£100 Ulster Bank NI switch offer - ends 19 November 2020

colsten

Ghostcrawler said:

Still no sign of account number...which is fine, I wont have done anything other than setting up payee from my main bank account. Still awaiting for activation code to login to my online banking. Hopefully by 21st Oct all will be sorted incl. switch.

Have you tried using the app? 

https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/australia/

Ghostcrawler

colsten said:

Ghostcrawler said:

Still no sign of account number...which is fine, I wont have done anything other than setting up payee from my main bank account. Still awaiting for activation code to login to my online banking. Hopefully by 21st Oct all will be sorted incl. switch.

Have you tried using the app? 

https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/australia/

no I haven't yet, don't I need the activation code to register to online banking first? Whats with the European commission link, you mean to post some other link?

colsten

Sorry, correct link: https://digital.ulsterbank.co.uk/personal/help-and-support/help-with-mobile-app.html

You should be able to use the app (with some restrictions on size of payments you can make) even if you can't use online banking yet.

kimwp

colsten said:

This has been mentioned in passing in the £100 RBS switch offer thread but I reckon the offer does deserve its own thread.

Summary: 

By 19/11/2020: switch a current account to a new Ulster Select, or to an existing Ulster current account
By 31/12/2020: deposit a minimum of £1,500, and log in through the Ulster NI app
By 29/01/2021: Ulster will deposit £100 bonus, provided you have met the terms

Excluded from this offer are those who had a switch bonus from Ulster, Natwest or RBS between October 2017 and 1st September 2020 - - - but NOT apparently those who had such a bonus since 1st September 2020  . I am sure this must be bad writing but terms are terms, so I would expect them to honour them.

https://digital.ulsterbank.co.uk/personal/current-accounts.html#switch

Detailed T&Cs (downloads a PDF)

Thank you for posting this. Do you know what the equivalent eligibity for the RBS switch offer is? I'm going round in circles looking, but can't find the eligibility stated on the MSE page about it so I know it must be somewhere I'm not looking. (Just wondering if the Ulster bonus could make me ineligible for the RBS one)

colsten

kimwp said:

Thank you for posting this. Do you know what the equivalent eligibity for the RBS switch offer is? I'm going round in circles looking, but can't find the eligibility stated on the MSE page about it so I know it must be somewhere I'm not looking. (Just wondering if the Ulster bonus could make me ineligible for the RBS one)

Link to RBS T&Cs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_WIJLmRF4Jd7FVgv8FhkgCsUZHgH9p2K/view?usp=sharing

kimwp

Ace, thank you @colsten!

bristolleedsfan

Customer number by email yesterday, activation code by text today, card reader ordered automatically as I was logging in, switch completes on 22nd, card and pin arrived today as well

tryin

Does anyone know if the switch has to be completed by 19th November, or just apply for the switch by that date? The terms and conditions are a bit vague on this.

where_are_we

tryin said:

Does anyone know if the switch has to be completed by 19th November, or just apply for the switch by that date? The terms and conditions are a bit vague on this.

 

ULSTER BANK “SWITCH” OFFER TERMS Who’s eligible for the offer? New and existing Ulster Bank Limited (‘Ulster’) customers are eligible for this offer if you meet the following conditions: 1.New customers must:(a)Apply for and complete the account opening process for an Ulster Select account(‘new eligible current account’) via ulsterbank.co.uk, or through a branch, between 1st September 2020 and19th November 2020. As part of that application, you must transfer a non-Ulster current account to your new eligible current account (which includes closing your non-Ulster current account and moving all your payment instructions to your new eligible current account) using the Current Account Switch Service online or through a branch; and(b)after your new eligible current account is opened, you must also before 30th December 2020:(i)deposit £1,500 into your new eligible current account; and(ii)log into our online or mobile banking service.2. Existing customers who already have an Ulster Select, ufirstgold, Private Current or ufirst Private account(‘existing eligible current account’) opened prior to 1st September 2020, must:(a)by 19th November 2020, transfer a non-Ulster current account to your existing eligible current account (which includes closing your non-Ulster current account and moving all your payment instructions to your existing eligible current account) using the Current Account Switch Service in a branch;and(b)before 30th December 2020(i)deposit £1,500 into your existing eligible current account; and(ii)log into our online or mobile banking service."

My interpretation is that you should nominate a switch date no later than 19th November, whether you are a new or existing customer - so get your skates on as the process isn`t quick! - you can do it all online - you do not need the App. Everything is now in place at Ulsterbank and my switch completes tomorrow - goodbye to my TSB classic accounts! - Lloyds had one and Ulsterbank the other. Suprisingly had a "curtesy" call from the branch I had chosen - trying to sell services but perhaps also a security check because I didn`t send in any ID. I would imagine the £1500 (+ a month`s interest) going in from my TSB account as part of the CASS will count as the £1500 deposit I need to make before 31/12/20. I will move most of the balance out tomorrow.

Yorkshire_Pud

where_are_we said:

tryin said:

Does anyone know if the switch has to be completed by 19th November, or just apply for the switch by that date? The terms and conditions are a bit vague on this.

 

ULSTER BANK “SWITCH” OFFER TERMS Who’s eligible for the offer? New and existing Ulster Bank Limited (‘Ulster’) customers are eligible for this offer if you meet the following conditions: 1.New customers must:(a)Apply for and complete the account opening process for an Ulster Select account(‘new eligible current account’) via ulsterbank.co.uk, or through a branch, between 1st September 2020 and19th November 2020. As part of that application, you must transfer a non-Ulster current account to your new eligible current account (which includes closing your non-Ulster current account and moving all your payment instructions to your new eligible current account) using the Current Account Switch Service online or through a branch; and(b)after your new eligible current account is opened, you must also before 30th December 2020:(i)deposit £1,500 into your new eligible current account; and(ii)log into our online or mobile banking service.2. Existing customers who already have an Ulster Select, ufirstgold, Private Current or ufirst Private account(‘existing eligible current account’) opened prior to 1st September 2020, must:(a)by 19th November 2020, transfer a non-Ulster current account to your existing eligible current account (which includes closing your non-Ulster current account and moving all your payment instructions to your existing eligible current account) using the Current Account Switch Service in a branch;and(b)before 30th December 2020(i)deposit £1,500 into your existing eligible current account; and(ii)log into our online or mobile banking service."

My interpretation is that you should nominate a switch date no later than 19th November, whether you are a new or existing customer - so get your skates on as the process isn`t quick! - you can do it all online - you do not need the App. Everything is now in place at Ulsterbank and my switch completes tomorrow - goodbye to my TSB classic accounts! - Lloyds had one and Ulsterbank the other. Suprisingly had a "curtesy" call from the branch I had chosen - trying to sell services but perhaps also a security check because I didn`t send in any ID. I would imagine the £1500 (+ a month`s interest) going in from my TSB account as part of the CASS will count as the £1500 deposit I need to make before 31/12/20. I will move most of the balance out tomorrow.

I wouldn’t assume that the transferred balance of your switch account will count as a deposit. I’d take the money out and then deposit it yourself and then take it out again! You know how sneaky and pedantic these banks can be!