Platinum Account. A guide to all your Platinum Account benefits.

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1 Platinum Account A guide to all your Platinum Account benefits.

2 Discover how much more you get with your Platinum Account. Contents. Your Bank of Scotland Platinum Visa debit card 4 How to register for your benefits interest and fee-free overdraft 6 Worldwide Travel Insurance 7 AA Breakdown Cover 9 Mobile Phone Insurance 11 Sentinel Card Protection 15 Exclusive Saver 16 Things you need to know 17 With you every step of the way 20 Your Platinum Account is designed to make life easier. If there s anything we can do to help, please let us know. Call Platinum Membership Services on If you need to call us from abroad or prefer not to use our 0845 number, you can also call us on Visit bankofscotland.co.uk/platinum Or pop into any of our branches. If you re registered for Internet Banking you can remind yourself of your Platinum Account benefits at any time, by taking a look at the Account Benefits tab on your account statement page. You can also manage your benefits from here. 2

3 Changes to the Bank of Scotland Bank Account Conditions. We are making some changes to the Bank of Scotland Bank Account Conditions with effect from 4th August Full details of the changes can be found in the Bank of Scotland Bank Account Conditions document which you will have received when you opened this account or the Changes to your account terms and conditions leaflet we have sent you. In this document where we reference any area where changes will be made, we have highlighted those changes. Certain changes are also being made to some of the benefits which come with this account. Full details of the changes can be found in the policy documents you will have received when you opened your account, and which are included as part of this welcome pack. 3

4 Your Bank of Scotland Platinum Visa debit card. The key to all your Platinum Account benefits. You should already have your sort code and account number, and we ll send you everything else you need in the coming days. If you re upgrading or downgrading from another Bank of Scotland current account, your account number, sort code and debit card PIN will all stay the same. Your new Platinum debit card should arrive within seven working days and until it arrives you can continue to use your existing debit card. And you can keep on using your current cheque book (if you have one). If you are new to Bank of Scotland your new Platinum debit card and PIN should arrive within seven working days. For security we send them separately. If there s anything you re missing after 10 days of opening your Platinum Account, please let us know. Preferential rates when you use your card abroad. We won t charge the usual nonsterling purchase fee of 1 when you use your Platinum debit card to make purchases in a foreign currency. Other charges apply, please see the Banking Charges Guide for details. For general queries: call or from abroad. You can also find out more by visiting the Account Benefits tab on your Internet Banking. 4

5 How to register for your benefits. You re already covered for most of them, but there are still a few things you need to register for by calling Platinum Membership Services or visiting the Account Benefits tab on your Internet Banking. What s included Am I already covered? What should I do next? Do I need anything? Find out more AXA Worldwide Travel Insurance AA Breakdown Cover Mobile Phone Insurance is administered by Lifestyle Services Group Limited. Save What Matters is provided by Lifestyle Services Group Limited. Sentinel Card Protection administered by Affinion International Limited (unless age limits or medical conditions apply) If you have, or have had any medical conditions other than those listed under No Screen Conditions in your policy document (pages 14 15), you need to let us know by calling Platinum Membership Services. If however you have any medical condition that is not in the list of 'No Screen Conditions', then you must tell us about all the medical conditions that you have, including those on the list of 'No Screen Conditions'. Cover for these medical conditions may be subject to an additional premium. Relax. You re already covered. You are already covered for Mobile Phone Insurance, but registering now helps improve the service if you make a claim. To register go to the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking or call Platinum Membership Services. To register for Save What Matters and to back up data from your mobile phone go to the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking. Most smartphones are compatible, but you can check if your phone is, in the FAQs on the Save What Matters website. Complete and return the registration form you ll receive in the next two weeks, register via the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking or call Platinum Membership Services. Your policy document is included in this welcome pack. Please keep it safe. Your policy document is included in this welcome pack. Please keep it safe. Have these details handy: Your mobile number, make and model Your mobile phone s IMEI number* Your Platinum Account details. Data charges may apply to Save What Matters so please check with your service provider on data usage tariffs or connect to Wifi before syncing your phone. Page 7 Page 9 Page 11 You ll need all of your card details handy. Page 15 Nothing for you to do. You re covered, but registering now helps improve this service if you make a claim. *To find out your mobile phone s IMEI number key *#06# into your mobile. We need more details from you to activate these benefits. Platinum Membership Services: call

