I ordered a new debit card from the Alliance and Leicester Bank.  When I received it, I was told to ring 0845 608 8860 to confirm safe receipt which I did for 10 minutes with no reply.  Your database gives the alternative number of 0800 409 6700 but when I called it, I was told it was only for opening new current accounts.  Their main number  on a letterhead is shown as 0151 928 8181 and I shall try that tomorrow to see if it works.

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Joycemay wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2008 at 5:51pm:

I've joined you post to the existing one on A&L Debit Card Activation. To continue receiving email notifications, you will need to [url=]click here[/url].

The database has a verified number of 0800 0563253 and unverified one of 0800 0688661 for card activation.

Please let us know how you get on; what works and what doesn't.

Before you edited your post, you mentioned that the card is provided by MBNA, a fact which is probably crucial. In which case you will probably have to call them.

Alliance & Leicester are infamous on this site for "banning" people who don't call their covert premium numbers. See here.

Perhaps you need to contact customer services for current accounts. Have a look in the database and try some numbers.

Do let us know which you've tried and what works and what doesn't.

Bump!

I know this is a bit out of date but ive just had a card with the 08445619780 number to activate it. This, incidently, is a different number to the one that was on the card when i originally got it last year (this is a replacement!), so i guess they change often!

Anyway, neither number on the site works to contact. The 01904 number gets you to someone but it doesnt appear to be much use.

A snippet though, they are based in Tamworth, so there number will start 01827. Hope that helps someone find the geographical number!