Following on from my Icesave thread, can anyone recommed a good online savings account?

[ohdearwhatamess]

Reasonable interest
Safe
Accessible without losing interest

I was wondering exactly the same. No idea alas.

I want a UK account paying 6.55% AER or above with instant access. Any suggestions anyone?

ING direct are really good, instant access and 6.5%. also seem as safe as is poss at the moment. plus i emailed them with a query and they were back to me in 2 hours, not bad at all

I have a sainsburys one - can't remember what the interest rate is on it though. Think it is quite competitive.

Am wondering about Nationwide. Not brilliant rate but very safe.

Lloyds even safer but their rates are too low.

Like the ING idea. Will look into that tomorrow when more sober.

ING Direct is not a UK account ! The Bank is Dutch. Savings there are covered by the Dutch compensation scheme up to 38000 euros, then the rest up to £35000 by the UK one.

I closed my ING account because they offer a bnonus for 6 months , then rubbbish interest thereafter. Thye used to be competitive but no longer.

Dh (who is supposed to know about these thing) said 'no way' to ING anyway.

Thinking about Anglo Irish. Need to do something asap as I'm losing a lot of interest.

Is Abbey a good one?

What about supermarkets?