UK bank account(s) closure

[DominicBest]

I’ve applied for an HSBC current account online. It was very straightforward.

[MAD87]

I’ve applied for an HSBC current account online. It was very straightforward.

That's what we're planning to do, just as insurance.
What makes me really cross is that this fiasco is going to cost us lots of time - this is the 1st day of our summer break and we'll be spending plenty of the next month writing administrative letters.

[ajm]

I’ve applied for an HSBC current account online. It was very straightforward.

Is that a UK or French account? Thinking of people with NS&I accounts.

[DominicBest]

A U.K. account, I think they are closing their French branches.

[MAD87]

I’ve applied for an HSBC current account online. It was very straightforward.

Did you have to fill in a VERY long questionnaire about your resources, income and what you had for breakfast?

[rabbit]

So having received my letter telling me my account will be closed in 6 months time, today I receive a new cheque book - with about 18 months worth still in the old one.

Before I close the account I am very tempted to send everyone I know who can pay in cheques without charge a cheque for 5p just to use up the cheques - and as a poke in the eye to Barclays.

It costs Barclays about 35p to process a cheque so your scheme might be quite satisfying

[MAD87]

I discovered what my original (long questionnaire) mistake was: I put 'self-employed' in the status box. Next time I changed that to retired, but although the whole process is teed up and apparently ready to go, OH has to do summat and neither of us has a smart phone. The latter mistake (e-signing by phone) has to be changed to 'by e-mail' before we can end what has been an exhausting process which keeps timing out.

[manonthemoon2]

I discovered what my original (long questionnaire) mistake was: I put 'self-employed' in the status box. Next time I changed that to retired, but although the whole process is teed up and apparently ready to go, OH has to do summat and neither of us has a smart phone. The latter mistake (e-signing by phone) has to be changed to 'by e-mail' before we can end what has been an exhausting process which keeps timing out.

Is that with HSBC or another online bank?

[MAD87]

It's with HSBC. I spent most of this morning sorting out the mess they or I made. All documents ready to be uploaded but now they want a bloody selfie of each of us!! Why didn't they say that at the beginning?

[Liz]

Exile, could you make my cheque out for 10p please as I am feeling a bit hard up?