Mass way to close down current accounts?

celesp

Hi,

I have been looking on my credit file and I have noticed current accounts open with nearly every bank since the early 90s, all inactive but green ticks each month. I only use one of them.

Is there any way to close them en-masse, many of them have different addresses and I do not know the account, sort code or roll numbers to most of them. 

Thanks

eskbanker

celesp said:

Is there any way to close them en-masse

You could commit some sort of fraud, enough to get you a CIFAS marker

But, less flippantly, the short answer is no, you'll need to contact each bank individually, armed with enough information to identify you....

celesp

eskbanker said:

celesp said:

Is there any way to close them en-masse

You could commit some sort of fraud, enough to get you a CIFAS marker

But, less flippantly, the short answer is no, you'll need to contact each bank individually, armed with enough information to identify you....

For a Friday night, you actually made me laugh, it might be the easiest way

Thanks, il have to take the long way around.

xylophone

Mass way to close down current accounts?

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.....?

gt94sss2

https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk/ may help you locate your accounts

DigForVictory

gt94sss2 said:

https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk/ may help you locate your accounts

It's very helpful And it'll give you your sort code & account numbers without which wandering into a bank and saying "I have an account with you I'd like to close" could take Hours per bank. Whereas some will let you close with a downloaded form. Being the trusting sort, I'd ask for a current balance on all of them first, as well as the current rate of interest and then get stuck into closing them...

km1500

the best way is to initiate a switch for each account that will take care of transferring anything in the account and closing it down at the same time

alibean121

DigForVictory said:

gt94sss2 said:

https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk/ may help you locate your accounts

It's very helpful And it'll give you your sort code & account numbers without which wandering into a bank and saying "I have an account with you I'd like to close" could take Hours per bank. Whereas some will let you close with a downloaded form. Being the trusting sort, I'd ask for a current balance on all of them first, as well as the current rate of interest and then get stuck into closing them...

Once you have that, I'd at least try a switch into your active account and tick you don't have a debit card. Many of them will probably go through even if some decline due to mismatched addresses or other concerns. Then at least there's a more limited number that need to be approached for closure.

wmb194

km1500 said:

the best way is to initiate a switch for each account that will take care of transferring anything in the account and closing it down at the same time

Yes, plus by using the CASS it'll leave a payment redirect in place for some number of years.

SiliconChip

km1500 said:

the best way is to initiate a switch for each account that will take care of transferring anything in the account and closing it down at the same time

But doesn't work if, as the OP has said, the sortcode and account number aren't know (and with roll number mentioned I'd guess there are Building Society accounts too that may well not be part of CASS anyway).

celesp

km1500 said:

the best way is to initiate a switch for each account that will take care of transferring anything in the account and closing it down at the same time

I know 4 accounts with sort codes and account numbers, There is only one I don't know now and I am trying to find through emails etc.

How would I go about doing the switch, I looked on the website but I have only seen that when I have moved to a new bank?