6 300 interest and fee-free overdraft. Before 4th August 2014, a 10 buffer will be available on Planned Overdrafts which means there ll be no overdraft interest or fees to pay if you go beyond your interest and fee free Planned Overdraft amount by 10 or less. This buffer will no longer apply from this date. Preferential overdraft terms for Platinum Account holders. As a Platinum Account holder you can benefit from a 300 interest and fee-free Planned Overdraft, subject to application and approval. This means you can borrow up to 300 without paying any overdraft fees or interest. If you already have a Sign up for Text Alerts and when you re near your account limit you ll receive a Limit Alert. Find out more on page 9 of Managing Your Account brochure. Planned Overdraft in excess of this, the first 300 will now automatically be interest and fee-free. We may also be able to extend your existing Planned Overdraft limit (subject to application and approval), although you ll pay a Monthly Overdraft Usage Fee and interest on any Planned Overdraft amount borrowed over 300. If you go over your agreed Planned Overdraft limit, we may let you cover these payments by granting you an Unplanned Overdraft. There are charges for using an Unplanned Overdraft, which you ll find in our Banking Charges Guide. We don t charge you for Mobile Banking but your mobile operator may charge you for some services, please check with them. Limit Alerts are sent before 10am UK time Monday Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Services may be affected by phone signal or functionality. You need to be registered for Internet Banking. Terms and conditions apply. If you ve only gone into an Unplanned Overdraft by 10 or less, we ll provide a 10 buffer which means there ll be no additional overdraft fees to pay. All overdrafts are subject to a review of your circumstances and are repayable in full on demand. Breathing space with our Grace Period. Our Grace Period means that you have until 3.30pm (UK time) to pay in enough money to avoid any overdraft fees you may incur that day. The money needs to be immediately available to use, so you could transfer money from another personal account you have with us via Internet Banking, Mobile Banking or Telephone Banking or pay in cash over the counter in branch. 6

7 Worldwide Travel Insurance. For the whole family. When you re planning a trip, your Platinum Account includes comprehensive worldwide travel insurance provided by AXA. Take as many trips as you like. You re covered for up to 45 days per trip. New-for-old replacement on baggage under two years old if it s lost or stolen. Travel disruption cover for added protection if your travel plans are disrupted due to cancellation or delay of your booked public transport. Family cover comes as standard. You can replace it with winter sports cover for you and your partner. You can request cover for medical conditions you have, or have had (which are not on the list of No Screen Conditions) and an additional premium may apply. Check you re covered. Travellers are eligible as long as they are under 80 years old and only covers losses suffered whilst you are a United Kingdom resident and are registered with a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom. Please tell us about any medical conditions affecting anyone covered by your policy. Turn to pages of your Travel Insurance policy document for important information on medical conditions and page 8 onwards for eligibility criteria. Remember to pack your policy. It s a good idea to take your policy document with you when you travel. You ll find your copy in this welcome pack or you can download it at bankofscotland.co.uk/platinum Your policy details. There s no paperwork to complete as your policy number is your Platinum sort code and account number. It s a good idea to take your policy document with you when you travel. You ll find your copy in this welcome pack or you can download it from the Account Benefits tab on your Internet Banking. For extra protection. To change to winter sports cover, or get protection for a trip over 45 days long, turn to page 11 of your policy document then call Platinum Membership Services before you travel. 7

8 Waive your excess. An excess of 40 per claim may apply, but a waiver upgrade may be available instead. To find out more, please call Platinum Membership Services. Manage your travel cover online. If you are registered you can login via Internet Banking which will enable you to: Access and print your current Travel Insurance documents. Upgrade your level of cover. Complete your medical screening questionnaire online. Update your personal information, like family details and the names of anyone on the policy. Register a claim. Helping you in an emergency. To make a claim, report lost baggage, documents or money, or if you need medical assistance call Platinum Membership Services, 24/7. 8

