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Santander: 123 Current Account (discontinued) reviews

4.16
Based on 1,265 reviews, last reviewed 26th Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Good interest rate for credit balances and is accept... Good interest rate for credit balances and is accepted abroad Reviewed on: 26th January 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

2

Loved the 123 account why did it go? Had a 123 account loved it, then Santander changed it to basic, whilst trying to get me to upgrade to a edge account which would cost me money most mo... Read more Reviewed on: 25th January 2026
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The Santander 1|2|3 Current Account is no longer available to new customers.

Santander 123 Current Account (discontinued) reviews (1265)

Review of the Santander, 123 Current Account (discontinued):

Stay Well Clear of Santander

1
The worst bank and customer service on the planet! I have had a lock placed on my account and the reason they gave me was that i have used contactless payment too much. Now considering i have spent the last 3 weeks in Singapore and never use the card as i dont want to pay their extortionate rates. I transfer from the bank to Wise. Now they have blocked it and tell me i have to buy something in Singapore and put my pin number in to release the block. Its the only way i can unblock it! Santander are a joke and i shall be closing the account down because of this. Complete failures! still waiting on the line for the fraud team to unblock this bar and been waiting over an hour so far. i am stuck in Singapore without access to my money. Reviewed on: 9th October 2022

Santander 123 Lite Current A/C

5
You pay £2 monthly fee & you need to be a home owner to get the full benefit of cash back on your utility bills. You also get access to their ESAVER a/c that is easy access that currently pays 3.2%. Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Its alright

3
It’s a current account… nothing to get excited about. Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Not much value anymore

3
It used to be a profitable account year ago, but after a raise in monthly fee and fiddling with cashback rates not anymore Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Poor treatment

1
SATANDER customer service destroyed my credit rating over a misunderstanding when closing my account. Numerous calls to customer service and credit control offices left my credit report reeling to this day. All despite having been a customer for 23 years! Never again. Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Never had any issues

5
I like Santander, never banked with anyone else, but have never had any issues Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Sounds good

5
I like sounds good thanks anyway Reviewed on: 5th April 2023

Bank switch failed...

2
I completed the switch with the hope of getting the £200 incentive to join Santander. The switch failed for some reason which I wasn't informed about, and as a result not only didn't qualify for the incentive, but was also charged fees by my old bank account. Customer service via chat are useless. Reviewed on: 4th April 2023

Does the lot

5
Great customer service, great product, great work everyone Reviewed on: 4th April 2023

Free money

5
Great return on savings in a current account Reviewed on: 4th April 2023

Happy with this current account

5
Main current account with good cashback offers Reviewed on: 4th April 2023

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