Do banks print off cheques for customers?

DannyWhoWorks

Hi, My cheque book is at home while I am away at university. I urgently need to write out a cheque today. Would it be possible for me to go into branch and get the bank to 'print' me off a cheque? is this possible?

I bank with Barclays.

Thank you.

HappyMJ

DannyWhoWorks wrote: »

Hi, My cheque book is at home while I am away at university. I urgently need to write out a cheque today. Would it be possible for me to go into branch and get the bank to 'print' me off a cheque? is this possible?

I bank with Barclays.

Thank you.

Yes. It's called a cashiers cheque or a bank cheque. There may be a fee.

dalesrider

Why not just send a faster payment?

DannyWhoWorks

Thank you.

dalesrider wrote: »

Why not just send a faster payment?

Is this done online? I had to go back to University pretty quickly and left everything at home except my wallet. so I do not have my online account details and pin machine either

grumbler

HappyMJ wrote: »

Yes. It's called a cashiers cheque or a bank cheque. There may be a fee.

If it's the same as 'banker's draft' then it costs £15.

Biggles

grumbler wrote: »

If it's the same as 'banker's draft' then it costs £15.

That's if the bank write the cheque for you. I believe they can give you a cheque that you can write on your account; if that's still the case, it may not cost anything.

benjus

Natoinwide BS used to do this for free, although I'm not sure if they still do or if any of the banks do/ever did.

What about a Postal Order? Might work out cheaper...

KaiserBill

Biggles wrote: »

That's if the bank write the cheque for you. I believe they can give you a cheque that you can write on your account; if that's still the case, it may not cost anything.

This used to be the case. They were called " counter cheques " I don`t know if they are still available - worth asking.

grumbler

Hmm...
http://your.nationwide.co.uk/your-voice/your-questions-answered/Pages/cheque-withdrawal-charge.aspx

In line with others in the financial sector we now make a charge of £10 for withdrawals or payments using what Nationwide describes as a 'counter cheque' and others call a banker's draft.

System

To concur with everyone else; they can write you a cheque.
They are called Bankers Drafts and they will likely want paid for doing so.

IIRC they may let you do a Faster Payment / Standing Order in branch FOC

Post Orders are very expensive; they will charge a % of the cash amount

p00hsticks

Heng_Leng wrote: »

To concur with everyone else; they can write you a cheque.
They are called Bankers Drafts and they will likely want paid for doing so.

I think the OP is thinking of something slightly different to a bankers draft. I'm not sure if it is still true, but it used to be the case that - if you didn't have your personalised cheque book with you - your bank branch could simply give you a single blank cheque that you could fill your account details onto, and then write out in the same way as if it were from your own cheque book, with the funds being taken from your bank account.

A bankers draft is something you effectively 'buy' from the bank - the money when the cheque is deposited comes from the bank itself rather than an individuals account, and therefore cannot 'bounce'.