How to see my NS&I account number AND sort code ???

Fatbadger_2

Hello. I have a direct saver account and simply want to give my friend the account number and sort code so they can pay me. But I can only see the account number in the my 'details' section. Does anyone know how I see the sort code and account number for my account so I can print screen it? 

(the AI chatbot thing doesn't have a clue what I'm on about ).

coyrls

https://www.nsandi.com/help/manage-your-savings/top-up-savings

You use the account details specified in the link above and put your direct savings account number as the reference.

ColdIron

You don't have a sort code and account number for your Direct Saver, rather you need to pay into a pooled account and quote your account number in the reference

You might notice that your account number is 9 digits and not 8 so wouldn't work anyway

See Direct Saver in the link

https://www.nsandi.com/help/manage-your-savings/top-up-savings

• Top up by bank transfer/standing order

  Here are the details you need to give to your bank. Make sure you give your Direct Saver account number as the reference.

  Reference:

  Your Direct Saver account number

  Payee name:

  NS&I Direct Saver

  Sort code:

  08 31 35

  Account number:

  11994808

  Type of account:

  Business

Fatbadger_2

This seems very risky for large amounts of money: in that if one digit is wrong in the NS&I reference then the money goes to the wrong account. Whereas in a normal bank account you need to get the name, account number and sort code right before the transfer is successful.

Or am I misunderstanding?

booneruk

Have you got another account with a unique sort code / account number you can give your friend? You could transfer the money into NS&I from that once it lands

Fatbadger_2

E.g. if I was being paid 20k for a car, is it best to do this straight into a NS&I (using the single account number as above) or best to send to my current account then transfer it the NS&I myself (carefully) ?

Thanks very much 

refluxer

Fatbadger_2 said:

E.g. if I was being paid 20k for a car, is it best to do this straight into a NS&I (using the single account number as above) or best to send to my current account then transfer it the NS&I myself (carefully) ?

Have you paid into your Direct Saver from your current account before ? If so, I would do this via your current account because it'll presumably already be a known account and therefore in your list of previously-approved payees, making mistakes pretty-much impossible. That said, your friend will still have to get the current account details right, of course !

Alternatively, if NS&I have embraced CoP, then your friend may get confirmation that the NS&I details are correct if they were to pay the account direct. I don't know if they have yet, though.

Fatbadger_2

thanks all, i will use current account then transfer myself