Unable to add RBS saving account to PayPal

[frksmth]

I've been able to successfully use RBS and Barclays Savers with Paypal in the past. However, with one of the new paypal accounts, I can't seem to be able to add the saver account. I am currently using 3 RBS savers with paypal.

This is the message I received from paypal when I tried to enter the bank details:

"We're sorry, we're unable to link that bank account because it is disabled. Please try another bank account."

I can assure you that this is a brand new savings account and that it has a unique number too. I added the bank account on Friday when it asked me to confirm the account. I thought I would wait a couple of days and then confirm the account, so I didn't click on confirm right away. However, today, I noticed that I received an email from paypal stating that they tried two bank deposits that failed (that seems to be an outright lie because RBS accepts payments in any name). When I tried adding it again today, I got this message.

Any ideas or opinions on what happened there? I can't seem to figure out why the bank account was disabled on paypal before I could even use it on paypal.

[james169]

Not to helpful for you, but it's working fine for me, added an RBS savers today, but I did confirm it with the deposit code straight away

[frksmth]

Thanks for the reply James... Good to know that RBS savers are still working! I will probably give them a call and see what happens.

[frksmth]

Just an update and some good news regarding the RBS savers..

I had paypal call me and told the customer service guy what problem I was having. He removed the block on the bank account and asked me to add it again. I added and confirmed it instantly, this time, and everything is fine! Hope it helps anyone else who runs into this issue with paypal.