Why bank sort codes?

[Catso]

Requests for bank sort code information come up regularly. Could someone tell me why? It's not something I've ever wanted to find out.

[nobfelt]

The sort code relates to the bank branch where your account is held. Every bank branch a unique sort code.

[dzug]

Not so nobfelt - several bank branches can share one sort code. And some banks have just one sort code - their branches don't have codes.

As to why people want to know - pass. It's very easy to find out online anyway - they don't need to post here.

Maybe they've bought something on e-bay and are going to do a bank transfer to pay for it and want to check the bank is somewhere near the place they are going to post the item to.

[jason1980]

Yes Im sick of seeing bank sort codes, much easier if people just ring the bank!!! or we could put an AB sugegestion for a new website called sortcodebank.co.uk