Bloody Halifax!

[mrs_overall]

My 14 year old daughter wants a bank account with a cashcard & after careful research we decided that the Halifax had the account she wanted. After school I took her there, armed with her passport (which ran out in May). They refused to accept the passport as ID, even though she's not changed one iota in the last 11 days,and asked if she had a driving licence. I pointed out she is 14. They then asked her if she's got any utility bills in her name. I again pointed out she is only 14. They then asked her to produce a council tax bill in her own name. At this point I gave up.
Bureaucratic jobsworth! Grrrr!

[craft1948]

Hasn't she got a pay slip from her cleaning job?

[mrs_overall]

We went down the road to Nat West where they accepted her passport as ID and utility bills in MY name as proof of her address.

[craft1948]

I'm impressed mrs_o...........mine just used my plastic until well after leaving uni.......

[mrs_overall]

Blimey craft, I wouldn't trust any of mine with my plastic. No. 1 son would have a field day in goth clothes shops, no.2 son would blow my money on lego and my daughter would bankrupt me in Boots make up dept. lol

[B00]

Haha Mrs O.

Your post reminds me of the time my gran who has since sadly passed away, went into the TSB to open an account for my eldest daughter when she was born. The staff tried to bamboozle her with all those daft questions too, but they didn't reckon on my gran- she was a formidable lady and by the time she left them (think they were crying) not only had she obtained an account, she had an extra �5.00 put in courtesy of TSB and a bunch of flowers delivered the day after!

[mrs_overall]

Good on yer grannie, Boo!
I simply told them I would never darken their doors again.

This could be awkward as Mr O banks there and I do his paying in for him......

[B00]

Wear a balaclava the next time you go in Mrs O so they don't recognise ya ;-)

I'm willing to bet you get served quicky too!

[mrs_overall]

Lol!