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  • karlie88 said:
    I am opening a regular saver account by post as the nearest branch is too far to drive. They have asked for for a copy of my passpost as proof of ID. I am concerned about posting a copy of my passport. any suggestions how I can protect myself in the event of the application going astray whilst meeting the ID requirements.
    Original passport or certified copy of passport?
    If former, then Royal Mail Special Delivery. Signed For is a cheaper option but comes with less insurance. Building Society will probably post it back via standard mail though.
    If latter, get it certified at a Post Office or a solicitor. For guidance my solicitor charges £10 per document.
    Obviously these costs should be factored in when opening a RS.usr
    The person I spoke to said a photocopy of my passport, no reference to it being certified so that was what I was going post.

  • Hoping one of you will know the answer to this.
    I had a 123 with Santander and decided to switch for a cash bonus from another bank. I have a few months before my Santander Regular saver (exclusive to 123 account holders which I no longer am) will mature or if I should just pull the money now. Does anyone know? I'm hoping that Santander will honour it automatically but I don't want to ask directly in case it triggers them not to mature it. Any thoughts?
  • soulsaver
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    edited 13 February 2020 at 12:32PM
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    Tdlm said:
    Hoping one of you will know the answer to this.
    I had a 123 with Santander and decided to switch for a cash bonus from another bank. I have a few months before my Santander Regular saver (exclusive to 123 account holders which I no longer am) will mature or if I should just pull the money now. Does anyone know? I'm hoping that Santander will honour it automatically but I don't want to ask directly in case it triggers them not to mature it. Any thoughts?
    IIRC the terms say you need a 123 ac to open the rs - so not mandatory to hold it. So you could start by checking there.
  • finspaniard
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    edited 15 February 2020 at 12:25PM
    Tdlm said:
    Hoping one of you will know the answer to this.
    I had a 123 with Santander and decided to switch for a cash bonus from another bank. I have a few months before my Santander Regular saver (exclusive to 123 account holders which I no longer am) will mature or if I should just pull the money now. Does anyone know? I'm hoping that Santander will honour it automatically but I don't want to ask directly in case it triggers them not to mature it. Any thoughts?
    You could also open a second account with Santander and switch that one, while downgrading you current 123 to 123 Lite.
    You save yourself the hassle of switch your main account while no need to worry about your RS. 
  • soulsaver
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    edited 14 February 2020 at 4:38PM
    Virgin Money. Credit where credit is due: I posted my  store RS passbooks (two) with w/d instruction paperwork, in their 1st class prepaid envelopes yesterday afternoon. 
    I had a call from their CS on my mob at 09:56 this morning saying I'd omitted to tick the closure box on one if that was what I wanted.
    Clarified that was what I wanted.
    I had a cup of coffee... started on the days finance jobs...and the funds had arrived in my nominated account at 10.15 am today. 
    Wow. :thumb:
  • dcs34
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    edited 16 February 2020 at 1:15PM
    Just a note on Saffron, I have the 170th Birthday Reg Saver, however I have been able to open and fund a small saver (edit: I live in the postcode zone).
  • colsten
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    dcs34 said:
    Just a note on Saffron, I have the 170th Birthday Reg Saver, however I have been able to open and fund a small saver.
    You must be living in one of the limited post codes this is available for. I applied, as an existing Saffron customer living outside their area. They didn't even bother to tell me to get lost, just ignored my application  :)
  • Can anyone help with my maths/logic on this?

    I have £5000 to save.  £1500 will go in a TSB current account to get 3%.  

    £300 a month will go in a First Direct RS at 2.75%
    £500 a month will go in a Coventry BS RS at 2.5%

    After 4 months of paying into the Coventry and 5 months of paying into the FD the £5000 will all be paid in.  Am I right in thinking it’s better to lock money away in the Coventry at 2.5% sooner rather than leaving it at a measly 1.35% in Marcus for longer so I can put it in the FD at 2.75% later on, right?   My brain is deserting me on the actual numbers but this feels right!
  • polymaff
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    edited 16 February 2020 at 7:11PM
    Every day you have money in at 2.5% you'll earn more interest than at 1.35%. Ditto 2.75%.
    So if you are happy with the terms of a higher-rate account, dribble as fast as you are permitted.
    A point to note is that the FD is a fixed rate account - so wait and with rates falling, you might lose out !
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