I was slapped with a £100 limit a while back and have never bothered with the challenge process as I haven't been very active on BF since. I'm currently unemployed, no sizable disposable savings, but I might want to get back in soon and if I do I'd look to increase my limit at the earliest opportunity. As a small player I wouldn't expect anything but I'm curious as to what sort of P&L might be necessary for a successful challenge on these grounds - 5 figures minimum or is it more nuanced? By chance, has anyone cited trading as their main source of income in their dealings with BF? What sort of questions were asked? Any thoughts/info welcome.Please let us know if you are employing a betting strategy, such as arbing or trading. We appreciate that your source of income may differ from that of recreational customers and, as such, may not be able to provide the information detailed above [pay slips, tax forms and bank statements]. If this is the case, please provide an explanation as to how you use our product, and we will let you know what type of information we will require.
Increasing deposit limits - Trading as income source
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ShaunWhite
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People who's main source of income is from BF tend not to deposit and just leave enough working capital in place. The reason being that errors can happen, and an inadvertent ban/restriction on deposits means you're out of work. Also self employed (which a full-timer is) traders don't usually shuffle money between personal and business accounts otherwise it looks like like your money is spread thinly.
Yes such challenges must be relatively rare, although those hit with tighter limits would also tend to have relatively little to meet BF's evidencing standards, be it employment, savings or BF balance. I'm wondering more about the small portion of these cases in particular where a profitable P&L might provide some leeway.
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ShaunWhite
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I can't really comment further as I haven't experienced it. All I know is that (despite appreanaces) Betair want your business, so if you can talk to them rather than going through automated checks then you should find some sort of situation that's agreeable.
This is not true, once upon a time Betfair allowed any deposits within reason as far as i can remember. I am employed earn a good Salary and i done their challenge as some months i wasn't active. My Trading over the last two years has improved that am able to pay Bills & essentials. I wanted to Trade Cheltenham some few weeks ago, i had a moderate Balance 2k for normal markets. I wanted to deposit the Back owed income from day Job into Betfair which would of put my account decent to Join the High Volume Cheltenham brings. I was told i can only deposit £500,ShaunWhite wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 11:43 amPeople who's main source of income is from BF tend not to deposit and just leave enough working capital in place. The reason being that errors can happen, and an inadvertent ban/restriction on deposits means you're out of work. Also self employed (which a full-timer is) traders don't usually shuffle money between personal and business accounts otherwise it looks like like your money is spread thinly.
This is a long term account from the days i went to Peters Classes in Hook 
they were good, loved the food 
. I was quite surprised , after they trawled through Payslips, and asked what the extra money was for? which was made up of Overtime and back dated income. I wrote a letter of complaint, and now i am just building the bank up for when Goodwood comes. I don't know where this new challenge thing came from?, oh yes they have access to your Credit File, so to have a account now seems like having a loan, it feels like when a Bookmaker shuts down your account. What brought customers to Betfair in the first place was better Value in odds and NO RESTRICTIONS when you won. But like all things in life and business there is a sweetener to pull you in once your in Loyalty goes out the window, same with the Utility and Insurance Companies, at least BA have given its customers loyalty by keeping prices capped and updating the brilliant software year after year and who else gives you great Trading tips on Cheltenham and the great Mr Dallas Knowledge and assistance. Good luck in what you decide to do to get deposit up