9 AA Breakdown Cover. No matter whose car you re in, whether you re the driver or a passenger, you re covered by the AA the UK s No.1 choice for breakdown cover. Your Platinum Account automatically includes AA Roadside Assistance, Home Start and Relay. So if you break down at home or on the road, help is only a phone call away. Roadside Assistance: You re covered 24/7 if you break down over a quarter of a mile from home. If your car can t be fixed at the roadside, you ll be taken to the nearest suitable garage. Home Start: Whether it s flat tyres or batteries, one in four car breakdowns happen before you ve left home. But with Home Start you re covered even if you re still on your driveway. Relay: If your car breaks down miles from home and it can t be fixed at the roadside, we ll take your vehicle and up to seven passengers to a single UK destination of your choice. Belt and braces. For even greater protection, call Platinum Membership Services to upgrade your policy to include Stay Mobile, Breakdown Repair Cover or European Cover. You ll find the terms, conditions and limitations of your cover in the AA policy document in this pack. Why not keep it in your car so you have it to hand when you need it. 9

10 Accident Management Service: If you do have an accident call Platinum Membership Services and we ll put you through to the AA Accident Management Service. They ll help arrange the recovery and repair of your car, and even lend a hand claiming on your insurance following an accident or vandalism. If you break down or have an accident. Call Platinum Membership Services and we ll put you through to the AA, or call the AA direct on You ll be asked for your Platinum Membership Number (your sort code and account number) and you may need to show your Visa debit card when the AA Patrol arrives. SMS text messaging is available for use by deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired customers in a breakdown situation by sending an SMS to

11 Mobile Phone Insurance. Why you won t be lost if you lose your phone. Good news. Your Platinum Account comes with mobile phone insurance and your phone is covered wherever you are in the world. With effect from 24 November 2014, the insurer will change from London General Insurance Company Limited to Assurant General Insurance Limited and the registered address for Lifestyle Services Group Limited will change from Osprey House, Ore Close, Lymedale Business Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 9QD to Assurant House, 6-12 Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1EN. Any references to Assurant General Insurance Limited in the following pages should be read as referring to London General Insurance Company Limited for the period until 24 November Your insurance, administered by Lifestyle Services Group Limited (LSG) and underwritten by Assurant General Insurance Limited, covers one phone for sole Platinum Account holders, while joint account holders can insure up to two phones at the same address. Following a successful claim LSG will repair or replace your handset up to a maximum value of 2,000 (including VAT) if your phone is lost, stolen, damaged or suffers breakdown (including faults). LSG will repair the mobile phone (where possible) or replace it with a mobile phone of the same make, model and memory size. If we cannot do this you will be given a choice of models with an equivalent specification. You ll find all the terms, conditions and limitations of your cover on pages 3 11 of the Small Print policy document that comes with this pack. You re even protected against unauthorised calls made on a lost or stolen phone: Up to 450 (including VAT) per claim for prepaid and Pay As You Go phones. Up to 1,500 (including VAT) per claim for contract phones. There s a 100 excess per successful claim for claims relating to an iphone and a 50 excess per successful claim relating to all other handsets. Changing your phone? Don t forget to contact us to register your new phone details. 11

12 Register your handset(s) now. To help us administer your policy more effectively and to help simplify the claims process, you can provide us with your mobile phone details. This can be done by completing the registration form when you take out your current account, through Internet Banking or by calling You will need the following information when registering your handset: Make Model IMEI number. How to make a claim. If your phone is lost or stolen. You should tell LSG about your claim as soon as you can upon discovering the incident. Unauthorised network charges are only covered from the point your mobile phone is lost or stolen and for up to 24 hours after you discover the loss or theft. If you don t tell your airtime provider within 24 hours you will be responsible for any further charges. Tell the police about any lost or stolen mobile phone as soon as you can. Make your claim to us by visiting the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking or by calling Platinum Membership Services. If your phone is damaged. Report the incident to us by visiting the Account Benefits tab on your Internet Banking, or by calling Platinum Membership Services. If we need you to send your phone to us, we ll let you know. Please note proof of purchase may be required in the event of a claim. 12

