I went through the rigmarole of opening an internet account with Birmingham Midshires, and a few days later they are making demands for multiple proofs of identity which are not that easy for me to meet. Since the account will be purely linked to my current account at Barclays, i,e, the account will be capable only of transferring money to and from that current account, and there is no earthly reason why anyone but me would wish to set up such an account, I don't see why any proof of identity should be required at all. BM say that it's the law, but I opened a smilar account with ING about 2 years ago and didn't have to go through any of this rubbish. Has the law changed in the last 2-3 years?
I am annoyed at BM because I wasn't told any of this when I went through the process of setting up the account online, and I feel like telling BM where they can stick their account, but will I have the same hassle now with everyone else?