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

goatfaced

I used 30pdirectdebits usually. They get set up within a few days, and you can set up as many as you need. 

bmbm365

I had a whole heap of issues last time I tried to switch. Just wouldn't accept my ID. Had to go branch. Still wasnt allowed an account. I am a firm believer they have an issue in their systems that if you have ever switch away from them, they keep you in their systems. So when you apply for a new account it blocks you.

I will try again anyway this time around, although I have tried to get a barclays account for the last 3 years and they have rejected me. What's funny is they accepted my application for a Barclaycard! But thats a different app, so I assume a different system.

Has anyone switched away from Barclays and attempted to open a new account with them after? 

Nasqueron

bmbm365 said:

I had a whole heap of issues last time I tried to switch. Just wouldn't accept my ID. Had to go branch. Still wasnt allowed an account. I am a firm believer they have an issue in their systems that if you have ever switch away from them, they keep you in their systems. So when you apply for a new account it blocks you.

I will try again anyway this time around, although I have tried to get a barclays account for the last 3 years and they have rejected me. What's funny is they accepted my application for a Barclaycard! But thats a different app, so I assume a different system.

Has anyone switched away from Barclays and attempted to open a new account with them after? 

Barclaycard and Barclays now use the same app, this was an issue flagged back when Barclays first did the switch offer a couple of years back as the Barclaycard app didn't work with Barclays bank so you had to download the Barclays app and then merge them, it was easy to do 

If you just switched away but now want to switch back and use them, you should be ok but whatever anyone else did or didn't do is largely moot as each application is unique and Barclays won't, for example, change their minds if they reject you just because someone else did it successfully, equally if someone else was rejected it doesn't mean you will be  

youngretired

My husband is doing the switch but won't start it until the DD's have debited his Natwest acc, as he's only just moved them.  As he's opened the account today, but can't start the switch until the 10th August as payments won't debit till the 11th due to the weekend. So when Barclays contact on the 11th/12th the DD's will show, as Natwest doesn't show DD's online/app until the first payment has been claimed (not sure if a request was received from Barclays before being claimed if Natwest will forward the info over).
Does anyone know/have experience if the 'within 30 days' includes the 30th day? As 30 days should be the completion date of the 19th August. I've googled meaning of 'within' and they all imply by the end of the 30th day. 

bmbm365

Nasqueron said:

bmbm365 said:

I had a whole heap of issues last time I tried to switch. Just wouldn't accept my ID. Had to go branch. Still wasnt allowed an account. I am a firm believer they have an issue in their systems that if you have ever switch away from them, they keep you in their systems. So when you apply for a new account it blocks you.

I will try again anyway this time around, although I have tried to get a barclays account for the last 3 years and they have rejected me. What's funny is they accepted my application for a Barclaycard! But thats a different app, so I assume a different system.

Has anyone switched away from Barclays and attempted to open a new account with them after? 

Barclaycard and Barclays now use the same app, this was an issue flagged back when Barclays first did the switch offer a couple of years back as the Barclaycard app didn't work with Barclays bank so you had to download the Barclays app and then merge them, it was easy to do 

If you just switched away but now want to switch back and use them, you should be ok but whatever anyone else did or didn't do is largely moot as each application is unique and Barclays won't, for example, change their minds if they reject you just because someone else did it successfully, equally if someone else was rejected it doesn't mean you will be  

The reason i asked if anyone has switched away from barclays then tried to open a bank account with them is because I believe 100% why their systems wont let me open a current account. So i was just wondering if anyone has actuall opened a bank after switching away from Barcalys as thats the only way i will change my mind as to why i was debanked 
 

harz99

Can somebody remind of whether you have to do a video and voice recording as part of the account opening security process please...

Nasqueron

bmbm365 said:

Nasqueron said:

bmbm365 said:

I had a whole heap of issues last time I tried to switch. Just wouldn't accept my ID. Had to go branch. Still wasnt allowed an account. I am a firm believer they have an issue in their systems that if you have ever switch away from them, they keep you in their systems. So when you apply for a new account it blocks you.

I will try again anyway this time around, although I have tried to get a barclays account for the last 3 years and they have rejected me. What's funny is they accepted my application for a Barclaycard! But thats a different app, so I assume a different system.

Has anyone switched away from Barclays and attempted to open a new account with them after? 

Barclaycard and Barclays now use the same app, this was an issue flagged back when Barclays first did the switch offer a couple of years back as the Barclaycard app didn't work with Barclays bank so you had to download the Barclays app and then merge them, it was easy to do 

If you just switched away but now want to switch back and use them, you should be ok but whatever anyone else did or didn't do is largely moot as each application is unique and Barclays won't, for example, change their minds if they reject you just because someone else did it successfully, equally if someone else was rejected it doesn't mean you will be  

The reason i asked if anyone has switched away from barclays then tried to open a bank account with them is because I believe 100% why their systems wont let me open a current account. So i was just wondering if anyone has actuall opened a bank after switching away from Barcalys as thats the only way i will change my mind as to why i was debanked 
 

But it's a moot point - banks are a commercial operation, they are free to approve or reject anyone for any reason so long as it's not a protected characteristic. You were not debanked, they don't want you as a customer as they are free to decide. 

dealyboy

@harz99 said:

Can somebody remind of whether you have to do a video and voice recording as part of the account opening security process please...

yes ...
1. selfie photo in an oval
2. video of looking over shoulder and back
3. voice recording of reading three digits

harz99

dealyboy said:

@harz99 said:

Can somebody remind of whether you have to do a video and voice recording as part of the account opening security process please...

yes ...
1. selfie photo in an oval
2. video of looking over shoulder and back
3. voice recording of reading three digits

Cheers, not sure my wife is going to be able to do that🙄 as she tried unsuccessfully last time around, and I don't qualify as I got it last time. Fingers crossed.

s71hj

Clearly in common with many others both myself and my wife have been invited to arrange a branch appointment as couldn't successfully do ID on the app for god alone knows what reason. I've realisedhowever that as we have a joint buy to let mortgage with Barclays we may be able to connect through that so I'm now waiting for a login number through the post.