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Old travellers cheques, unable to cash.
Dave5118
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Hi, first wasn't sure exactly where to put this, so guessed here 
I've just had a clear out and found some travellers cheques that I signed in the wrong place, I seemed to remember the cashier wouldn't touch them when on holiday at the time. And when I returned to the UK, my building society wouldn't either. I filed them away to be seen to later and forgot about them.
They are dollar American express cheques worth $350 from 2003, is there any way that I can reclaim the money back from these?
Many thanks in advance, Dave.
I've just had a clear out and found some travellers cheques that I signed in the wrong place, I seemed to remember the cashier wouldn't touch them when on holiday at the time. And when I returned to the UK, my building society wouldn't either. I filed them away to be seen to later and forgot about them.
They are dollar American express cheques worth $350 from 2003, is there any way that I can reclaim the money back from these?
Many thanks in advance, Dave.
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Try AE for guidance?0
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Traverllers Cheques do not expire, fewer places accept them now but I know the Post Office still does.
Of course, if the problem is where you have signed them then IIRC (and it is a very long time since I used them so YMMV) There was always a contact number on them or their wallet or somewhere and you could call this up and request replacements for "soiled" cheques - so that would be my first port of call.
SPCome on people, it's not difficult: lose means to be unable to find, loose means not being fixed in place. So if you have a hole in your pocket you might lose your loose change.0 -
Just to confirm, I managed to cash these at my local Barclays no problem, after advice from AE themselves
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Know it's an old post but I have 700€ travellers cheques that I bought for a France ski trip '08 and no place would cash them they lay unused til a trip to Nerja last year. I took one to a local exchange shop and you'd have thought I had brandished a gun as I was shouted at and chased from shop. anyhow is there any way I can get my €700 without exchanging back to £'s Travalex the issuer won't do this.
I've lost the copy of numbers they issue you with.0 -
Know it's an old post but I have 700€ travellers cheques that I bought for a France ski trip '08 and no place would cash them they lay unused til a trip to Nerja last year. I took one to a local exchange shop and you'd have thought I had brandished a gun as I was shouted at and chased from shop. anyhow is there any way I can get my €700 without exchanging back to £'s Travalex the issuer won't do this.
I've lost the copy of numbers they issue you with.
Travelex sold them to you but who issued them?
It is the issuer you should Google for a way forward.0 -
They will be likely be MasterCard / Thomas Cook branded but it seems odd that Travelex won't cash them at their face Euro value.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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