Re: >>Opening a Uk Bank Account
I have both Irish and UK bank accounts with a major Irish bank and have to go into a branch, buy a sterling draft, then post it to the office in the UK. The whole process takes around 2-3 days, with costs for the draft (around €3.50), the exchange rate at the time, the postage (always Swiftpost as you can't trust An Post with normal delivery, so that's another €5).
I accepted this as normal until I went into a branch of this bank in Glasgow. They accessed my Irish account instantly and paid a UK giro payment for me. I told the counter assistant what I have to do here in Ireland, and she couldn't believe it.
There surely has to be a simpler and faster way of doing this? To be honest, the part that frustrates me the most is having to use the postal service.