When to close Barclays account so as to not get billed (blue rewards) for April?

JustAnotherSaver

phillw said:

JustAnotherSaver said:
That's what TSB is for, since their system is carp & Barclay's isn't too bad

I only had Barclays for the money, they wouldn't even give me an overdraft unless I went into a branch (I opened it during pandemic, so no thanks...)

I already switched my two TSB anyway. I got a Santander that is doing nothing right now, though with energy going up I'm tempted to turn it into a 123 lite.

I've opened one purely for that.

I've calculated it'll only get me about £2 per month plus pence. Some will say "I can't be bothered with the hassle of opening for £2/month".

But if opening an account is hassle then I have no words. It's 5 minutes of clicking & typing, if that. And it's then £24 a year to me. Hardly bank breaking but the other option is leaving the D/Ds with HSBC earning a big fat zero.

I'm not too interested in overdrafts as I don't really use them.

adindas

beefturnmail said:

No need to close the account, just turn off blue rewards

I got information about the Blue reward change from here.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2021/12/barclays-blue-rewards-shake-up/

I would like to keep my Barclay account even without the blue reward as this is one of the long serving AC I have. I just want to divert the DD to other accounts as well as do not want the hassle to juggle £800 without any benefit.

Does anyone have any suggestion the most simple way to remove the blue reward ?? TIA