We've just come back from England and visited the Nationwide ofice in Bedford to sort out our Portman account. Told by one of the "advisors" "Oh yes, you can have a credit card". Great news we thought as I have been trying to get one for months, on line. "Many of our clients who live in France have one". "Sorry sir" says the manager" but you can't have one unless you have a UK address!" I explained we had lived in France for six years; that we had had an account with Portman BS which was opened whilst we lived in England and that Nationwide promised to honour the terms and agreements when they took over some time ago. No joy there, then!
