Regular Saver Thread **New and Restarted**

sully1311

I cannot get the Regular Savings Calculator to work on this page:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/best-regular-savings-accounts/#calculator

Is it working for anyone else? I've tried on multiple browsers and devices.

chris024

sully1311 wrote: »

I cannot get the Regular Savings Calculator to work on this page:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/savings/best-regular-savings-accounts/#calculator

Is it working for anyone else? I've tried on multiple browsers and devices.

I have tried for a few weeks and had no joy.
Ended up googling for one.

eastofeden

I reported it a week or so ago and was sent a reply saying that the “tech team were looking into it,” and thanking me for drawing it to their attention. Seems to be taking a while!

polymaff

For an N month regular saver

N+1 times monthly deposit times interest-percentage-rate/200

is what that calculator [STRIKE]does[/STRIKE] should do - I guess

eastofeden

It’s the drip feeding bit I’d rather use the calculator for!

interest_Ted

Zero for adults - per details just published on their website.
Pity.
:(:(:(

The childrens' regular saver is increased by the full 0.25% to 2.05%.

mgarl10024

interest_Ted wrote: »

"Coventry Regular Saver rate rise"
Zero for adults - per details just published on their website.
Pity.
:(:(:(

The childrens' regular saver is increased by the full 0.25% to 2.05%.

Not trying to be picky, but Coventry doesn't have a regular saver?

mgarl10024

Opened up my first Regular saver (well, first account) with Yorkshire Building Society, and it's been quite a faff.

Firstly, as noted on here, there were no forms online, so I had to request them for both me and partner. My pack took 3-5 days and the partner's pack took about 8 days even though they were ordered about 30 seconds apart.
YBS identify my nearest branch being the centre of town several miles away. I sent off cheques and forms.

4-5 days later the cheques and forms are returned. Electronic verification failed for both of us (even though we have so many accounts elsewhere we normally sail through). Paper ID needed, and only originals or certified copies accepted.

Today, visited my local "agency". Handed them the forms, cheque and ID. They asked where I got the forms and I explained that YBS sent them to me. We then waited for 25 mins while the cashier filled in whole new forms, copying the details between them, as "head office might not accept these ones" - even though they were identical. :shocked:

Having filled in the new forms she then says "oh, we've managed to electronically verify you" (the whole reason we gathered up our ID and for the branch visit ).

Seems awfully painful. I asked the cashier "Have you done many of these?" and she said "oh yes, since it went on sale two weeks ago we've been doing loads of them". I did internally wonder how long that would take if they all needed two lots of identical forms.

apt

mgarl10024 wrote: »

Not trying to be picky, but Coventry doesn't have a regular saver?

Yes it does, but it is closed to new savers. Was originally a Stroud & Swindon account.

mgarl10024

apt wrote: »

Yes it does, but it is closed to new savers. Was originally a Stroud & Swindon account.

Oh - I'd not heard of that one. Thanks for the correction.