Santander Edge £36 for new customers

Bridlington1

daveaspy said:

I've had an Edge Current account for 3 months now, got the 175 switching cash and have maxed out the 7% saver - but I don't have enough going through the current account so only getting about 90p cashback while being charged £3. Is there a straightforward way to get rid of the charge? I've seen mention of downgrading but not sure if this then loses the 7% saver?

Downgrade to an everyday account and then open a new Edge account without the DDs. IIRC people have done this before and the Edge Saver has been unaffected.

daveaspy

Bridlington1 said:

daveaspy said:

I've had an Edge Current account for 3 months now, got the 175 switching cash and have maxed out the 7% saver - but I don't have enough going through the current account so only getting about 90p cashback while being charged £3. Is there a straightforward way to get rid of the charge? I've seen mention of downgrading but not sure if this then loses the 7% saver?

Downgrade to an everyday account and then open a new Edge account without the DDs. IIRC people have done this before and the Edge Saver has been unaffected.

thanks, that good to hear. Is that a phone call job? I couldn't see anything in the app to change the status

danny13579

daveaspy said:

Bridlington1 said:

daveaspy said:

I've had an Edge Current account for 3 months now, got the 175 switching cash and have maxed out the 7% saver - but I don't have enough going through the current account so only getting about 90p cashback while being charged £3. Is there a straightforward way to get rid of the charge? I've seen mention of downgrading but not sure if this then loses the 7% saver?

Downgrade to an everyday account and then open a new Edge account without the DDs. IIRC people have done this before and the Edge Saver has been unaffected.

thanks, that good to hear. Is that a phone call job? I couldn't see anything in the app to change the status

You can do it through online banking. I know the old app didn't allow you to do it, don't know about the new one, I suspect not.

Once you downgrade the Edge current account you will have 60 days to open a new Edge current account. During this time your Edge saver will continue as normal.

Silvergambit1974

Just out of curiosity has anyone got there £36 yet

piker57

Highly unlikely as the terms of the offer state they'll check eligibility 30 days after account opening & pay the £36 approximately 30 days after the check confirms eligibility. So early November is going to be the time for the £36 to be credited for early responders to the promotion 

moneyworrier2021

They sure make you wait for just £36. I keep checking but I think im a few weeks off yet

Nasqueron

moneyworrier2021 said:

They sure make you wait for just £36. I keep checking but I think im a few weeks off yet

The offer was 100% clear on when they would pay lol - 60 days basically after account opening assuming you met the criteria

moneyworrier2021

yeah that's cool. 

my £20 cash back has gone to confirmed with TCB which is nice.

Nasqueron

moneyworrier2021 said:

yeah that's cool. 

my £20 cash back has gone to confirmed with TCB which is nice.

I was still waiting last time I checked, hoping they confirm it as it was a faff given my name got mixed up somewhere, had a £2 bonus from TCB on top too!

ETA - nice, mine confirmed too

Lot quicker than QuidCo, got a suggestion of April 2025 for a purchase in April 2024 using the MSE sign-on bonus!

binaryuniverse

£36 went in to my account today.