Pain in the arse.
Now....This story does hinge on the fact that I am too stupid to fill in a form....but....


I am in the process of starting my own limited company...well...it already exists tbh, but requires banking...

So. I apply to open an account with a well known high street bank, no names, but it starts with 'H', ends in 'C' and has 'SB' in the middle. All ID checks and everything passed...account approved...aces.

I'm working away on the Isle of Lewis and the business is based in Leeds so all the letters they send to me go to Leeds, as they would. It takes a minimum of four days to get a letter from Leeds, to me, then back to the bank and then, only if you pay stupid money for 'next day'.

So...when it came to the important stuff, I didn't want anything to go wrong and leave the company without banking for another week. Whilst filling in the mandate about who's authorised to sign what and draw money etc, I rang the business account department of the bank to take me through it step by step to ensure nothing went wrong. We read it, re-read it, filled it in,

"You need to sign there..."

"And there...."

"Not there...."

etc.

Brilliant...all done and popped in the post.

It's on its way back to Leeds right now because "You didn't fill out section 4d, Mr Death."


"I was told I didn't have to by a memeber of your staff!"

"Well you do."


Another week without banking....It doesn't fill me with confidence.
( Larry Death Anger Pain Fear Aggression, Sat 25 Feb 2012, 11:50, Reply)