13 Save What Matters. Save What Matters, provided by Lifestyle Services Group Limited, gives you the comfort of knowing that if something unfortunate happens to your mobile phone the essential data stored on it is protected. Once set up, depending on your handset, you can: Back up and securely store photos, music, videos and contacts from your mobile phone.* View and manage this data via a dedicated website. If you have a smartphone and your phone is lost or stolen, you can lock it and also wipe the data to stop anyone accessing your data. An alarm facility can help you find your phone or stop someone else using it. If your phone goes missing, Save What Matters can help you to track your handset down. What you need to do. For more information and to check your phone is compatible check in the Save What Matters option under your Account Benefits in Internet Banking. Register by visiting the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking. Data charges may apply please check with your service provider on data usage tariffs or connect to WiFi before syncing your phone. * Please note that we can t back up videos or music from an iphone, instead we suggest you sync these with itunes. Limits apply. Save What Matters is a trademark of Lloyds Bank plc and is used under licence by Bank of Scotland plc. 13

14 14 Full details of how this service works can be found on page 12 of the Small Print policy document. Or for more information, please check in the Save What Matters option under your Account Benefits in Internet Banking.

15 Sentinel Card Protection. The straightforward way to keep all your cards safe. If your cards are lost or stolen, help is at hand. Just one call and Sentinel Card Protection will arrange to cancel your cards, wherever in the world you may be. And it s not just your Bank of Scotland cards any bank or store cards can be cancelled too. That means you can avoid the hassle of trying to recall your card details and arranging to have them cancelled individually. Sentinel Card Protection is administered by Affinion International and underwritten by AmTrust Europe Limited. If your cards are lost or stolen, call Platinum Membership Services on or from abroad. How Sentinel works. If your cards are lost or stolen, report them to Sentinel. They ll tell your card providers to cancel the cards straight away and arrange replacements. Sentinel can arrange emergency cash advances if you re stranded from home without means of payment. You can receive up to 1,000 emergency cash, up to 3,000 for hotel expenses and 3,000 for lost tickets and travel documents. Cash advances are subject to status and are repayable within 30 days of receipt. You must be a UK resident to be eligible for Sentinel Card Protection. For full terms, conditions and limitations please see pages of the Small Print policy document. Sentinel is a registered trademark of Affinion International Limited. There s up to 200 to cover lost or stolen handbags, wallets and purses containing a card, plus you can claim up to 200 to replace your missing cash when lost or stolen at the same times as cards. Ask us to send you our Security Protected Key and Luggage tags to help reunite you with your items if they re lost or stolen. Registering your cards. Sentinel Card Protection will arrange to cancel your debit, credit and store cards. You don t have to register, but it s a good idea as it helps us do things more effectively. Just go to the Account Benefits tab in Internet Banking, or call Platinum Membership Services. You ll be asked for the card numbers of the cards you wish to register, so please have them handy. 15

16 Exclusive Saver. Boost your savings. With Platinum, the benefits don t stop with your current account. Open an Exclusive Saver Account and gain access to variable interest rates including a 12 month fixed bonus. How it works: New accounts opened will receive a fixed introductory bonus payable for 12 months from the date of account opening. At the end of the bonus period, variable rates without bonus will apply. Interest rates For our latest rates go to bankofscotland.co.uk/ savings, call (8am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm weekends) or speak to staff in your local branch. Variable interest is paid annually or monthly depending on choice at account opening. Your tax status Interest is paid net of basic rate income tax at 20%. Conditions for bonus payments No conditions. Please refer to the Savings interest rates and charges and Savings account conditions and information brochures for more information. Withdrawal arrangements No notice period. Instant access with no loss of interest. Access Online, phone and branch. Optional Cashpoint Card. Open your instant access Exclusive Saver today. Call us on , visit your local branch or go to bankofscotland.co.uk/ exclusivesaver 16

