Virgin Money Current Account 12 December 2019 at 8:31PM edited 30 November -1 at 12:00AM in Budgeting & Bank Accounts 959 replies 81.3K views

stclair

It appears the Virgin Money current account is now available;

https://uk.virginmoney.com/current-accounts/pca/apply

MovingForwards

Its been around for a few years.

Still can't do online banking eg set up standing orders, transfer money etc, it all has to be done by phone or in a branch; I'd hoped they would have sorted it by now.

xlnc99

I believe they can do all these things. They have taken over clydesable bank, i have seen emails/notifications (i have a clyesdale bank account) that in december it will all be changed to Virgin and u can operate the account in the same way, i.e online, app etc

MovingForwards

The essential current account doesn't, as I've just double checked.

MDMD

It’s basically the “B” account that Clydesdale have renamed Virgin after the takeover.

xlnc99

Yes that is the one. The B account i got it about 5 months ago and then was informed a month after virgin are taking over. Then as more and more emails came through finally they said by December it will be all Virgin but my online stuff info direct debits etc will all be the same

so it looks like virgin are upping their game

xlnc99

MovingForwards wrote: »

The essential current account doesn't, as I've just double checked.

Really odd then. Not sure whats going on. I think they may well start soon

Ergates

xlnc99 wrote: »

I believe they can do all these things. They have taken over clydesable bank, i have seen emails/notifications (i have a clyesdale bank account) that in december it will all be changed to Virgin and u can operate the account in the same way, i.e online, app etc

Clydesdale bought Virgin, but otherwise yeah.

xlnc99

oh really, i assumed it was the other way round due to the name change of Virgin. Strange one that

Frogletina

I've still got the Yorkshire Direct account which pays 1.5% on up to £3000, but is no longer on sale. I expect it will soon be closed.

Terms say that you have to pay in £1000 a month to get interest, but I'm still getting interest, despite not paying £1000 a month for over 2 years.

I started this year with £5.12 in the account and it's increasing by a penny a month :rotfl:

SnowTiger

MovingForwards wrote: »

The essential current account doesn't, as I've just double checked.

Virgin's new account appears to be a relaunch of Clydesdale Bank's B account.

I have a Virgin Essentials account. Online features are extremely limited. And to open it I had to sit through an interview that lasted for over an hour at one of Virgin's Money Stores.