Barclays £175 switch offer - new customers only, Nov 1 - 30 2023

flaneurs_lobster

Zopa_Trooper said:

Had my interview, all went well, now have the account open, £800 transferred, Blue Rewards joined. 

Got your debit card details? Time to go chasing the £10/mth cashback for £200 spend, Nov and Dec.

PRAISETHESUN

flaneurs_lobster said:

Zopa_Trooper said:

Had my interview, all went well, now have the account open, £800 transferred, Blue Rewards joined. 

Got your debit card details? Time to go chasing the £10/mth cashback for £200 spend, Nov and Dec.

Debit card details should be available in the app, so you can use it online at least. I made a £200 deposit to a NS&I Direct Saver and it cleared before my physical card had arrived. Still don't even have my PIN letter (although you can check that in the app too). Cashback cleared within 48 hrs and a withdrawal to my current account has been requested

gwiddecommbe

I have two brand new direct debits set up and showing on my donor account however they aren't due to debit for a couple of weeks. Can I switch in the meantine or am I expected to wait before they debit first? 

MikeJXE

gwiddecommbe said:

I have two brand new direct debits set up and showing on my donor account however they aren't due to debit for a couple of weeks. Can I switch in the meantine or am I expected to wait before they debit first? 

As long as they are showing on your donor account you are safe to switch according to most of the comments on here 

I have

gwiddecommbe

Thanks think I will start process this weekend in case they decide to withdraw the incentive

MoneySaverUK123

I am not a Barclays customer.  I downloaded the Barclays app.  I attempted to join and open a bank account using the app.  I got to the Identity check stage, and the video capture stage kept failing.  I tried 10 times.  Anyone else had this trouble?  I guess my next step is to go in to a branch in person, with my ID (drivers licence), and see if they can help me..

billyboy

How long before the Plum and moneybox DDs showed up on your doner account.  Can the PayPal one be set up quickly and can you make a payment from one account to 2 separate bank accounts i.e mine and my wife's.
Thanks

HHUK

MoneySaverUK123 said:

I am not a Barclays customer.  I downloaded the Barclays app.  I attempted to join and open a bank account using the app.  I got to the Identity check stage, and the video capture stage kept failing.  I tried 10 times.  Anyone else had this trouble?  I guess my next step is to go in to a branch in person, with my ID (drivers licence), and see if they can help me..

I had the same issue. In my case I think it was because of minor discrepancies between the legacy information they held relating to my original Barclaycard and what was stated on my ID.

You will need to book an appointment at a branch (should have received a message when they were unable to verify your ID electronically) and take in two forms of ID. Make sure you have your fully charged phone with you as well, because you should be able to complete the set-up through the app while in the branch. I was there over an hour, by the way.

I received a text message from Barclays relating to my mobile banking registration telling me to call {Removed by Forum Team}. Not 100% sure that's the right number for booking your appointment, but could be worth a try.

mrsmsebastian

So I have opened the account thru Barclays app and as soon as I logged out I could not logged back in as it was asking for debit card and pin. Had to wait few days until the card and pin arrives then managed to log-in and switched on blue rewards and paid in £800, I then switch my old account to this account and got a notification that the switch will complete on the 21st.
My question is when can I withdraw the money please? and what can I do to avoid the monthly £5 fee or do I not need to worry about it as it will automatically waved since I have 2 dd's already in my old account which is about to get switched to Barclays.

Thanks

Largs

mrsmsebastian said:

So I have opened the account thru Barclays app and as soon as I logged out I could not logged back in as it was asking for debit card and pin. Had to wait few days until the card and pin arrives then managed to log-in and switched on blue rewards and paid in £800, I then switch my old account to this account and got a notification that the switch will complete on the 21st.
My question is when can I withdraw the money please? and what can I do to avoid the monthly £5 fee or do I not need to worry about it as it will automatically waved since I have 2 dd's already in my old account which is about to get switched to Barclays.

Thanks

Hi.  It was 4 banking days before I was able to move any money from Barclays.  I panicked a bit as I transferred the full balance from my main account but it worked out fine in the end.  You will get charged your first £5 next month (the 2nd day) but if you pay £800 in and 2 Direct Debits out, they will credit you back with £5.