17 Things you need to know. Here s a useful summary of your Platinum Account benefits, along with some important limitations and exclusions to be aware of. Insurance benefits Your benefit Worldwide Travel Insurance AA Breakdown Cover Key benefits Multi-trip worldwide travel cover for you and your partner Family travel cover (includes your spouse, civil partner or partner and children) OR winter sports cover (if you prefer to select winter sports cover instead of family travel cover, please call Platinum Membership Services) Covers UK leisure travel when two or more consecutive nights accommodation is booked Comprehensive cover, including: Emergency medical cover (up to 10,000,000) Cancellation or curtailment cover (up to 5,000) Personal accident cover (up to 100,000) Baggage cover (up to 2,500 (valuables up to 500 in total)) Travel disruption cover (up to 5,000) Roadside Assistance Home Start Relay Accident Management Service is only available in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man Customer covered, not the vehicle Your benefits last as long as you hold your Platinum Account. This table lists some key benefits and some important limitations and exclusions of your account. For full details please see the Terms and Conditions policy documents included in this welcome pack. 17

18 Insurance benefits Your benefit Mobile Phone Insurance Sentinel Card Protection Key benefits Insures one phone on a sole account and two phones for joint accounts Repair or replacement phone up to a maximum original cost or value of 2,000 Covers for loss, theft, accidental damage, water damage and breakdown Save What Matters can store up to 5GB of data from your mobile phone, easily re-load information back to your phone and provide a lock and wipe facility if your phone is stolen With one call day or night, Sentinel Card Protection can arrange to cancel all financial cards and request replacements Access to emergency cash advances in the event of lost or stolen cards Up to 200 cover for personal money and up to 200 cover for handbag, wallet, purse, briefcase lost and stolen (during 12 month period) at same time as cards Up to 100 to cover communication costs incurred to notify the administrator of an incident involving the cards. Your benefit Worldwide Travel Insurance Mobile Phone Insurance Key benefit exclusions Cover stops on your 80th birthday. Children must travel with you or a responsible adult The standard maximum trip duration is 45 consecutive days (for winter sports maximum 31 days cover in any 12 month period) 40 excess may apply Excess is 100 for Apple iphone claims, 50 for all other handsets 18

19 Insurance benefits Your benefit Worldwide Travel Insurance AA Breakdown Cover Mobile Phone Insurance Additional exclusions Medical conditions that you have, or have had that are not on the No Screen Conditions list must be declared and cover agreed with the insurer (there may be an additional premium if the insurer agrees to cover the conditions) Children must be under 18, or under 24 and in full time education Medical conditions affecting a close relative or a close business associate which you were aware of when opening your account or booking any trip may not be covered Cover may be excluded for certain hazardous sports and activities (see Permitted Sports and Activities ) Must be registered with a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom This policy only covers losses suffered whilst You are a United Kingdom resident. For travel disruption, excludes claims arising within seven days after you opened your account or at the time of booking any trip (whichever is later) relating to any circumstances publicly known at the time of account opening or booking any trip Maximum of five call-outs per 12 month period (seven for a joint account) and not covered for same or similar causes of breakdown to that which the AA attended within the previous 28 days Does not provide for any vehicle recovery following an accident You are not covered when travelling in a car, van, minibus or motorcycle exceeding the weight restriction of 3.5 tonnes and maximum width restriction of 7ft 6in (2.3m) Theft, loss, damage or breakdown where you have knowingly put your mobile phone at risk or you have not taken care of it may not be covered. Examples are provided in the What you are NOT covered for section of the Policy Document We only pay for unauthorised network charges from the point your mobile phone is lost or stolen and for up to 24 hours after you discover the loss or theft. If you do not tell your airtime provider within 24 hours you will be responsible for any further charges Save What Matters data charges apply please check with your service provider on data usage tariffs or connect to WIFI before syncing your phone Save What Matters is subject to handset compatibility Save What Matters cannot back up music or videos from an iphone instead we recommend you sync your content with itunes Exclusions may apply to the benefits; more information on all these benefits and exclusions is available in the accompanying terms and conditions documents. 19

