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  • EachPenny
    EachPenny Posts: 12,239 Forumite
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    Hal17 wrote: »
    Hi ya, what made you think you could open 2 RS accounts?

    If you like taking a little bit of risk in life, try opening a second account in your name and see what happens...
    "In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"
  • keyboardworrier
    keyboardworrier Posts: 192 Forumite
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    edited 22 May 2017 at 1:10PM
    EachPenny wrote: »
    If you like taking a little bit of risk in life, try opening a second account in your name and see what happens...
    I'm going to give it a go...what's the worst that can happen! (I'm hoping the worst thing that could happen is they say 'no' to the other account.)
  • veryintrigued
    veryintrigued Posts: 3,843 Forumite
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    EachPenny wrote: »
    If you like taking a little bit of risk in life, try opening a second account in your name and see what happens...

    Stop this - You've been advised of the T&Cs earlier in this thread.

    Just because a system allows you to open two (or more accounts) still makes it in breach of the T&C.

    Santander, NW and plenty of others systems have allowed products to be opened whilst their T&Cs have stated they cannot be opened in conjunction with each other.

    These institutions do read these forums and hence why forumites have subsequently had these closed down.

    Will you be around and offering such wonderful advice should people who take up your suggestion have ALL their accounts closed?

    Thought not...
  • castle96
    castle96 Posts: 2,998 Forumite
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    Have tried from the home/info page, and while inside online banking, (ie to open further RSs). While I get a string of 9 digit ref. Nos, a further account does not show up as opened.
  • veryintrigued
    veryintrigued Posts: 3,843 Forumite
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    what's the worst that can happen!

    They could close all your accounts as you've downloaded and agreed to the T&Cs which you're in breach of.
  • Nationwide8
    Nationwide8 Posts: 362 Forumite
    Hung up my suit!
    edited 22 May 2017 at 1:14PM
    Hal17 wrote: »
    Hi ya, what made you think you could open 2 RS accounts?

    Have opened a RS for myself and the wife - all easy and confirmed.

    We really are in 2 minds whether to open the ISA account. It will only allow a max of £3K out of a potential £20K, what if someone offers a good ISA account where you could put your £20K allowance. You will be stuck so not sure what to do? Any thoughts anyone?

    So you get interest of £65 from the Ford Reg Saver ISA
    If you could find an IS A at 2%ish that would accept straight off £3000 for a year then that would be similar
    But if you are drip feeding the £250 from say a Santander 1-2-3 acc monthly into Ford Reg ISA you're earning £84 interest a year....so you'd have to find a 3%ish ISA to accept £3000 in one go

    ( I think !!! :o )

    Chances of even a 2% ISA coming out within 12 mth s ??? Probably zero
  • FYI... I was told this morning on the phone by a customer service rep at Ford Money that I could open "as many regular savers as you like", but that I was restricted to one regular saver ISA. A few minutes later, I received a call back from them saying that they were mistaken, I could open as many regular saver ISA's as I liked as well, provided I did not contribute more than £20,000 to them this tax year.
    R.I.P. Bart. The best cat there ever was. :sad:
  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
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    castle96 wrote: »
    Have tried from the home/info page, and while inside online banking, (ie to open further RSs). While I get a string of 9 digit ref. Nos, a further account does not show up as opened.

    Patience is a virtue.
    :grouphug: :D Official MSE canny forumite and HUKD VIP badge member :D :grouphug:
  • Nationwide8
    Nationwide8 Posts: 362 Forumite
    Hung up my suit!
    Thanks for replies ...Hmmm have sent them a SM to clarify if you can pay in by acc no rather than ref no..
  • Nationwide8
    Nationwide8 Posts: 362 Forumite
    Hung up my suit!
    FYI... I was told this morning on the phone by a customer service rep at Ford Money that I could open "as many regular savers as you like", but that I was restricted to one regular saver ISA. A few minutes later, I received a call back from them saying that they were mistaken, I could open as many regular saver ISA's as I liked as well, provided I did not contribute more than £20,000 to them this tax year.

    ALL at 4 % ?????? Or one Reg ISA at 4% and any others at their lower rate
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