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New investors, be warned. Make sure you type your phone number in correctly during registration.
I left the leading zero in by mistake..
Part of the logging in process is a call back to your phone number. If it fails, you have to ring them.
Expect a wait in excess of 30 minutes to get through. They will then post you a temporary password.
I would have thought that this could have been handled online....................

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  • barnstar2077
    barnstar2077 Posts: 1,648 Forumite
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    You made a mistake and they sorted it out for you,
    Think first of your goal, then make it happen!
  • Vortigern
    Vortigern Posts: 3,302 Forumite
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    You made a mistake and they sorted it out for you,
    The OP provides a useful warning to others opening NS&I accounts and should be thanked for that.

    Formatting of telephone numbers on web forms is inconsistent, with some sites wrongly requiring both the +44 prefix and the leading zero.  NS&I's form should have rejected the leading zero.  The problem is poor data vetting on the part of NS&I.
  • Socajam
    Socajam Posts: 1,238 Forumite
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    Vortigern said:
    You made a mistake and they sorted it out for you,
    The OP provides a useful warning to others opening NS&I accounts and should be thanked for that.

    Formatting of telephone numbers on web forms is inconsistent, with some sites wrongly requiring both the +44 prefix and the leading zero.  NS&I's form should have rejected the leading zero.  The problem is poor data vetting on the part of NS&I.
    How about paying attention or double checking the form to ensure that numbers are correct.
  • Socajam said:
    Vortigern said:
    You made a mistake and they sorted it out for you,
    The OP provides a useful warning to others opening NS&I accounts and should be thanked for that.

    Formatting of telephone numbers on web forms is inconsistent, with some sites wrongly requiring both the +44 prefix and the leading zero.  NS&I's form should have rejected the leading zero.  The problem is poor data vetting on the part of NS&I.
    How about paying attention or double checking the form to ensure that numbers are correct.
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  • sairy.gamp
    sairy.gamp Posts: 71 Forumite
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    Whitemonk said:
    New investors, be warned. Make sure you type your phone number in correctly during registration.
    I left the leading zero in by mistake..
    Part of the logging in process is a call back to your phone number. If it fails, you have to ring them.
    Expect a wait in excess of 30 minutes to get through. They will then post you a temporary password.
    I would have thought that this could have been handled online....................
    Thanks for the warning. Noted with thanks.
  • ctdctd
    ctdctd Posts: 1,098 Forumite
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    Poor webdesign by NS&I.
    As all UK landline and mobile numbers have a leading zero, they should either accept it and filter it out behind the scenes or reject it when entered!
    Sympathies to the OP!
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  • basic webdesign 101 - check for or adjust data input to expected format
  • mikb
    mikb Posts: 629 Forumite
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    ... it's in the later courses they teach people to demand a ZIP code where you are not in the USA, require a mobile phone number where people don't have one, or require you to fill in the "mandatory field marked with *" when it's missing, or actually already filled in.
  • And you have to wait until the master class to learn how  to mandate 'now  set up a user ID ' when you already have one and to create a greyed-out 'continue' button when all fields are filled in correctly..
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