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Santander: 123 Current Account (discontinued) reviews

4.18
Based on 1,252 reviews, last reviewed 5th Sep 2025
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Latest highest rating:

5

Santander Good app. Easy to set up and use with minimal fuss. Everything seems straightforward Reviewed on: 5th September 2025
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Latest lowest rating:

2

Is that a bank for the elderly ? Strong impression that the bank have little time for customers . I approached my local branch 4 times since May 2025 for certificates of interest whic... Read more Reviewed on: 23rd June 2025
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The Santander 1|2|3 Current Account is no longer available to new customers.

Santander 123 Current Account (discontinued) reviews (1252)

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

Paid to bank - just the way I like it.

5
When we remortgaged we decided to switch bank accounts to the Santander 123 account. We thought that we may get paid a small amount from Santander that would either help with treats or go towards our mortgage interest. The switch was straight forward with Santander doing all of the work. Our direct debits and payments were switched with no issues. Since then Santander have been paying us each month for our direct debits and mortgage payments going through the bank. These things would have had to been paid whether it was a 123 account or not. So the fact we get paid is a massive bonus for us. We have recently been on holiday and due to the current exchange rates didn't want to take cash with us. We used the cash points abroad. Having done some research we realised that we wouldn't be charged for using Santander ATM's in Spain and were able to get a slightly better rate while we were there. It was so easy to do. The cash point even asked us what language we wanted to use. All in all the account does what it is meant to do , no issues or problems, plus we get paid cash each month. Reviewed on: 26th August 2015

good service on and offline..

5
accessible by phone in the event of an out of the ordinary problem problem Reviewed on: 12th March 2024

Very helpful

4
I have called into their branch a couple of times and they are very helpful and efficient Reviewed on: 5th March 2024

Pretty faultless in the 20 years I have been with them.

5
Pretty faultless in the 20 years I have been with them. I have felt no reason to change to any other bank. Reviewed on: 5th March 2024

Early days...

4
Started very recently, so little by way of experience here. So far, so good. Reviewed on: 27th February 2024

Decent for a while

2
It was a good product back in the day, when it would give a decent interest rate. Through time, it fell back against the competition. Reviewed on: 22nd February 2024

Impossible to talk to someone and the chatbot is use...

3
Impossible to talk to someone and the chatbot is useless. Reviewed on: 16th February 2024

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND SANTANDER

2
4 times I had problems with debit card. Santander very slow to react and lengthy phone calls required to resolve situation. Refused to take any responsibility for their own errors and rude attitude. Reviewed on: 15th February 2024

The 1 2 3 Lite account gives Cashback on Direct Debits

4
The 1 2 3 Lite account gives Cashback on Direct Debits but have adjusted them over the years so not quite so advantageous Reviewed on: 15th February 2024

Account is easy to use.

5
Account is easy to use. Good support over the phone and a nice bonus of cash back on certain things. Interest rates are not the best I found but over all I’ve had a good experience banking with them. Reviewed on: 15th February 2024

Easy to use app.

5
Easy to use app.Log in not too long.Like the cashback . Reviewed on: 15th February 2024

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