Can an unused cash ISA be opened and closed in the same year without preventing another?

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If a cash ISA is opened and closed online without being used, will it disallow another being opened elsewhere in the same tax year?
I have opened one with Sainsbury's to transfer a previous year's cash ISA, but I have changed my mind.
I have opened one with Sainsbury's to transfer a previous year's cash ISA, but I have changed my mind.
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In any case, the ISA rules only prohibit paying new money into multiple ISAs of the same type - you can open as many as you like - so if you haven't funded this new account it won't have compromised your options....
You have been far more prompt than the Sainsbury's telephone enquiry line - 30 minutes and still no answer!