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  • Dizzycap
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    edited 11 August at 9:27PM
    Hattie627 said:
    friolento said:
    Slinky said:
    Applied for the Darlington RS on Saturday as a new customer. Received a reference number but no other communication from them. Expected that I might hear something from them today, but nothing as yet. Anybody else still waiting?

    If you log into your (new) online account, you can see your Darlington Account number that you must use with their sort code and account number (IIRC it is 40-05-30, 14575881). Or you can just use your debit card and make a deposit when logged in - though that takes 2-3 days to get credited.
    I paid £250 by debit card on Friday 8th into new Darlington RS. Showing today (Monday) with a credit date of 8th August.
    I tried to make a debt card payment 4 times this afternoon to my Darlington RS and the Darlington system wouldn't connect to Lloyds?! Alternative, SO's going out tomorrow.
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  • Slinky said:
    Slinky said:
    Applied for the Darlington RS on Saturday as a new customer. Received a reference number but no other communication from them. Expected that I might hear something from them today, but nothing as yet. Anybody else still waiting?
    I was waiting until I phoned them earlier - there was a batch of email approvals sent out on Saturday, which I didn't receive. I was told that the ref number is actually your RS account number (once the application is approved) and can be used to set up online access, fund the account etc, which I have done. I would double-check with a quick phone call first though to make sure it's open.

    EDIT: For info I submitted my application late Friday afternoon

    I've just sent £10 to them with my reference number. Either it'll get credited to my account, returned, or someone gets a tenner from me!
    Why not go the whole hog and try to register for online access using the same ref number? It’s pretty quick to do so, and if your account has been opened I reckon it should let you in
  • soulsaver
    soulsaver Posts: 6,736 Forumite
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    edited 11 August at 11:37PM
    Market Harb BS. Anyone had the over payment conversation yet?
  • trickydicky14
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    soulsaver said:
    Market Harb BS. Anyone had the over payment conversation yet?
    Have not heard anything as yet, I'm keeping my head down.
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  • kamkop
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    soulsaver said:
    Market Harb BS. Anyone had the over payment conversation yet?
    I had, triggered by me applying for a new regular saver. £2,250 was returned from regular saver maturing in November as requested.
  • nomorekids
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    soulsaver said:
    Market Harb BS. Anyone had the over payment conversation yet?
    Have not heard anything as yet, I'm keeping my head down.
    Ditto but only recently max funding so hoping MHBS will overlook or rather hoping with fingerscrossed
    If you want to be rich, never, ever have kids ;)
  • RosieRooBear
    RosieRooBear Posts: 191 Forumite
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    Even having two separate logins hasn’t worked, received a letter today stating I’ve overpaid. Will probably close the 6% one maturing end November so I can keep the 5.8% one for another 11 months, seeing as it’s difficult to open a new one if don’t live in the area.
  • janusd
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    Hattie627 said:
    friolento said:
    Slinky said:
    Applied for the Darlington RS on Saturday as a new customer. Received a reference number but no other communication from them. Expected that I might hear something from them today, but nothing as yet. Anybody else still waiting?

    If you log into your (new) online account, you can see your Darlington Account number that you must use with their sort code and account number (IIRC it is 40-05-30, 14575881). Or you can just use your debit card and make a deposit when logged in - though that takes 2-3 days to get credited.
    I paid £250 by debit card on Friday 8th into new Darlington RS. Showing today (Monday) with a credit date of 8th August.
    similarly, I opened mine on Saturday; created an online account with them immediately (straightforward); paying by bank transfer failed CoP (expected), so paid £250 by debit card on the Saturday, money taken from current account on the Sunday; deposit showing in Darlington by late Monday afternoon but backdated to the Saturday... it was only at that point on the Monday, that I received the welcome email from them.
  • Slinky
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    Slinky said:
    Slinky said:
    Applied for the Darlington RS on Saturday as a new customer. Received a reference number but no other communication from them. Expected that I might hear something from them today, but nothing as yet. Anybody else still waiting?
    I was waiting until I phoned them earlier - there was a batch of email approvals sent out on Saturday, which I didn't receive. I was told that the ref number is actually your RS account number (once the application is approved) and can be used to set up online access, fund the account etc, which I have done. I would double-check with a quick phone call first though to make sure it's open.

    EDIT: For info I submitted my application late Friday afternoon

    I've just sent £10 to them with my reference number. Either it'll get credited to my account, returned, or someone gets a tenner from me!

    Email received this morning confirming acceptance. Have created the online account and found the £10 deposit credited yesterday.
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  • jameseonline
    jameseonline Posts: 1,211 Forumite
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    Got a welcome email from Darlington today in my email inbox not spam, I try to register on their site, got a message saying they can't confirm my identity & to ring them quoting 101, apparently there was some issue with spacing of name or something on registration form on the account?, so after calling them up they sorted it out & I could register for online access, then I have to give them my email address again before I could login, then I did the nominated account setup, think I had to have a total of 3 text codes sent to me today, not a fan of having to keep getting codes sent to my phone tbh.

    They even suggested I try registering with my name all in lower case, I didn't in the end, guessing their systems are really temperamental?.

    I've setup Darlington as a saved payee with my nominated account and sent £250 today hopefully it will turn up soon.

    Further points: I don't understand why the deposit function on the site seems to allow for £500 because the account only allows £250 a month 

    Deposits may take 2 days to show?

    Does it matter if we select personal or business these days when setting up payee?, all Darlington seem to do is give the account details, selected personal anyway.
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