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movin on
Average Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15 October 2008 : 14:36:51
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Hi
Dont know if anyone can help me with this or can tell me if they have had different information from the Abbey.
Basically i have a full current account with Abbey and informed them of my BR. They have said i cannot keep the account and it will be shut down (even if the or is not interested in it). I am not allowed to open a basic account with them now as they dont allow BR people. The only way i could keep a basic account is if 1. I had a joint basic account with someone else who did not go br or 2. If i previously had a basic account open with them prior to br.
She did seem very certain of this. Any advice would be welcome.
Jenny
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got there
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 October 2008 : 14:44:19
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| Was that in branch Jenny, as i saw a post over on IVA that the basic one could be opened for IVAs and BRs but had to be done in branch? |
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Needafriend
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 October 2008 : 14:45:15
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Hi Jenny
These banks are a law under themselves, if that is what they are saying then that must be what they have implicated now.
I would however now apply for maybe the coop account as this seems to be the bank of the moment, i have heard others mention Alliance & Leicester basic account, so you could give that a try.
Apart from that i think its a case of trial and error and see how you go.
Best of luck
Jo x
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movin on
Average Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15 October 2008 : 16:08:45
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Gettingthere - I already hold an account, but the advice today was over the phone.
Jo - I do have the coop account already set up ( i did it pre br). I was initially going to use them both for different things, however that has changed now.
I have since got off the phone to coop and they say that i can now start using the account without fear of anything happening.
Thank you both
Jenny
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zamfir
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Posted - 16 October 2008 : 12:10:05
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| I was with Cahoot (subsidary of Abbey), and was told that I cannot keep my account. Alliance and Leicester is now part of the same group, so doubt they would offer a basic account either? |
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Abbey Bank Account Post BR
