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Parky2017

I'm in exactly the same boat as @PloughmansLunch and @qsk.

I've maxed out my 10 slots and my 3 x Halifax connections are about to expire. It currently just throws up an error when I try to renew them.

I have messaged YouGov customer services (twice) but have yet to receive any reply.

Google Gemini (AI) recommends taking the following steps. I am not optimistic that they will work, once the connections expire:

1. Wait for full expiration: Let the accounts lapse until the button shifts from "Renew" to "Reconnect" or "Fix Connection".
2. Click Reconnect: Start the process on your phone or browser. The system will generate a fresh landing page before pushing you to the bank.
3. Intercept the Consent Screen: Before you are redirected to the Halifax app or portal, YouGov will present an Open Banking consent overview screen (confirming they want to read transaction history for 90 days).
4. Look for the "Change Bank" Loophole: On this middle page, look closely at the top or bottom of the panel. There is typically a small text link or button that says "Change Provider", "Select Different Bank", or "Not your bank?".
5. Route to Lloyds: Clicking that specific link breaks the hardcoded Halifax path. The app will throw you back into the master bank picker menu inside that specific grandfathered slot. Scroll down, select Lloyds Bank, log in through the master gateway, and check the boxes for your legacy accounts.

allegro120

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196616#Comment_82196616

I’ve done the same search and got the same answer. Then I specified that I have legacy 10 connections and Gemini’s verdict was - when my current Halifax connection expires I will be down to 9.

masonic

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82196616#Comment_82196616

I think it is hallucinating that "Change Provider", "Select Different Bank", or "Not your bank?" bit.

This also wouldn't get around the fact that when you try to add them via Lloyds it refuses because they are already present under Halifax.

Parky2017

Thanks for your feedback @allegro120 and @masonic.

My 3 x Halifax connections have now expired and indeed there is now only the option to "Renew".
There is no option available to "Reconnect" or "Fix Connection" as Gemini had suggested there would be.

So it appears that unless and until YouGov or Plaid make changes at their end, I'll be stuck at 7 active connections instead of my previous 10.

Nasqueron

I was able to renew yesterday but I think only the Lloyds card I have as the Halifax one they had already removed - refuses to let me add it as I have 3 CC already on there. Both were available to select as they were previously