Other Services - Arrange an Incoming Standing Order Form
Complete, print, and send a form to another current account provider requesting a standing order to be set-up to pay into a Nationwide account.
Location of Incoming Standing Order Form
- Click on the name of the account you want to pay a standing order into.
- Choose 'Other Services' from the left hand side of the screen.
- Click on 'Incoming Standing Order' in the 'Financial Transactions' section.
- Select the account type.
- Complete the section about you, about your bank details and about your Nationwide account details (see account number formats).
- Select the first and subsequent payment dates. If have a date for the standing order to end, enter this date too, otherwise leave it blank and the standing order will be paid until further notice.
- Choose the frequency (monthly/quarterly/half-yearly or annually).
- Print out the form.
- Sign the form and
- post it to your bank or building society.
Nationwide's accounts have the following formats
- FlexAccount sort code: either 07-01-16 or 07-44-56. You should use 07-01-16 even if 07-44-56 on your cheque book or cash card.
- FlexAccount account number: This should be 8 digits. Sometimes a FlexAccount number has 9 digits with a 6 as the first digit. If this is the case, you may need to ignore the 6 and use the following 8 digits e.g. when filling in a bank form. Where a FlexAccount number has 9 digits it will usually be presented the the 4 digit branch code or prefix e.g. 1234/612345678.
- CashBuilder card, InvestDirect or SmartAccount card: 07-00-30.
- Sometimes you may not recognise your account number. This is because Nationwide uses a number of different account number formats for historical reasons. Many Building Societies, ourselves included, have used 'long' account numbers but the United Kingdom clearing system has been standardised to use six digit sort codes and eight digit account numbers. Therefore any accounts where the internal format does not match these criteria but where transactions may need to be carried out via the clearing system, have also been allocated separate details which members can use for dealings with other financial institutions. It is the latter account number format which is printed on FlexAccount statements and our branches also use it to set up transfers to other Nationwide accounts.
Finding your account number
Your account number appears in a number of different places.If you are not sure what your account number is, please check the following.
On your card:
- On a FlexAccount, CashBuilder, InvestDirect or SmartAccount card you will find your account number printed along the bottom of the card. Take care not to confuse this with the large card number printed in the centre as this changes every time a new card is issued.
- If you have a Credit Card or Gold Card you will find your 16 digit account number printed across the middle of your card. It should be in the following format 44935XXXXXXXXXXX.
- Your 8-digit account number is printed along the bottom of your chequebook and also on the top right hand corner above the space where you fill in the date.
- For FlexAccount, CashBuilder, InvestDirect and SmartAccount your account number will appear at the top of your statement and may also contain a branch number.
- On Credit Card and Gold Card statements your 16 digit account number appears on the top right corner and also on the detachable Bank Giro credit slip at the foot of the statement. It should be in the following format 44935XXXXXXXXXXX.
- On Mortgage year end statement your account number will be displayed on the top left hand side.
- On your e-Savings welcome letter your 8 digit number appears in the boxed section.
- If you have a Savings Account with a passbook your account number is printed on the inside of the front cover.
- If you have a Savings Account with a bond certificate your account number is printed on the front of your certificate.
- On your notice of mortgage rate change letter your account number will be displayed within the 'Payment Details' box at the bottom of the page.