Access to Banking if you can't show proof of ID in branch
Options
Comments
-
This is all the same issue, society wanting to push everyone into automated ways of doing everything, when obviously those with difficulties with all of it are going be left behind, not being able to live to as full a life one can. Like keeping the ticket offices open campaign, I posted it to linkedin with this message: "As with everything about everyone expected to understand every bit of technology. Just like on medication and everything, I realised that driving wasn't for me. On the basics of getting around and paying for things, some people will always need for it to be kept simple, person to person, physical kind of way to do things". Same with the difficulties if we are heading for a cashless society. The campaign to not kill cash is here: Don't Kill cash - Sign our petition to save cash now (gbnews.com)
-
With one bank that I approached late last year it took both of us (joint account) to visit the bank itself in order to sign and verify the documentation. They also wanted up to date quality evidence (DWP letters etc) of where we live + both of our passports.
The whole business took over 2 hours to complete!!
You might say that we should have gone elsewhere but I had refusals from the main street banks already.
Reason - Nat West closed the account we had last year and Metro was the only one that would accept us.
We both have excellent credit rating, have no criminal record etc.
Categories
- All Categories
- 13.1K Start here and say hello!
- 6.7K Coffee lounge
- 69 Games lounge
- 387 Cost of living
- 4.3K Disability rights and campaigning
- 1.9K Research and opportunities
- 202 Community updates
- 9.3K Talk about your situation
- 2.1K Children, parents, and families
- 1.6K Work and employment
- 777 Education
- 1.7K Housing and independent living
- 1.4K Aids, adaptations, and equipment
- 593 Dating, sex, and relationships
- 363 Exercise and accessible facilities
- 741 Transport and travel
- 32K Talk about money
- 4.4K Benefits and financial support
- 5.2K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 17.2K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 5K Universal Credit (UC)
- 6.3K Talk about your impairment
- 1.8K Cerebral palsy
- 875 Chronic pain and pain management
- 181 Physical and neurological impairments
- 1.1K Autism and neurodiversity
- 1.2K Mental health and wellbeing
- 317 Sensory impairments
- 821 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions