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subjecttocontract said:Isn't that a bit discriminatory?
No good if you're a traveller or live on a canal boat then ?(And no doubt they'd have no difficulty opening a savings account
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But I assume they are boats with permanent moorings......there are some without.0
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subjecttocontract said:But I assume they are boats with permanent moorings......there are some without.
The ones without tend to be touring boats where people have a permanent address on land.
The only way you'd get a savings account with a geographic restriction is to actually move there, or even move there 'on paper' by registering somewhere else at a 'friend's house' - but then your credit file would end up all over the place and it's more hassle than it could ever be worth.
I imagine they restrict it to local post-codes as they were set up in a specific area, and want their customers to also be from that specific area rather than any tom, d-ick or harry turning up from far, far away wanting to open accounts and then creating issues that might be difficult to resolve, or it might just be a numbers thing - they only want X amount of custom, and they can get it in their catchment area, and don't need the challenges of going nationwide. So in effect, if you don't live there, they actually don't want your money2 -
cymruchris said:subjecttocontract said:But I assume they are boats with permanent moorings......there are some without.
The ones without tend to be touring boats where people have a permanent address on land.
The only way you'd get a savings account with a geographic restriction is to actually move there, or even move there 'on paper' by registering somewhere else at a 'friend's house' - but then your credit file would end up all over the place and it's more hassle than it could ever be worth.
I imagine they restrict it to local post-codes as they were set up in a specific area, and want their customers to also be from that specific area rather than any tom, d-ick or harry turning up from far, far away wanting to open accounts and then creating issues that might be difficult to resolve, or it might just be a numbers thing - they only want X amount of custom, and they can get it in their catchment area, and don't need the challenges of going nationwide. So in effect, if you don't live there, they actually don't want your moneyIf you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.
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That sounds to me like they realise the have made a mistake and are searching around for a suitable excuse to make them look good.......to late for that. You just wait until they want something from me! 😂😂1
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In my obsessive carpetbagger days, Cumberland BS was the only one I could not get into. I even had a two-day trip up there to try as many branches as I could. It was a fortress. I couldn't bring myself to become a PNE "supporter" to try that route.
I always got a very terse response on entering too. Their accounts had always seemed very poor anyway (until the very recent offerings of course)
I vowed if ever they did drop their drawbridge, I would never open an account there0 -
ForumUser7 said:I asked Cumberland about this and they stated that it is purely so people are able to easily access their branches, as some things are easier to get sorted if someone can come in to deal with it in person. I guess that makes sense - and it’s probably just somewhat of a tradition that they’ve kept despite improving their online provision
That won't do for the types on here who worry about their monthly Santander interest being 5 minutes late.
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happybagger said:A tradition of having to book an appointment weeks in advance just to open an account, from what people say on here.0
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Band7 said:happybagger said:A tradition of having to book an appointment weeks in advance just to open an account, from what people say on here.If you want me to definitely see your reply, please tag me @forumuser7 Thank you.
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According to moneyfacts, Coventry will be launching a new limited access saver at 2.85% (variable):
Allows 6 penalty free withdrawals, each additional withdrawal is subject to 50 days loss of interest.
Online only.
Min deposit: £1
Max deposit: £250k
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