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Review of the Pockit, Account:

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Easy enough, but they need contactless cards!

Took out a Pockit prepaid card solely to claim their free fiver when singing up. It took 99p + less than five minutes to get an account set up and they had the card out to me in the post in three working days. Once received, I topped up with a tenner and my card was accepted in a small independent retailer five minutes later, so, it does what it says on the tin! My £5 signup bonus came within a week although I'm disappointed that it isn't a contactless card, bit old school. Reviewed on: 7th April 2016

Review of the Monzo, Current Account:

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Interesting concept

Downloaded the app when I got access to the Mondo beta. Had lots of trouble signing up, it rejected my email about several times before I actually managed to progress, then it just dumps you at a "wait in the queue" screen which isn't exactly the sleekest sign-up. Once I did get to the front of the queue, my card came quickly, and despite having to load it with £100 which seems like a lot - the card is actually almost "fun" to use - like the notifications, and the "you've spent £XX today" features. Wait with baited breath to see where they go with their current account... Reviewed on: 23rd March 2016

Review of the Esure, Car Insurance:

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Couldn't even complete a quote

Wanted to get a quote from ensure as they came up best in both a price comparison site, and had a really good cash back offer. Unfortunately, their website is so poor, I couldn't even complete a quote. Really poor online experience. Reviewed on: 21st March 2016

Review of the Direct Line, Car Insurance:

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Just OK

Was with Direct Line for a number of years in my early twenties and premiums came down year on year. Then one year my renewal came and without any particular reason they increased it by £200+. Thought they might match everyone else on the market due to my customer loyalty, but they didn't budge on the premium. Also had a nightmare trying to speak to staff in outsourced call centres, and felt that they sent out too much useless paperwork. Would think hard before going with them again. Reviewed on: 18th March 2016

Review of the Halifax, Current Account:

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Pretty good.

Changed to halifax based on the £5 reward scheme which is better than most free current accounts offer. The app is nice and works well enough, the website does what you want it to, and staff in branch have been very helpful thus far. Reviewed on: 14th December 2015

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