Regular Saver Thread **New and Restarted**

colsten

soulsaver wrote: »

They accepted initial funding from a bank other than my linked and, although it doesn't kick in until November, my SO is from the same.

Same for me

badger09

Opened my Coventry RS yesterday. Had an account with them many years ago and remember detesting the grid card (even more than the M&S Pass:cool:)

Opened Virgin RS19 today.

Also doing the Club Lloyds hokey cokey.

Bang goes my resolution to simplify and curtail my accounts:o

Speculator

progressive_uk wrote: »

Re: Coventry BS new Regular Saver


Speculator stated in Post 2816 that he holds a historic Regular Saver from the Stroud & Swindon days (I opened in 2010). I also am in this position - a very good account with no end date and no max balance as long as you keep funding it each month (up to 250) with a 2.55% interest rate now. I imagine that many savers with this account, like me, have well over £20K in the account.


https://www.coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/consumer/product/savings/regular_saver/regular-saver.html
The T&Cs state under Additional Information: "This is a limited issue account and you can only have one Regular Saver at a time."

Has anybody with the old RS account successfully opened this new RS account (or been told definitively that you can't)? Speculator seems to imply he has, but I want to know for sure

My wife and I managed to open the new Regular saver without any problems. We both have the former Stroud and Swindon 2.55% regular saver.

Special_Saver2

Hi Everybody,

I have carried out this weekend's update.


- Al Rayan Everyday Saver account issue 1 (paying 1.6%) replaced with issue 2 (paying 1%) in the feeder account section

- Bucks Regular Saver accounts interest rates updated with information about impending interest rate drop
- First Direct and HBSC Regular Saver accounts updated as now 2.75% for new account holders

- Nottingham BS Seasonal Saver account added to post 3 (2.5% pa variable on up to £250 per month, branch only, no withdrawals until maturity on 30th November 2020)

- Principality BS Learner Earner account updated from issue 1 to issue 2, which does not include "fun and educational children’s activity packs for ages 5 – 11 years old, a moneybox, a story and sticker book, as well as a £10 reward voucher (for two years annually)."
- Virgin Money Regular Saver updated from issue 18 to issue 19

I will do the next update the weekend after next.

SS2

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For those new to this thread, the first few posts are constantly updated and are on the first page

badger09

badger09 wrote: »

Opened my Coventry RS yesterday. Had an account with them many years ago and remember detesting the grid card (even more than the M&S Pass:cool:)

Opened Virgin RS19 today.

Also doing the Club Lloyds hokey cokey.

Bang goes my resolution to simplify and curtail my accounts:o

I'm a little puzzled by Coventry. Account opened 11th, online message said account details would be sent by post 'for security reasons'. Today I've received temporary password for online access, which I've changed as instructed. However, I haven't yet received account number, so still can't fund it:(.

youngretired

I opened the regular saver on the 10th October, received account details on the 12th via post and went to register online and was told to enter password (knew I hadn't set one up during application, so rang them and told it would come in post).

To register you had to put in your account number, so how did you register to change password?

If you've been given a 9 digit number then this is your account number and it says to omit the 1st digit. Sort code I was given was 40-63-01.

I received my telephone number yesterday and so changed that and checked my balance and the funds were received OK.

colsten

badger09 wrote: »

I'm a little puzzled by Coventry. Account opened 11th, online message said account details would be sent by post 'for security reasons'. Today I've received temporary password for online access, which I've changed as instructed. However, I haven't yet received account number, so still can't fund it:(.

If you are able to login now, can you not see the account? Best to call them then.

badger09

youngretired wrote: »

I opened the regular saver on the 10th October, received account details on the 12th via post and went to register online and was told to enter password (knew I hadn't set one up during application, so rang them and told it would come in post).

As I said, I haven't received my account number.

What I received today is a temporary password.

Using the web address given in the letter (coventrybuildingsociety.co.uk/setup) simply asked for my temporary password and allowed me to change it.

It did not ask for anything else, such as name/username/account number.

youngretired wrote: »

To register you had to put in your account number, so how did you register to change password?

If you've been given a 9 digit number then this is your account number and it says to omit the 1st digit. Sort code I was given was 40-63-01.

All I have been able to do is change the temporary password they have sent.

I suspect that might be part 2 of the registration process.

I have not been given a 9 digit number or sort code. Only a temporary password:cool:.

colsten wrote: »

If you are able to login now, can you not see the account? Best to call them then.

I'm not able to log in as (wait for it....) I haven't been given my account number:mad::p

I'll see if it arrives tomorrow. If not I'll call them.

colsten

badger09 wrote: »

I'm not able to log in as (wait for it....) I haven't been given my account number:mad::p

Ah right. You want to register for online access, not actually login (yet). Didn't you say you have online access, and the dreaded grid card, already, from years ago? If I misunderstand and you need to register first, you are, I am sorry to say, quite a way from being able to login - - - you'll have to wait until they send you your web ID* and your grid card, too. That, ISTR, is triggered by registering for online access. Once you have taken that hurdle, everything will be a breeze........ But how did you register without an account number?

*EDIT: just seen you appear to have your web ID already. I am not sure why you still need an account number to log in. Web Id, password, DOB, and 3 chars from the grid card is all I need to login. You really should call them to figure out wots wot.

badger09

colsten wrote: »

Ah right. You want to register for online access, not actually login (yet). Didn't you say you have online access, and the dreaded grid card, already, from years ago? If I misunderstand and you need to register first, you are, I am sorry to say, quite a way from being able to login - - - you'll have to wait until they send you your web ID* and your grid card, too. That, ISTR, is triggered by registering for online access. Once you have taken that hurdle, everything will be a breeze........ But how did you register without an account number?

*EDIT: just seen you appear to have your web ID already. I am not sure why you still need an account number to log in. Web Id, password, DOB, and 3 chars from the grid card is all I need to login. You really should call them to figure out wots wot.

I'm clearly failing miserably to explain my position:o

I don't have:
Account number or sort code
Web ID
Grid Card

I do have:
Temporary password - which I was able to change by following the address in the letter. However, that page was not a login page and all I could do was amend the temporary password.

The letter also says:
To access online services

• If the account you have automatically provides Online Services, the remaining security items you'll need to log in will be sent to you when your password is set up
• If your account doesn't automatically provide Online Services, when your password has been set up, go to coventrybuildingsociety.co.ul/online-services to arrange this
• You'll need your full nine digit account number and your password to register for Online Services. You can find your account number in your welcome letter

I'm puzzled by the order in which Coventry seem to be sending these

Unfortunately, I haven't kept a record of my old login details, having last had an account with Coventry in August 2012. I've long since shredded the dreaded Grid Card;)

I'll see what arrives tomorrow.