buying a postal order

silentscream999

i recently tried buying a postal order and realised they dont accept card payments :S so you can only purchase a postal order with cash.

anyone else have this problem or is it only my local PO who have this rule

Premier_2

You probably wouldn't be able to buy a PO with a credit card, because you could immediately cash it, effectively providing you with an interest free cash advance of up to 56 days.

Not sure about buying one with a debit card. But if not, you can withdraw cash from many bank accounts at the Post Office
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19400181&mediaId=19500196

Jakejakejake

Nope - my PO's the same, cash only... they let me run to the cash point though and then cut the huge queue

frivolous_fay

Your PO doesn't let you take out cash at every counter? Mine does!

pinkgem

my post office let you take cash out too, its only a tiny post office with one counter in a corner shop

martindow

pinkgem wrote: »

my post office let you take cash out too, its only a tiny post office with one counter in a corner shop

You can get cash at POs using cards from some but not all banks, so you might need to go to a cash machine.

Details here
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?mediaId=19500196&catId=19400181