20 With you every step of the way. As well as the Platinum account you ve chosen, there s a range of other current accounts to choose from. Here s what we can do for you. For more information about the benefits and exclusions of these accounts, just speak to any member of staff. Silver Account: 9.95 per month European Travel Insurance for you and your partner up to age 65. Classic Account: No monthly fee AA Roadside Assistance and Accident Management. Mobile Phone Insurance. Stop your account going into an Unplanned Overdraft by adding Control for 10 a month. Sentinel Card Protection. Cash Account: No monthly fee 25 interest and fee-free Planned Overdraft (subject to application and approval). 50 interest and fee-free Planned Overdraft (subject to application and approval). Visa debit card to withdraw money from cash machines in the UK and abroad that are part of the LINK or Visa network. Visa debit card. Cheque book - optional. Visa debit card. Cheque book. 20

21 Platinum Account: 17 per month Worldwide Travel Insurance with a choice of Family or Winter Sports Cover. You and your partner are covered up to the age of 80 and Family Cover includes children up to the age of 18 or 24 if in full time education. AA Breakdown Cover including Roadside Assistance, Home Start, Relay and Accident Management. Mobile Phone Insurance. Save What Matters. Sentinel Card Protection. 300 interest and fee-free Planned Overdraft (subject to application and approval). Visa debit card preferential charges when you use it abroad. Cheque book. Overdrafts are available subject to status and are repayable in full on demand. We review the range of acounts we offer from time to time. Products can be withdrawn without notice. 21

22 Important information about your benefits. Travel insurance. Bank of Scotland plc Travel Insurance is underwritten by AXA Insurance UK plc. Upgrades and medical screenings are sold, administered and underwritten by AXA Insurance UK plc. Registered office: 5 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1AD. Registered in England No AXA Insurance UK plc is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under Financial Services Register number AA Breakdown Cover. Roadside Assistance, Home Start and Relay are provided by Automobile Association Developments Limited (trading as AA Breakdown Services), an insurer of breakdown assistance services cover that is exempt from authorisation under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, Registered Office: Fanum House, Basing View, Basingstoke RG21 4EA. Registered in England and Wales Number AA Stay Mobile and Accident Management are underwritten by Acromas Insurance Company Limited. Acromas Insurance Company Limited is authorised and regulated by the Commissioner of Insurance, Financial Services Commission, Gibraltar, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom. Acromas Insurance Company Limited is a member of the Association of British Insurers. Head Office: Line Wall Road, Gibraltar. Registered Number (Gibraltar). UK branch address: Acromas Insurance Company Limited, Enbrook Park, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3SE. 22

23 Mobile Phone Insurance. Mobile Phone Insurance is administered by Lifestyle Services Group Limited (LSG) and underwritten by Assurant General Insurance Limited. Assurant General Insurance Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Lifestyle Services Group Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Save What Matters. Save What Matters is provided by Lifestyle Services Group Limited, registered office Assurant House, 6 12 Victoria Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1EN. Sentinel Card Protection. Sentinel Card Protection is administered by Affinion International and underwritten by AmTrust Europe Limited. AmTrust Europe Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. AmTrust Europe Limited is on the Financial Services Register, registration number Platinum Membership Services: Or from abroad 23

24 For more information visit us at: bankofscotland.co.uk/platinum If you have a hearing or speech impairment you can use Text Relay (previously Typetalk) or Textphone on (lines are open 9am 5.30pm, seven days a week). We can provide brochures and other documents in large print, Braille, CD and audio tape. Please ask a member of staff if you d like individual pieces of literature in any other formats or would like to know more. Important information. We may monitor or record calls to make sure we have carried out your instructions correctly and to help improve the quality of our service. For more information visit us at: bankofscotland.co.uk Not all Telephone Banking services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Please speak to an adviser for more information. If you need to call us from abroad or prefer not to use our 0845 number, you can also call us on Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No. SC Registered office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. We are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number We subscribe to the Lending Code; details can be obtained from We are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service. All information correct as at July / (07/14)