Danske Bank Reward Current Account 31 August 2018 at 1:24PM edited 31 August 2018 at 1:39PM in Budgeting & bank accounts 107 replies 16.8K views

[Deleted User]

It used to be possible to open this account by phone with a non-NI address but there was mention on another thread recently that you can no longer open by phone from outwith NI.

Willing2Learn

Deleted_User wrote: »

It used to be possible to open this account by phone with a non-NI address but there was mention on another thread recently that you can no longer open by phone from outwith NI.

Yeah, I opened my account via a half-hour telephone appointment...but that was a year ago...

1Foz

Cheers. I guess it's not likely then. I'll ask them next week anyway tho with their online chat thing. Maybe if I explain that I don't need branch access and happy to manage the account online and post office maybe they might let me open it. Otherwise I guess I'll expect them to say northern Ireland residents only, no harm trying tho

TiberUK

I opened one a couple of days ago. Switching from a bog standard Santander account which has no perks/costs. Nice to get a free fiver every month. As I live in NI I had no issues opening an account and my new mortgage is (hopefully, its not signed yet) going to be with Danske anyway

Though I know from experience that their debit cards tends to have more failed contactless payments than other bank cards. Have never understood why

starM

I opened an account beginning of this year. It works I absolutely fine. I recently opened up joint account too so that £10pm. You can have 1 joint and then 2 accounts in sole names. Can easily get £15pm.

1Foz

So why the hell do some people from England get it and others not? Seems an odd policy they have if you ask me.

Ed-1

1Foz wrote: »

So why the hell do some people from England get it and others not? Seems an odd policy they have if you ask me.

I think they must have only recently adopted the policy of no mainland residents. When I rang on behalf of someone recently they said they no longer have an appetite for non-NI customers.

1Foz

Thank you Ed

It's just frustrating , if only I was around here a year ago checking out great rewards that I'd have never found on my own accord. I might still ask them anyway, if not then the upside is the Barclays blue double bonus so no point being too upset now to see if I can cheat my way to the full co op bonus with daily PayPal transactions. Probably not Thanks to all on here in helping me think more smarter about rewards and banking perks

starM

So only customers within NI can open this account now?

System

1Foz wrote: »

Thanks to all on here in helping me think more smarter about rewards and banking perks

That's like thanking Fagin. I'm sure some of these people would stay in a hotel with a half-empty suitcase so they could fill it with the bathroom freebies, toilet rolls and suchlike. After all, it's not in the hotel terms and conditions that they shouldn't....