Im not sure if this is in the right place as it might turn out to be a rant.
Halifax bank in the UK.
Ive had so much hassle with this lot over the last couple of months its untrue. Money was going into my account quite regularly and I could draw money out no problems. One day I went and couldnt get any money out "Transaction cancelled contact bank" so I did. It was a security measure as I has "forgot" to inform them that I was leaving the UK to come back to Thailand, I dont know where it states you have to do this on their site but they made a right fuss about it. Loads of questions like how long are you there for etc which is none of their fucking business, my card, as advertised, can be used worldwide. Fair enough I can go with the security angle of it being used abroad etc so I said I'll be here for a year to cover myself for a while.
A week later I go to the bank and again I cant take any money out with the same "transaction cancelled" message. Call them again and they say nothings wrong, money is in there and there arent any restrictions on the account, it must be the Thai side with a connection problem. I asked in the Thai bank and they said no its working fine which was verified by some expat dude taking money out the ATM as I left. I drew the conclusion that it must be the card, asked for a new one and got it sent here by my parents. New card in the ATM and everythings fine, I can withdraw cash again.
I went to the bank on Friday with the new 2 month old card and the same "transaction cancelled" message has started to come up. Called them again and they said I must be trying to wthdraw over my balance, nope, Ive tried for way under the balance and got the same bloody message.
HSBC works fine, same card Ive had for years as well as my Nationwide card. I thought stuff it Ill move the money to one of the other accounts as the new faster payment system is on the front page of the Halifax website "sorry we cant process faster payments at this time" when I tried to transfer it.
Anyone else here have the same problems with Halifax?