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Switching
Suzie8
Posts: 3 Newbie
Just opened a bank account for the sole purpose of switching, do I need to wait for the 14 day cooling off period to finish and can I switch without putting any money into it?
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No, and yes, but you would benefit from waiting to receive any debit card to the account and any online log in information.
Plus having a small balance to switch (£5) is a useful indicator for future reference of when the switch was completed.1 -
You would be better to ask the question on the forum specifically about bank accounts
Budgeting & Bank Accounts — MoneySavingExpert Forum
This forum is more about savings & investments.2 -
Better still, just continue yesterday's thread there:Albermarle said:You would be better to ask the question on the forum specifically about bank accounts
Budgeting & Bank Accounts — MoneySavingExpert Forum
This forum is more about savings & investments.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6303625/switching
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