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Switching from an unused bank account
KiKi
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Can I open a free, everyday bank account with bank XYZ that I have no plans to use, then use it to 'switch' to a Natwest account for the £175 switch cashback? (Ie, will Natwest realise that it's not my main account as it doesn't have my salary going in it, DDs etc, will that matter?)
I'd like to open a Natwest account for the switch cashback - and wouldn't mind using them as my main account for salary etc. However, I'd like to keep my current Santander bank account with the cashback on bills, without it being closed when I 'switch' to Natwest for the £175, and I don't know how else to do it.
TIA
KiKi
I'd like to open a Natwest account for the switch cashback - and wouldn't mind using them as my main account for salary etc. However, I'd like to keep my current Santander bank account with the cashback on bills, without it being closed when I 'switch' to Natwest for the £175, and I don't know how else to do it.
TIA
KiKi
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Yes, you can open such a 'donor' account and switch it, after receiving its debit card (to be able to quote the card number for the switch). Just make sure you fulfill all the requirements for the switching bonus.Evolution, not revolution0
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So long as the switching requirement doesn’t state you must move XX number of direct debits over with the switch then yes0
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Thanks both.
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