First Direct - Paying in

CraigDavid

I see First Direct have now stopped giving out their free prepaid envelopes so we now have to pay when sending them cheques through the post.

diable

I just use the paying in machines at HSBC or use free post at work.

withnell

diable wrote: »

or use free post at work.

Are you an MP by any chance?

maninthestreet

CraigDavid wrote: »

I see First Direct have now stopped giving out their free prepaid envelopes so we now have to pay when sending them cheques through the post.

I've been with FD for over 14 years, and I've never had any prepaid envelopes from them.

diable

withnell wrote: »

Are you an MP by any chance?

nope, I am an MSE :rotfl:

diable

maninthestreet wrote: »

I've been with FD for over 14 years, and I've never had any prepaid envelopes from them.

You used to have to phone them up and ask them and then they would send them to you, I still have some at home somewhere.

nearlyrich

I use HSBC or get people to pay direct into my account, I have some postage paid envelopes but have rarely needed to use them in 17 years of dealing with them.

byebyedebt

Only ever used them once or twice to post them postdated cheques the day before, if I couldnt get to the bank.

mrmajika

I post cheques away to FD quite a bit, so I'm not best pleased at this. I'm surprised by it - it's not like them. Credit crunch must be biting!

Extant

Maybe there's just not enough demand for them anymore? I doubt that the cost was all that massive to them, so it's hardly likely to be anything to do with the so-called credit crunch.

Also - were the envelopes just labeled up as a Freepost address? Just write that on another envelope.

mrmajika

BarclaysManager wrote: »

Also - were the envelopes just labeled up as a Freepost address? Just write that on another envelope.

Yes,however, I'd be reluctant to do that for any real length of time for fear of cheques going AWOL.