MSE News: TSB customers stopped from switching after it told banks to suspend transfers

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TSB asked rival banks to 'hold' switching requests from its customers on Friday in the middle of its IT meltdown, MoneySavingExpert can reveal...

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'TSB customers stopped from switching after it told banks to suspend transfers'

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aj23_2

That's technology. Accept it may go wrong.

Do what you did before online banking. Life was easier and simpler then.

Ashen

aj23 wrote: »

That's technology. Accept it may go wrong.

Do what you did before online banking. Life was easier and simpler then.

This in no way applies in this case - unless you're going to tell me that you would be manually filling out paper forms for each and every direct debit and standing order, along with account closure forms, despite the presence of the CASS. "Easier and simpler" - sure...

eskbanker

aj23 wrote: »

Do what you did before online banking. Life was easier and simpler then.

Your comment was possibly appropriate in the other TSB threads where you've used it, but this one is specifically about issues with switching.

There was no Current Account Switching Service before the introduction of online banking, so even though some aspects of banking were indeed simpler in the good old days, the introduction of CASS has been generally welcomed as a positive development and any manual alternative you might be thinking of would be exceptionally time-consuming and laborious!

HornetSaver

aj23 wrote: »

Do what you did before online banking. Life was easier and simpler then.

When I tape £1,500 to the underside of my bed and start complaining that it's not making me any money, my other half gives me funny looks.

Mchambers

Sums up TSB beautifully !

wizzywig27

I do feel sorry for TSB, but I dont think they have handled this very well. I tried to contact them today and was told by the automated service that call times exceed 30 minutes and to try again later and the call disconnected. Yet if it gave me the opportunity to hold I could have been on for hours. Imagine if they let switched go through, but money was lost in the ether, what then? They obviously had reasons for doing this, and although not brilliant, its not permanent.....damned if you do, damned if you don't!

AirlieBird

Another non-story from MSE. There was a temporary issue last week. It's fixed and TSB haven't stopped customers from switching.

phillw

Ashen wrote: »

This in no way applies in this case - unless you're going to tell me that you would be manually filling out paper forms for each and every direct debit and standing order, along with account closure forms, despite the presence of the CASS. "Easier and simpler" - sure...

I switched to Halifax several years before the 7 day switching service was introduced and they did everything for me. They switched all the DD over first, then wrote to my employer to advice them to start paying into the new account. In the intervening period they gave me a free overdraft and gave me cashback.

I hated when the new switch service was introduced. Of course it's quicker, but you miss out on that free overdraft for the month when you can put your salary in a savings account.

AirlieBird wrote: »

Another non-story from MSE. There was a temporary issue last week. It's fixed and TSB haven't stopped customers from switching.

They did stop customers from switching. Now they have been caught out they claim it was because they couldn't process the switches due to a technical issues, all the while they have been keen to point out that they have been able to process direct debits etc. It certainly sounds worthy of investigation to see if they are lying.

If they'd announced it up front then I'd be more willing to believe them.

aj23_2

Ashen wrote: »

This in no way applies in this case - unless you're going to tell me that you would be manually filling out paper forms for each and every direct debit and standing order, along with account closure forms, despite the presence of the CASS. "Easier and simpler" - sure...

Which probably takes about as long as logging on and doing it online.

aj23_2

eskbanker wrote: »

Your comment was possibly appropriate in the other TSB threads where you've used it, but this one is specifically about issues with switching.

There was no Current Account Switching Service before the introduction of online banking, so even though some aspects of banking were indeed simpler in the good old days, the introduction of CASS has been generally welcomed as a positive development and any manual alternative you might be thinking of would be exceptionally time-consuming and laborious!

You can do CASS in branch. You just make an appointment and do it. If people are still wanting to switch to TSB, they can do that still. I did that with Nationwide.