Banking woes in Britain
I’ve been living in London for just over a year and one of the most frustrating things I’ve experienced so far is definitely the UK banking system.
The first frustration I experienced was the simple task of opening a simple current account. This was severly delayed & forced me to live off my South African credit cards. - which obviously charged ridiculous withdrawal charges.
The 2nd frustration was some problems receiving a pin number for my card and the 3rd was getting Internet banking working.
Well… After all this I thought my troubles were over, but today I had even more.
I went to the bank to get a letter stating stating that I’m covered indefinitely for travel insurance. I just needed this to apply for a Schengen Visa for Germany.
Apparently nobody is allowed to type up a letter containing my name and the fact that I actually pay for travel insurance.
This means that I now have to purchase additional travel insurance just to apply for a Visa.
Again… Even though I’m already covered.
Barclays… Please get your act together.
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