A Complete Guide to Changing Your Name on Loyalty Cards in the UK
NameSwitch Name Change Guide Series - everything you need to know to change your name on your loyalty cards.
NameSwitch Name Change Guide Series - everything you need to know to change your name on your loyalty cards.
It’s no secret that a name change involves notifying many important government bodies, financial institutions and businesses. From changing your name with the DVLA and updating your UK passport with your new name to changing your name with HRMC and your National Insurance Record – it’s a lot of research and admin to tackle! Did you know that on average an adult name-changer will need to notify more than 24 different businesses? And store loyalty cards can often get forgotten about our pushed to the back of the stack.
NameSwitch is the #1 name change notifications service in the UK and makes changing your name EVERYWHERE super simple! Our name change notifications packages and UK deed poll services aim to make changing your name quick and easy – giving you complete peace of mind.
NameSwitch has over 700 companies and government bodies on our automated name change system. However, we also a number of free resources to help you navigate your name change journey, including a free name change checklist. And we have put together this this handy guide to changing your name on loyalty cards to help work out which companies and organisations you’ll need to notify about your name change.
NameSwitch doesn’t usually cover online loyalty cards, local companies or store cards as there are literally thousands with more launching all the time.
We’ve also learned that changing your name on loyalty cards isn’t always that straightforward. We highly recommend that you contact the respective customer service departments to request further guidance. However, if you decide to purchase an award-winning NameSwitch Name Change Notification Package you may be able to use the generic letters that have been created in your NameSwitch toolkit to send off name change notifications.
It’s important to note that some online companies are not always able to change the name that was originally supplied when the account/card was set up. If you’re not sure if this applies to you we recommend that you explore the loyalty card issuer’s FAQ page or community chat.
But, as we’re eager to help you with changing your name, we’ve collated contact details for some of the most popular loyalty cards and listed them below to help you get started.
Although they don’t count as loyalty cards, there are four popular UK websites which many NameSwitch customers hold accounts with – PayPal, Amazon, eBay, and Apple.
Bottom line: Sometimes it can be easier and quicker to start over.
By this, we mean that you could effectively create new accounts with the businesses you hold loyalty cards with before asking for the balance of the points you’ve accumulated so far to be transferred across to the new account/card. Do not close down your old account before having the points transferred – no one wants to lose their points and perks!
This may sound drastic, but some accounts, particularly those associated with a username that includes your original surname aren’t always straightforward to change.
Loyalty cards are just one of the many items that may require alteration as part of the changing your name process and we know from personal experience how much time and effort is required to cover all your bases. Just figuring out who needs what can be overwhelming and can take more than 14 hours on average! Most name-changers find this process tedious and overly complicated.
Check out NameSwitch’s award-winning name change notification services to simplify the name change process. With our help, and 3 easy steps, you can change your name with speed and ease - enjoying the peace of mind from getting it right first time. Enter your details into our secure system one time, and you’ll have instant access to your personalised name change toolkit and be on the way to using your new name in no time.
Yes, most loyalty programmes do allow you to update your name. You can typically do this via your online account or by contacting customer support. However, in some cases it may be easier to create a new account, but make sure to either use or transfer your points/rewards.
You can typically change the name on your loyalty card by logging into your account and updating you details within “settings.” However, in some cases you may need to contact customer support or submit a form. NameSwitch’s name change toolkit provides pre-populated forms, to submit name change requests via post.
The average name changer notifies approximately 24 different government bodies, local authorities, and companies. Figuring out who needs what can be daunting and takes 14 hours on average! Most name changers find this process tedious and overly complicated.
NameSwitch has created a UK first and only award-winning namechange toolkit to help simplify this process. Change your name with speed and ease saving you so much time and with peace of mind that you’ll get it right first time.
In just 3 easy steps you can select who you need to notify from 700 government bodies, local authorities, and companies. You only need to enter your details once. You’ll have instant access to download your pre-populated name change letters, forms and personalised instructions ready for you to print and sign.
Need our expert advice? Why not check out our FAQs or Get in touch with our UK-based support team for a human response - we are here to help.
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Get your free name-change checklist to help you plan out all of the companies, government bodies and profiles you need to notify of your new name.
