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Opening post office online saver

Can anyone tell me how long it is likely to take before I can use this account?
I have to send them information in the post to prove who I am and my bank account. 
For an online account that all seems a bit extra.
23/8/21
Mortgage balance £11,277.68
Monthly payments £202.93
Interest £
Term 4 years 8 months 
MFW start 23/8/21

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  • Stubod
    Stubod Posts: 2,652 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 2 July 2023 at 12:27PM
    ..as per several previous posts....Any Post office savings account is a potential disaster waiting to happen, be prepared to significantly lower your expectations.
    Crap web site and none existent customer service...I would not touch them with a very long bargepole regardless of their interest rates....
    ...I wish you luck...(you will need it...).
    .."It's everybody's fault but mine...."
  • icedms
    icedms Posts: 49 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Thanks for the response. I searched post office online savings and nothing came up.
    I won’t bother with it then.
    23/8/21
    Mortgage balance £11,277.68
    Monthly payments £202.93
    Interest £
    Term 4 years 8 months 
    MFW start 23/8/21

  • Albermarle
    Albermarle Posts: 30,463 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Seventh Anniversary Name Dropper
    icedms said:
    Thanks for the response. I searched post office online savings and nothing came up.
    I won’t bother with it then.
    The forum search facility is not very good.
    We see a lot of posts complaining about various savings providers. However the Post Office comes up more regularly than any other ......
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