Santander £185 Switch Offer: 18/03/24

overspender22

From Santander website:

Switch to Santander Edge, Santander Edge Up, Everyday 

or Private (v2) current account and get £185

Switch using the current account switch service. Within 60 days of telling us to switch your account, set up 2 active Direct Debits and pay in £1,500. Sorry we can’t offer this if you’ve received a Santander switcher incentive before.

danny13579

https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/support/current-accounts/switching

I wonder how strict Santander are with checking for previous switches? I got one a few years ago as far as I can remember.
A bit odd that if you want to switch into an existing account you need to visit a branch! 

Lumiona

I have been with Santander for years but haven't had any incentives from them so I'm planning on giving it a try, however the website is saying that current customers have to do the switch in branch which seems bizarre.

RG2015

I see that you need to set up 2 active direct debits. In previous switches of mine, the 2 active direct debits had to be on the account being switched.

Fortunately I have spare accounts with and without direct debits.

overspender22

You can switch into an existing Santander account and get the switch offer by calling them up - no need to go into branch. I did this in 2022. 

On YouGov when I add my existing Santander account it shows as ‘Santander Switcher’, so existing accounts definitely have a flag on them to prevent ineligible switch bonuses. Not sure about accounts that were subsequently closed after receiving incentives. 

DJSINGH

I got the amazon vouchers 5 years ago. Presume that counts as a previous incentive...!

harz99

I'm disappointed they're not allowing existing 123 and 123 lite customers to "upgrade" to either Edge account and gain the bonus🙄.

Lumiona

I've done it online, lets see how I get on. Everyday Ac set up to switch on 26th

Tonski

How long do the Santander switch offers usually hang around for? I've done quite a few switches recently from Chase for the Natwest/RBS/Ulster deals so don't really want to use another one of them so soon. I have a TSB account with 2 direct debits already set up but need to wait for them to pay out first for that switch which hopefully should be by 29th March.

Rawrzy

There's TCB(£25)/Quidco(£20) cashback as well.

FreeFallerSaver

I do wonder whether the, "if you've ever had a switch bonus before" disqualification will just become the norm with these offers in future, rather than any arbitrary cut off date.