I'm off to town today to check a dormant account.

[Itwasgoodwhileitlasted]

I've had a letter from Santander to say I have q dormant Instant Saver account so I am heading into town to find out how much is in there.

Anyone want to help guess?

For background, I opened the account over 15 years ago and at that time was earning about £28k.

I drove a new car and saved up enough to travel the world, but what is left in this forgotten account.

Did I stash a cheeky grand. Or £100 to open it. Or is it empty or maybe containing £4.36.

I'm quite excited.

What do you all think?

£19.81. That might get you the airport for your Caribbean cruise.....

£14.57 fingers crossed for much more for you 🤞

Hope it's good news but i have several accounts with either 0p or just a few pence which I've never been bothered to properly close. My bad I know. I can't imagine having an account with a significant amount of money in it that i just forgot about but hopefully you'll have a nice surprise!

do update

I'm going with £634.28

Its an investment account and you put £1,000 away in a high risk private equity fund, with a solid holding of early Tesla stock, forgot about it and its now worth around £1.3m. There is also a dormant cash account with £40.02 in it.

I'm going with whatever was the minimum you had to open it.

Fingers crossed for you ! I'm very excited.

@poorbuthappy

£2.94. This number because this is how much I am in credit on 1 of my credit cards. They keep sending me cheques for the amount and as it will cost me that to drive to the bank to pay the bloody thing in the money is still on the card.

My banking app lets me pay cheques in by photographing them.

I think £27

£4.99

I'm going to say £8.56 but hope there are a couple of extra 00 for you to enjoy.

I had this - wanted to close an account but it had 1p in it. I tried everything to get rid of this 1p to close the account - on their chat line, automated service etc. Said I didn't care what they they with the penny, I didn't want it. Because of the type of account it was you couldn't just transfer it out. At one point they offered to post a cheque!!!!

Anyway I made a complaint about how much of a complete faff it was and they eventually donated the penny to charity, closed the account....and gave me a time and trouble payment of eighty quid!!!

£0.06

Following with interest! bumbumtish
My guess is £85.90p

Oooh exciting.

I think £191.17p

Ohh £45.05

I had £50 in mine so I’ll say that amount.

@torquewench - Oooooo something to look at if they even send me another cheque!

293.18 :)

£3.59

£600 and something

I reckon they wouldn't tell you for a few pounds. So maybe 467.17p

3.65

I'm going with £23.48 - £3.48 is the compound interest

My guess is £429

Fingers crossed its a nice surprise for you.