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Barclays £175 Switch Offer - 15th July 2025 to 28th August 2025

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  • tomxlisa
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    edited 3 September at 10:34AM
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    £175 switch incentive literally just hit my account. Presumably I can immediately cancel Barclays blue and my direct debits? 
    How long did it take from when your bank was switched in, also the £1500 does that need to be left in the barclays account until the incentive is received?.
    22/8 switch was completed 
    6 working days then not counting the weekend, any thoughts on the money staying in the account?.
  • s71hj
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    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    £175 switch incentive literally just hit my account. Presumably I can immediately cancel Barclays blue and my direct debits? 
    How long did it take from when your bank was switched in, also the £1500 does that need to be left in the barclays account until the incentive is received?.
    22/8 switch was completed 
    6 working days then not counting the weekend, any thoughts on the money staying in the account?.
    We Ieft it in 24 hours out of caution. In fact 48, as when I went to withdraw it took 24 hours to set a payment up! There is nothing in the t and Cs about leaving it in at all however
  • tomxlisa
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    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    £175 switch incentive literally just hit my account. Presumably I can immediately cancel Barclays blue and my direct debits? 
    How long did it take from when your bank was switched in, also the £1500 does that need to be left in the barclays account until the incentive is received?.
    22/8 switch was completed 
    6 working days then not counting the weekend, any thoughts on the money staying in the account?.
    We Ieft it in 24 hours out of caution. In fact 48, as when I went to withdraw it took 24 hours to set a payment up! There is nothing in the t and Cs about leaving it in at all however
    Thanks for info.
  • rachmac3
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    I set it up about 2 weeks ago, transferred my wages in Friday morning, got a text to say I'd met the criteria Friday lunchtime. Transferred most of the money out Saturday morning, got the 175 today.

    Debts                 04/01/25        01/09/25   

    Tesco CC          £6,509.97       £5,930 (now NatWest2)
    NatWest CC      £7,612.74      £6,905
    Lloyds CC          £6,112.60      £4,943.12
    1st Direct CC     £176.03         £6.68
    CC total             £20,411.34   £17,784.80
    TSB OD             £500             £0
    1st Direct OD     £600             £250 (0%)
    Car loan             £4,000          £4,000
    1st Direct Loan  £10,684.44   £9,005
    Total                  £36,195.78   £30,789.80
    EF £500
  • tomxlisa
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    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

  • s71hj
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    tomxlisa said:

    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

    5 1/2 hours later I got this one :
    Hi xxxxxxx, good news - you qualify for our current account switch offer. You'll get your £175 bonus payment in the next 10 days. Thanks for switching to us. Your Barclays team

  • tomxlisa
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    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:

    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

    5 1/2 hours later I got this one :
    Hi xxxxxxx, good news - you qualify for our current account switch offer. You'll get your £175 bonus payment in the next 10 days. Thanks for switching to us. Your Barclays team

    Brilliant so did you receive the same text as me then but then got that other text later on afterwards if so hopefully I get another text shortly.
  • s71hj
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    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:

    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

    5 1/2 hours later I got this one :
    Hi xxxxxxx, good news - you qualify for our current account switch offer. You'll get your £175 bonus payment in the next 10 days. Thanks for switching to us. Your Barclays team

    Brilliant so did you receive the same text as me then but then got that other text later on afterwards if so hopefully I get another text shortly.
    Yep. Earlier in the same day. So give it 5 or 6 hours and fingers crossed
  • tomxlisa
    tomxlisa Posts: 566 Forumite
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    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:

    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

    5 1/2 hours later I got this one :
    Hi xxxxxxx, good news - you qualify for our current account switch offer. You'll get your £175 bonus payment in the next 10 days. Thanks for switching to us. Your Barclays team

    Brilliant so did you receive the same text as me then but then got that other text later on afterwards if so hopefully I get another text shortly.
    Yep. Earlier in the same day. So give it 5 or 6 hours and fingers crossed
    Thanks, reason I ask is I’m not sure if I qualify as i wasn’t sure from the start if I’ve had an account before otherwise I’d have been pretty confident in getting it, fingers crossed like you say. 
  • s71hj
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    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:
    s71hj said:
    tomxlisa said:

    (Your account switch to Barclays has been completed. You may check your account balance and other details in branch, online, via our ATM services or by phone).


    Just received this text but no mention of the incentive is this normal or should they have mentioned the incentive if I was gonna be getting it or has other people received this one and then another text regarding the incentive?. Thanks. 

    5 1/2 hours later I got this one :
    Hi xxxxxxx, good news - you qualify for our current account switch offer. You'll get your £175 bonus payment in the next 10 days. Thanks for switching to us. Your Barclays team

    Brilliant so did you receive the same text as me then but then got that other text later on afterwards if so hopefully I get another text shortly.
    Yep. Earlier in the same day. So give it 5 or 6 hours and fingers crossed
    Thanks, reason I ask is I’m not sure if I qualify as i wasn’t sure from the start if I’ve had an account before otherwise I’d have been pretty confident in getting it, fingers crossed like you say. 
    At least one if not both of us had had an account albeit going back 5 or 10 years
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