best savings account that accepts direct debits

greenery

I need another direct debit in order to take advantage of bank switching offers. I have run out out. I have a moneybox account which has a small direct debit and I would like to open another small savings account just for the direct debit. Any suggestions for for where?

quirkydeptless

It's a struggle now with Birmingham Midshires closing accounts

See here for ideas https://becleverwithyourcash.com/cheap-direct-debits-for-bank-switching-and-rewards/

The Ecology BS 2.1% regular saver is a minimum £25 per month DD

https://www.ecology.co.uk/savings/savings-accounts/

I am also using Plum (AI auto-saving app) and Wealthify (£2 a month investment - P.S. sometimes new Wealthify customer bonus offers crop up on this site)

Bridlington1

Scottish widows, plum, moneybox, ecology regular saver, ecology easy access, ecology notice account and charity bank all take DD. Wealthify's a good one, though it's investing and not saving. Many credit unions allow DD deposits too.

Also credit cards are quite useful. You can just open a credit card and buy a 10p amazon voucher once a month for an easy direct debit.

binao

Bridlington1 said:

Scottish widows, plum, moneybox, ecology regular saver, ecology easy access, ecology notice account and charity bank all take DD. Wealthify's a good one, though it's investing and not saving. Many credit unions allow DD deposits too.

Also credit cards are quite useful. You can just open a credit card and buy a 10p amazon voucher once a month for an easy direct debit.

Credit card, 10p Amazon voucher, easy direct debit. How does that all work?

Thanks 

granta

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

Daliah

granta said:

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

I haven't yet seen anyone confirming it works or fails. I have set up a DD mandate against my Santander esaver but I don't yet know whether it will actually be executed. Will be a few more days before I know.

granta

Daliah said:

granta said:

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

I haven't yet seen anyone confirming it works or fails. I have set up a DD mandate against my Santander esaver but I don't yet know whether it will actually be executed. Will be a few more days before I know.

Thanks. I want to try the same but can't see how to do it when I login to my account. Maybe it's only possible on the app?

ForumUser7

Daliah said:

granta said:

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

I haven't yet seen anyone confirming it works or fails. I have set up a DD mandate against my Santander esaver but I don't yet know whether it will actually be executed. Will be a few more days before I know.

Are people saying you can pay into the Santander esaver with direct debit, or pay out of it by direct debit?

Daliah

granta said:

Daliah said:

granta said:

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

I haven't yet seen anyone confirming it works or fails. I have set up a DD mandate against my Santander esaver but I don't yet know whether it will actually be executed. Will be a few more days before I know.

Thanks. I want to try the same but can't see how to do it when I login to my account. Maybe it's only possible on the app?

You can't set it up in Santander. A DD needs to be set up with the recipient of the money - e.g. a savings or investment account in your name that accepts DD, a credit card, a charity etc etc.

granta

Daliah said:

granta said:

Daliah said:

granta said:

Apparently the Santander eSaver might also allow DDs but I can't see how to set it up online (I'm not ton the app) - can anyone help?
Similarly for the Ecology easy access and notice accounts - how do you set them up? The account information does not say DDs are allowed.

I haven't yet seen anyone confirming it works or fails. I have set up a DD mandate against my Santander esaver but I don't yet know whether it will actually be executed. Will be a few more days before I know.

Thanks. I want to try the same but can't see how to do it when I login to my account. Maybe it's only possible on the app?

You can't set it up in Santander. A DD needs to be set up with the recipient of the money - e.g. a savings or investment account in your name that accepts DD, a credit card, a charity etc etc.

Ok, thanks. I've misunderstood and thought this could be another source of direct debit like the ecology regular saver. Need to find a replacement for a DD I had to cancel recently

Bridlington1

binao said:

Bridlington1 said:

Scottish widows, plum, moneybox, ecology regular saver, ecology easy access, ecology notice account and charity bank all take DD. Wealthify's a good one, though it's investing and not saving. Many credit unions allow DD deposits too.

Also credit cards are quite useful. You can just open a credit card and buy a 10p amazon voucher once a month for an easy direct debit.

Credit card, 10p Amazon voucher, easy direct debit. How does that all work?

Thanks 

Open a new credit card and set up a direct debit to pay the card in full each month. Then simply buy a 10p amazon gift card using your new credit card once a month. Voila, you now have a 10p direct debit each month.