irish EURO cheque into Northern account-clearence time?

Fi_83

Hi,

I have a €1000 irish cheque that i want to lodge into my £ Northern bank account. I need this cheque cleared next week. Just rang the bank are they are saying it takes 6 weeks!! anyone had any recent experience of this..is this correct?
Any other ways of getting it cashed? Ive already tried the Credit union with no joy

Rach39

I had exactly this problem back in the summer - a family member down south gave me an ROI cheque. I originally wanted to encash into euros but was told would be charged twice - for conversion to sterling then back to euro!! Eventually I lodged into Halifax account which they told me could take up to 6 weeks to clear - however I think it was clear in about a week to 10 days. I even tried cash a cheque places - you have very little options except to lodge into a bank account and wait, and just hope that it clears in time for you! Good luck!

Rach39

.... this is my original thread from back in the summer if it's any use to you!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1919743&highlight=

seatzie

I can't see you getting it done anywhere any quicker, as when you lodge it, and if its not a Northern or NIB cheque it has to be sent to the other bank for them to process, check persons account etc, you'd be lucky to have a sterling cheque cleared for next week never mind euro. Is it possible to get this person to transfer the money from their account to yours?, you'd get it in 2 days for a small fee prob £20 or less

pinkhammy

Hi - not sure if this helps or just confuses more!! I had a dollar cheque to be cashed in the summer and the old traditional banks advised 6 weeks, however I went to the Halifax and it was through within about a week. If I remember correctly think the fee was £10. It was very fast and no hassle at all.
HTH