Cash Card Account

Current Account

Want a basic current account? Look no further. No chequebook, no overdraft – just an easy way to manage your money.

-No overdraft – ideal if you want to avoid overdraft fees and debt
-Choice of Barclays Visa debit card or cash card
-Withdraw up to £300 a day from Barclays ATMs or at post offices, if you have available funds
-Make payments from your Cash Card Account by Direct Debit or standing order 1
-Manage your account online, by phone or in branch
-Access your account through Mobile Banking
-Get Text Alerts to your mobile about your account
-Transfer money to other Barclays accounts online or by phone 24 hours a day
-A network of more than 1,700 branches
-Full monthly statements (from 1 March 2012 statement frequency will change to quarterly, unless the statements are sent less often) to help you keep track of your money
-No monthly account fee
-Online, in branch and phone banking
-Avoid overdraft fees and debt

Current

-Don't forget to bring your ID

To open one of our bank accounts in branch we need confirmation of who you are and where you live to meet government regulations. We need two original documents (not photocopies) from the lists below.

To confirm who you are, we need one of the following:
-Full, current UK passport
-Full, current foreign passport
-Current passport in your former name. -Make sure you also supply supporting documents regarding your change of name, such as a marriage certificate, Decree Nisi with birth certificate or Deed Poll document
-Current UK photocard driving licence or UK full paper driving licence
-A current Blue Disabled driver's pass
European Union member state identity card
-A current firearms licence
Police warrant card
-UK Armed Forces ID card

To confirm where you live, we need one of the following:
-Current UK photocard driving licence or UK full paper driving licence (if you haven't already used this to prove who you are)
-Current European Union member state identity card
-UK bank statement that's less than 3 months old (internet statements are not acceptable)
-UK credit card statement that's less than 3 months old (internet statements are not acceptable)
-UK mortgage statement that's less than 3 months old (internet statements are not acceptable)
-Foreign bank statement
Gas, water, electric, cable TV or landline (not mobile) phone bill that's less than 3 months old
-Local authority council tax bill issued within the current financial year
Council rent book (must be current)
-Household or motor insurance certificate issued within the last 12 months