I hope so - if they let us pick our own account numbers, I’ve got a couple I’d like…
It’s a fun idea that I’d personally love to offer. We’re looking into the feasibility at the moment.
Love the sort code!!
That would be awesome! I just can’t think of which 8 digit number I’d use if it were on offer
Other than the sort code being easy to remember… what makes it so special? I mustn’t have watched something
Think it might be 404 Error or some star wars ref?
4th be with you etc etc
Hum, maybe someone can clarify aha!!
04-00-40 would have been a lovely palindrome.
You could have a date in form yyyymmdd as your account number, not sure that gives enough options though
Pretty sure that would also be a security risk.
Would depend what date you pick I suppose, your own date of birth not ideal (but part of public records anyway)
The 04-00-04 is a good sort code - I see Starling bank has gone for 04-00-40 nothing quite like confusing customers
My Starling sort code is 60-83-71.
Same here. But checking the faster payment scheme, it seems they also have 04-00-40.
Was just about to post just that. I corroborate same info.
They clearly have to try and copy Monzo at every oppoutunity, kinda saddens me. Wonder when that sort code was registered compared with Monzo’s
Might just be that the 04-00-** block is most available to new banks, and they were trying to get something with similar digits. I’m glad that got -04, as I agree that ending in -40 just makes it more confusing rather than more memorable!
My thoughts are opposite if I’m honest. 040 040. Though I guess it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.
I’m not fussed either way, a sort code is a sort code and once it’s in a list of payee’s it doesn’t really matter what the digits are.
Good point, I hadn’t thought of breaking it up as 3-3 digits. Clearly lacking lateral thinking. I guess I like easy sort codes for when I need to give out details to someone else. Especially as sort code and account number won’t be on the cards. Now I just need to bag a memorable account number.
It is easy to perceive 04-00-40 as being divided by a mirror 04-0|0-40 so easier to visualise than the current Starling sortcode which is totally unmemorable