opening a UK bank account

[sparky]

since everyone else seems to have had no problems whatsoever i would avoid the alliance and leicester then

[IainBusby]

since everyone else seems to have had no problems whatsoever i would avoid the alliance and leicester then

I've always been with the Alliance & Leicester and when my wife arrived here, firstly they allowed her to open a basic account, then once she had a basic account, with the usual proof of ID, passport and council tax bill etc, they let us have a premier joint account.

Once we had that they allowed her to open an ordinary account, she couldn't have her own premier account because they changed the rules and you can't have more than one premier account, but the ordinary account comes with everything you need, debit card etc, it just doesn't have the benefits that come with the premier account like free travel insurance etc.