When did you last switch bank account?

30 April 2018

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Whether you want better service, better rates or just free cash – changing your day to day bank account can be well worth doing (see Best bank accounts). But have you done it?… When did you last switch bank account? Please choose the option CLOSEST to your situation.

Whether you want better service, better rates or just free cash – changing your day to day bank account can be well worth doing (see Best bank accounts).

But have you done it?…

When did you last switch bank account? Please choose the option CLOSEST to your situation.

Results

I'm a man aged under 25 (293 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		69 votes (24%)
I've switched in the last year		62 votes (21%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		43 votes (15%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		12 votes (4%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		13 votes (4%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		0 votes (0%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		93 votes (32%)
I don’t have a bank account		1 votes (0%)

I’m a woman aged under 25 (172 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		17 votes (10%)
I've switched in the last year		39 votes (23%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		24 votes (14%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		7 votes (4%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		5 votes (3%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		3 votes (2%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		76 votes (44%)
I don’t have a bank account		1 votes (1%)

I'm a man aged 25 to 34 (939 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		171 votes (18%)
I've switched in the last year		211 votes (22%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		151 votes (16%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		78 votes (8%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		53 votes (6%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		30 votes (3%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		243 votes (26%)
I don’t have a bank account		2 votes (0%)

I’m a woman aged 25 to 34 (661 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		55 votes (8%)
I've switched in the last year		120 votes (18%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		101 votes (15%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		57 votes (9%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		47 votes (7%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		43 votes (7%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		238 votes (36%)
I don’t have a bank account		0 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 35 to 49 (1207 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		125 votes (10%)
I've switched in the last year		186 votes (15%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		140 votes (12%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		88 votes (7%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		103 votes (9%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		200 votes (17%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		363 votes (30%)
I don’t have a bank account		2 votes (0%)

I'm a woman aged 35 to 49 (1310 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		78 votes (6%)
I've switched in the last year		174 votes (13%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		142 votes (11%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		91 votes (7%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		108 votes (8%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		214 votes (16%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		501 votes (38%)
I don’t have a bank account		2 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 50 to 64 (1101 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		96 votes (9%)
I've switched in the last year		111 votes (10%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		119 votes (11%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		77 votes (7%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		88 votes (8%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		237 votes (22%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		373 votes (34%)
I don’t have a bank account		0 votes (0%)

I’m a woman aged 50 to 64 (1537 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		111 votes (7%)
I've switched in the last year		164 votes (11%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		165 votes (11%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		93 votes (6%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		93 votes (6%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		321 votes (21%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		590 votes (38%)
I don’t have a bank account		0 votes (0%)

I'm a man aged 65+ (752 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		61 votes (8%)
I've switched in the last year		74 votes (10%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		93 votes (12%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		59 votes (8%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		58 votes (8%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		165 votes (22%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		241 votes (32%)
I don’t have a bank account		1 votes (0%)

I’m a woman aged 65+ (702 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		38 votes (5%)
I've switched in the last year		54 votes (8%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		75 votes (11%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		57 votes (8%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		50 votes (7%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		159 votes (23%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		266 votes (38%)
I don’t have a bank account		3 votes (0%)

I’m agender (or I don’t wish to disclose my gender/age) (40 votes)

I’ve multiple accounts and switch them all the time		3 votes (8%)
I've switched in the last year		1 votes (3%)
I last switched 1-3 years ago		3 votes (8%)
I last switched 3-5 years ago		3 votes (8%)
I last switched 5-10 years ago		0 votes (0%)
I last switched over 10 years ago		5 votes (13%)
I’ve never switched my bank account		20 votes (50%)
I don’t have a bank account		5 votes (13%)

                   8,714 votes received.

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