Here's my question, last week I applied and received a credit card from - you guessed it - Halifax.

Does this mean, as I'm already a customer, I won't get the £100?

Thanks in advance.

J

grumbler

No, it doesn't.

£100 to switch using the Current Account Switch Service

To qualify for the £100 switching offer ("the offer") you must use the 'Current Account Switch Service' and meet the following conditions:
Use the 'Current Account Switch Service', to switch into a new or existing Halifax Current Account, Reward Current Account or Ultimate Reward Current Account ("your account").
Use the 'Current Account Switch Service' to transfer all the active credits and debits from the bank account that you hold with another bank and close this account.
You are not eligible for this offer if you have received £100 for switching to a Halifax bank account at any point since January 2012.
Customers switching a Bank of Scotland bank account to Halifax are not eligible for the offer.

jameshoward1988

Thanks for te reply grumbler.

Anybody got an idea of when it will be paid in? Guessing it will be after the activation although I can already log into mobile banking.

Focused

I switched last week, and the £100 was in the account on the day of the switch. Nice and painless!

chrisfreelander54

Got ours 10 days after applying.

GingerFurball_2

jameshoward1988 wrote: »

Thanks for te reply grumbler.

Anybody got an idea of when it will be paid in? Guessing it will be after the activation although I can already log into mobile banking.

Within 3 days of the switch completing.

Archi_Bald

jameshoward1988 wrote: »

Thanks for te reply grumbler.

Anybody got an idea of when it will be paid in? Guessing it will be after the activation although I can already log into mobile banking.

Did you read the T&Cs?

6. The offer will be paid directly into your account within three working days of your switch completing. The payment will appear as cash credit.
http://www.halifax.co.uk/bankaccounts/?WT.mc_id=43700005458774151&WT.srch=1

jameshoward1988

Archi_Bald wrote: »

Did you read the T&Cs?

Obviously not well enough.

Thanks for the comments people.