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Does Cahoot participate in the Current Account Switch Service?

grumbler
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Seems to be a simple question, but in their Frequently asked questions the third one implies that Cahoot does participate.
However, Halifax in their switching offer T&C advise to visit https://www.currentaccountswitch.co.uk to find out - and there I don't see Cahoot, but I do see Santander. And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.
- in this MSE thread some people suggest that this sort of switch is 'internal', not between banks. This implies that for any 'extarnal' switch Cahoot=Santander. However, in the above list both HSBC and First Direct are listed separately - and so are Coop and Smile. 0
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I think the list on the CASS website is just for banks that you can switch to, i.e. those accepting incoming switches. Cahoot is closed to new business so I presume you can't switch into existing accounts.
The information on Cahoot's website only mentions leaving them, so it sounds like a switch from Cahoot to Halifax should work ok.1 -
I reckon the reason why they are not listed in the CASS Directory is that they are no longer offering current accounts to new applicants. Their T&Cs, however, confirm that they will process CASS switch requests.
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eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
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grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS0
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grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
Otherwise it would be BBC (sic), HMRC (sic) etc.
sic is for odd word usage or incorrect spelling/presentation.
As such it is, actually, perfect for your "run by Bacs [sic]" because the formal abbreviation is BACS not Bacs.
Or, in the version in their logo it is bacs, not Bacs.
"Bacs" is, therefore, incorrect and fine for sic.
Though normally it is seen as a correction - and you wouldn't, normally, be correcting yourself!0 -
Zanderman said:grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
Otherwise it would be BBC (sic), HMRC (sic) etc.
sic is for odd word usage or incorrect spelling/presentation.
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grumbler said:Zanderman said:grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
Otherwise it would be BBC (sic), HMRC (sic) etc.
sic is for odd word usage or incorrect spelling/presentation.0 -
Zanderman said:grumbler said:Zanderman said:grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
Otherwise it would be BBC (sic), HMRC (sic) etc.
sic is for odd word usage or incorrect spelling/presentation.Is "Mse" here a citation? If not, [sic] is used incorrectly.https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/about-the-site/ - MSE if capitalised everywhere.
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grumbler said:Zanderman said:grumbler said:Zanderman said:grumbler said:eskbanker said:grumbler said:And it's hard to believe that "The Current Account Switch Service ... run by Bacs [sic] " is that incompetent.Because it's an abbreviationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BACS
Otherwise it would be BBC (sic), HMRC (sic) etc.
sic is for odd word usage or incorrect spelling/presentation.Is "Mse" here a citation? If not, [sic] is used incorrectly.https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/about-the-site/ - MSE if capitalised everywhere.
MSE is the abbreviation - all caps, no dots, no sic.
Just the same as BACS is the abbreviation - all caps, no dots, no sic.
You maintain that in your opinion (described as IMO - all caps, no dots, no sic) that BACS should have [sic] written after it as it is incorrect. Which seems odd as it isn't incorrect. Unless you meant your version of it which was Bacs - which is incorrect so maybe should be [sic].
So I used Mse - which is incorrect usage of MSE, and added [sic].
One of us is taking this too seriously.
Perhaps both of us..0
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