Offer £250 to switch to Clydesdale, Yorkshire or B

KTF

Not for the B account: https://www.youandb.co.uk/get-b/

Voyager2002

KTF wrote: »

Not for the B account: https://www.youandb.co.uk/get-b/

How strange...

When the site crashed this morning I went to a branch, and they offered me a choice of accounts including the B, which is the one I opened..

schiff

pmatt wrote: »

I’m immensely irritated by this.

First, does MSE warn businesses that they’re going to be promoted on the site, so that they can prepare their servers for the inevitable huge demand?

Second, isn’t Clydesdale Bank, you know, a bank. How can it not have servers robust enough to handle the demand. Did they think no-one would be interested in this offer?

Unimpressed all round.

Patience is a virtue! Checked access from time to time, at 15.38 it worked. A detailed process of course but I'm all done and dusted, the switch organised too!

KTF

I called them up to ask about the whole asking for digit 12 of my password when I only used 11 digits, etc and they said that they are not doing any more processing this evening as the 'market leading offer' has caused issues with the IT system.

They are hoping to resolve it this evening and said to try again tomorrow and call them back if it still isnt working.

I suspect their IT department (or whoever it is outsourced to) is going to be busy this evening after an already stressful day...

littly_kitty

schiff wrote: »

Patience is a virtue! Checked access from time to time, at 15.38 it worked. A detailed process of course but I'm all done and dusted, the switch organised too!

I've been checking throughout the day but nothing.

ToTo_Man

KTF wrote: »

Not for the B account: https://www.youandb.co.uk/get-b/

Can the B account be managed online using a laptop or is it tablet/smartphone only? (Yes, I'm a dinosaur who still likes to bank using a laptop...)

EDIT - B account applications are also not possible online at the moment.

KTF

As far as I know, you an login via your laptop as well as the app.

Biggles

smitchy73 wrote: »

I believe if you've had a previous incentive to open an account, you can't get this one as well.

That's correct. There was a error in the MSE sent out today, as it said, 'Existing Yorkshire/Clydesdale customers can only get the bonus if you haven't got one from it before' whereas, in fact, nobody can get the bonus if they've had ever one before.

littly_kitty

Oooh, the Yorkshire one just opened. I applied and it gave me this message:

Unfortunately we couldn’t confirm some of your details
For extra security, we’ve sent a letter with an authorisation code to your home address. When you get it, you can use the code to continue your application.

Is that normal? Should I try applying for the B as well (if it reopens) or will that cause problems.

denwyn

Wont let you do it online anymore now tells you to go into branch, tried lots of times today, site just not coping. Now given up, cant be bothered to go into town, the whole idea was internet banking. what a bloody fiasco. I'll probably look at M&S now, the voucher offered will come in handy for Xmas, plus savings accout not to bad.