MSE news: possible £50 boon for Nationwide current account holders

redwin11 · 20 July 2009 at 4:21PM

Kavanne wrote: »

it;s not new customers only. i have an account with them but I've set up a dd to WWF on one of my other accounts. hey presto, i am a switcher and can have £50! woo!

Did this definitely work?

I.e.- do you have the £50 credit to show for it?!

redwin11 · 20 July 2009 at 4:44PM

MORPH3US wrote: »

Just found an old account that I don't use... Anyone know any quick payments that I could set up to take advantage of this offer? What about if I set up a SO from my account to my girlfriends each month for £100 and then vice versa from her account to mine....

Does it need to be a specific number of payments or for a certain value?

I just set up a DD for a magazine subscription - 3 for £1 then cancel afterwards.

Will transfer that across once it appears in my other account and hope for the best!

guli · 20 July 2009 at 6:20PM

MORPH3US wrote: »

Hi guys, I too am a loyal Nationwide customer and have used them as my main account for a long time now.... i'm peeved off that as I don't have an account elsewhere and because I do actually use Nationwide as my main account, that I won't get sweet FA.

However people who took the account just to use the "free withdrawals" will now get £50 too and surely those people are the same ones that will next move their account again when they get the £50.

Moral of story? Bank loyalty does not pay!:beer:

Kavanne · 20 July 2009 at 6:30PM

redwin11 wrote: »

Did this definitely work?

I.e.- do you have the £50 credit to show for it?!

why wouldn't it work? i've complied with their T&Cs

LongTermLurker · 20 July 2009 at 9:22PM

MORPH3US wrote: »

What about if I set up a SO from my account to my girlfriends each month for £100 and then vice versa from her account to mine....

Does it need to be a specific number of payments or for a certain value?

That is my intention (not to pay your gf £100 a month, you understand

). I believe that falls inside the Ts & Cs

6. To be eligible for the offer, if you are a qualifying customer, you must sign on to the Nationwide Internet Bank and complete and submit an "Authorisation for a Current Account Transfer" form within the Internet Bank to transfer all your Direct Debits, standing orders and Bill Payment mandates from an account with another bank or building society to a qualifying FlexAccount by selecting ‘Transfer all my payments for me’. If you choose ‘Send me a list and let me choose’ you will not qualify for this offer.

If all is limited to one, then all it is. :T

Tete_en_l'Air · 22 July 2009 at 9:23AM

Nationwide is my main account but I have a little £3 per month RSPCA DD still going from my old Barclays account which I've been meaning to switch for ages anyway, so fingers crossed I qualify!

daleuk_3 · 22 July 2009 at 11:44AM

I have a nationwide flex account with debit card already. Do I have to transfer all my standing orders / direct debits? or can I just transfer some? Thanks!

YorkshireBoy · 22 July 2009 at 12:22PM

daleuk wrote: »

Do I have to transfer all my standing orders / direct debits? or can I just transfer some? Thanks!

Answered in switching condition 6...

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/popup/flex_switch_offer_terms.htm

LongTermLurker · 22 July 2009 at 12:59PM

YorkshireBoy wrote: »

Answered in switching condition 6...

http://www.nationwide.co.uk/popup/flex_switch_offer_terms.htm

And in post 26, only two posts above the question. Why do we bother?

emweaver · 22 July 2009 at 4:00PM

£50 certainly isnt enough to put up with the attitude of Nationwides staff, their call centre staff is by far the rudest Ive ever experienced give me Halifax anyday and thats saying something!

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