NEW ICICI Feedback Poll - Has it got any better?

stevemcol

Terri

I had a bit of a faff but found it was because I was entering my account number, rather than log in ID. Could this be your problem. Follow the link from your email and login with the details the have sent you.

I've had no problems with this account. Having said that, I'm not constantly testing it. I just transfer funds whan I have to, with no probs.

innovate

also don't paste any of the information, wattapain, type it all in.

If all else fails, call them - that's what I did and they were very helpful (and told me not to paste!)

student1_2

Why do they make you send a cheque to open the account?

Does this not seem strange?

stevemcol

Stude

Many accounts require a deposit to open. Not unusual.

innovate

student1, stevemcol is absolutely correct, this is very common. It serves as one of the means of confirming that you are who you say you are.

Also, for ICICI you send a cheque (1£ is all that's needed) from your "linked account" cheque book, so they can verify the direct debit mandate when they process the cheque, and you should be assured that the 'linked account' is set up properly when the cheque has been cashed.

wattapain

stevemcol wrote:

Terri

I had a bit of a faff but found it was because I was entering my account number, rather than log in ID. Could this be your problem. Follow the link from your email and login with the details the have sent you.

I've had no problems with this account. Having said that, I'm not constantly testing it. I just transfer funds whan I have to, with no probs.

Well I Tried again - and didn't copy/paste - but this time - nothing - no message - no little egg timer - just sweet fa!!
Will ring Tuesday and try to sort it otherwise it's back to Smile for my money I think.

linkup

I have just sold my house and will have around £170,000 to save in a high interest account to earn maximum interest to pey rent on a temporary house. Does anyone have any advice or think I better put it somewhere else?

Mike

wattapain

Well the account now seems to be working ok - maybe it took the weekend/holiday off!! :rolleyes:
So I have just transferred £1K in and I'm gonna see how transfers in & out work over the nextfew days/weeks before putting any more in.
Watch this space :rolleyes:
Terri

HGLTsuperstar

Dear linkup,
This thread is sadly biased. Everytime I post my ICICI experience has, so far, been 100%, I get beaten down

innovate

ICICI has worked fine for me, too, so far - but I wouldn't put 170K into any single savings account, and I certainly wouldn't put more than the FSA guaranteed amount (32K? 23K? can't remember...) into ICICI

Edited: FSA guarantee is

• 100% protection to the first £2,000 of a depositor's total deposits with the Bank and
• 90% of the next £33,000

amounting to a maximum payout of £31,700.