Yes, I would rather do that. I don't know if you've noticed but TSB's IT currently resembles a smoking crater and they've got no more chance transferring your money out of your account than you have getting the money or a bankers draft at a branch, plus by now TSB will have a huge backlog to work through.
DDs, SOs, and payees can be done online after getting the money in the new account, given an evening and a cup of tea.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
