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the 3 day delay

bigjluk
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can anyone enlighten me whether the 3 days or so for money to be cleared into your bank accounts is going to change in the near future,e.g. a refund of a mail order catalogue,or a online bookie returns.why cant they credit you instantly,seeing as they take your money straight away,cheers
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....seeing as they take your money straight away,cheers
Yes, but they don't get your money straight away, do they. It generally takes 2/3 days. Faster payments will expedite most BACS payments, but the 'faster' bit will still work both ways.
Intended to be next month but, now, allegedly May 08 :-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=579728If you want to test the depth of the water .........don't use both feet !0
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