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  • bristolleedsfan
    bristolleedsfan Posts: 12,649 Forumite
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    edited 28 August 2020 at 11:12AM
    Over62 said:
    I was also having trouble opening the switching terms PDF - the system wanted me to login to some kind of Microsoft Azure server with Metro Bank PLC credentials. Metro Bank's IT systems have never impressed me and I just see these problems as part of what to expect from it.
    wmb194 - I am having the same problem.   You say was - have you found a way round this?

    Does not need to be opened, just click it, is switch completion date given that determines whether switching form submits

    I clicked agreement link once had same problem as everyone else  error opening agreement form
    Switching form would not submit, I changed switch completion date and switching form completed fine, I did not have to involve myself with trusted devices in order for form to submit, from memory I used Firefox
    Someone messaged me could not get switching form to submit, he also found submitted fine after changing switching date.
  • IanManc
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    movingon said:
    And...make sure your photo id is clear and personal id only contains your face. I  was not accepted, and was advised that this is probably the likely reason the application was rejected, given I have not had problems previously.
    I hesitate to ask, but what parts of you did you include as well as your face, causing your picture to be rejected?  😲
  • Over62
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    Over62 said:
    I was also having trouble opening the switching terms PDF - the system wanted me to login to some kind of Microsoft Azure server with Metro Bank PLC credentials. Metro Bank's IT systems have never impressed me and I just see these problems as part of what to expect from it.
    wmb194 - I am having the same problem.   You say was - have you found a way round this?

    Does not need to be opened, just click it, is switch completion date given that determines whether switching form submits
    Yes, that worked.  Thanks so much.
  • tryin
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    Does anyone have some trick for the 10 debit card transactions requirement? I have made 1 transaction in the past month with my main account! (Cash withdrawals do not count - check terms and conditions).
  • colsten
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    edited 28 August 2020 at 1:48PM
    The best 'trick' is to actually buy something. Buy 10 bananas or something, pay for them individually at the self-checkout. You also have two months to make the 10 transactions.
  • movingon
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    IanManc said:
    movingon said:
    And...make sure your photo id is clear and personal id only contains your face. I  was not accepted, and was advised that this is probably the likely reason the application was rejected, given I have not had problems previously.
    I hesitate to ask, but what parts of you did you include as well as your face, causing your picture to be rejected?  😲
    well, it must have been my interesting  collection of unused debit cards showing up in the background, or something similar ;)
  • dcs34
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    colsten said:
    MSE, why has the Metro refer-a-friend thread been closed?

    Forumites have, AFAICS, complied fully with the MSE referral rules, and not posted any referral codes outside the official Referrers' forum.

    What is the problem, do you not want your forumites to post such offers? Do you not want forumites to be able to to discuss switching offers from banks? If so, please update your rules so we all know where we stand. Thanks.
    I believe it was closed because, rather than being full of referrers, it was full of people asking for referral codes, which isn't the intent of that forum.

    Now seems a few people have started so there are plenty of links to go around, but might have been closed again by over-zealous admin not realising the situation had changed?
  • bristolleedsfan
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    edited 28 August 2020 at 6:38PM
    dcs34 said:
    colsten said:
    MSE, why has the Metro refer-a-friend thread been closed?

    Forumites have, AFAICS, complied fully with the MSE referral rules, and not posted any referral codes outside the official Referrers' forum.

    What is the problem, do you not want your forumites to post such offers? Do you not want forumites to be able to to discuss switching offers from banks? If so, please update your rules so we all know where we stand. Thanks.
    I believe it was closed because, rather than being full of referrers, it was full of people asking for referral codes, which isn't the intent of that forum.

    Now seems a few people have started so there are plenty of links to go around, but might have been closed again by over-zealous admin not realising the situation had changed?

    Thread that you are referring to that got closed is a different thread to that Colsten was referring to, answer to why thread that Colsten was referring to got closed is on page 1 of this thread
  • pfpf
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    edited 28 August 2020 at 8:03PM
    just make sure before using your debit card that you actually activate it as per the letter the card comes with, which i completely misread.
    i have done a few low cost amazon purchases and they have all used my "backup" payment method because my MB account couldn't be authorized. :blush:

  • TheMightySwordfish
    TheMightySwordfish Posts: 176 Forumite
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    edited 28 August 2020 at 11:50PM
    Sorry for the confusion with the other thread.

    I have been trying to use the switch page and am stuck with the Trusted device/MS Azure login problem for the T's&C's. I've tried what has been suggested but no dice. Guess a trip to them will have to do.

    For the Debit Card payments I use Revolut as you can top it up via Debit Card and instantly send it back/to another Account. I find this handy for the £500 on Halifax and the 10 transactions on Metro Bank. 
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