From: axel@white-eagle.invalid.uk
Subject: Re: The lunacy of UK banks
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 19:33:01 GMT

kajr@mwfree.net wrote:
> But what I don't understand is why a utility bill is taken as some sort
> of gospel. When my wife couldn't get a bank account I wrote to two of
> my utility companies and instructed them to change the name on the
> accounts. This they did without question. I did wonder if I a had
> instructed them to insert the name M Mouse as the account holder
> whether they would have done so.
> Also there had been no verification by the utilities against me when I
> first staretd accounts so why are they used as positive id.
 
When I opened a bank account in London... I simply arranged
for a second telephone line with a friend (I could not
use the place where I was actually staying as it was
a pub).

Axel