Need to Bank Transfer. No Name Given.

WuMyster · 9 Sep 2016 at 17:32

I'm needing to bank transfer a large amount of money (but less than £10k) to a friend's mother but all I've been given was a sort code and account number. They've gone off on holiday now and in a rush forgot to give me the name of the account holder.

I'm heading to the bank on Monday, will I need to give a name to complete the transfer?

TIA

Mynight · 9 Sep 2016 at 17:34

I've never needed an account name. Sort code and account number was enough.

Halifax I would assume the other banks would be the same.

G-MAN2004 · 9 Sep 2016 at 17:34

I've never needed to give a name.

Casdawer · 9 Sep 2016 at 17:43

Account Number & Sort Code is all you need.

Derek W · 9 Sep 2016 at 18:15

you can give your name so that they know who transferred it

WuMyster · 9 Sep 2016 at 19:47

Thanks all.

QlimaxUK · 9 Sep 2016 at 20:26

wait wait wait..

Your transferring a 'large' amount of money to someone but don't know their name, WUT? :confused:

WuMyster · 9 Sep 2016 at 20:52

QlimaxUK said:
wait wait wait..

Your transferring a 'large' amount of money to someone but don't know their name, WUT?

No matter how stupid this may sound. I know my friend's mums first name but not her maiden name...

Orionaut · 9 Sep 2016 at 20:59

Mynight said:
I've never needed an account name. Sort code and account number was enough.

Halifax I would assume the other banks would be the same.

Remember the old precaution.

Transfer £1, ensure it has been received, then transfer the rest.

E-Banking and the AC no/sort no thing scares the crap out of me, there is no feedback to confirm where you are sending the money. If it ends up in the wrong account I understand it can be remarkably difficult to get it back!

Although it is a system that I find myself using more and more, the security of it sucks!

HangTime · 9 Sep 2016 at 20:59

Just text your mate and say "yo bro, what's your ma's surname I need to pay her £5k for the other nite innit".

Mynight · 9 Sep 2016 at 21:16

Orionaut said:
Remember the old precaution.

Transfer £1, ensure it has been received, then transfer the rest.

E-Banking and the AC no/sort no thing scares the crap out of me, there is no feedback to confirm where you are sending the money. If it ends up in the wrong account I understand it can be remarkably difficult to get it back!

Although it is a system that I find myself using more and more, the security of it sucks!

I've never transfer money without seeing the Acc/sort myself I also insist on seeing the screen that the clerks typed it in on to make sure it matches.

I've been extra careful ever since the money ended up in the wrong account when despite confirming it twice with the clerk they'd typed it in wrong :mad:

. Thankfully the person who recieved it didn't dispute it so got my money back. Would have been a substantial loss.

Angilion · 9 Sep 2016 at 21:25

When I've transferred money for buying stuff on the members market I had to put a name in. However, the name doesn't have to have any connection to the account I'm transferring the money to. It's just a required field for the machines in Barclay's banks. I could put "Wiggypuss the Eternal Wizard" and it would be fine.

CooK1E · 10 Sep 2016 at 00:09

Isn't the name just to identify that set of details to you, when you are selecting them from the hundreds of other account details you've got?!