Urgently need to write a cheque in Dollars - How?

domyue

Hi,

For an application, I need to send a cheque for $10 to Kenya. They require it in dollars...

How would I do it?
I have various accounts - which bank would be best for this??

This is quite urgent! Thanks a lot!

Lansdowne

If they will accept a Travelers cheque that should be simple, assuming they won't accept US cash in the post. Maybe you have a friend who has been to US and has some spare.
Obviously you will pay over the odds at the bank for such a small amount.

domyue

Well don't travellers cheques have to be in a certain name and you need a passport to claim the money??

How much would it be to just write the cheque in dollars??

Thanks

Inactive

That would depend on your bank, it will not be cheap.

Extant

domyue wrote: »

Well don't travellers cheques have to be in a certain name and you need a passport to claim the money??

How much would it be to just write the cheque in dollars??

Thanks

As said: not cheap. Barclays charges £18 as a flat fee, regardless of the amount, which is then delivered Special Delivery the next day. Hardly worth it for $10, though - and it's a service used more by businesses than anyone else.

Traveller's cheques don't have to be in a certain name - they should be signed once when sold, and then once again when cashed and presented with ID. So whilst, sure, you could do it, it would rely on people not doing their duties here and in Kenya.

If they absolutely insist on anything other than cash, you're likely to pay a hefty fee for the service. See if they'd take $10 cash sent by registered mail, or perhaps Paypal etc?

domyue

ok so i take it that anybody can cash in a travellers cheque then and it does not require the same person that bought it to collect the money??

it might seem obvious to some but ive never dealt with travellers cheques before! Also i assume its the PO that will sell them to me...

Scousebird_2

domyue wrote: »

ok so i take it that anybody can cash in a travellers cheque then and it does not require the same person that bought it to collect the money??

it might seem obvious to some but ive never dealt with travellers cheques before! Also i assume its the PO that will sell them to me...

Or Bureau De Changes in Banks and Travel Agencies

Extant

domyue wrote: »

ok so i take it that anybody can cash in a travellers cheque then and it does not require the same person that bought it to collect the money??

it might seem obvious to some but ive never dealt with travellers cheques before! Also i assume its the PO that will sell them to me...

No, that's the problem - a traveller's cheque should only be cashed by the person who bought it originally. On purchase, the cheque should be immediately signed once (so you should, in theory, sign it then and there in the bank branch/where ever). When you then go to cash it or just pay it to someone, you should then countersign the cheque - in the presence of the person accepting the cheque.

Hence it not being appropriate for this.

domyue

Ah, in which case, I really do have to pay for the cheque in US dollars then

Oh dear

domyue

Oh btw,

Does anyone know how much each bank charges for this US dollar cheque?
So Barclays charge £18.. what about hsbc, natwest, nationwide...??

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domyue wrote: »

Oh btw,

Does anyone know how much each bank charges for this US dollar cheque?
So Barclays charge £18.. what about hsbc, natwest, nationwide...??

Not sure, but it isn't going to be cheap.

Can you not just send them payment in sterling, it would be much simpler and far more cost effective for you?