Where can i get a payable order?

northwalesd

debt4life wrote: »

I don't want a cheque book as nobody uses cheques now.

Whilst cheque use is undoubtedly declining. "In 2018, 346 million cheques were used for payments and to acquire cash across the UK, totaling a value of £442 billion." so hardly 'nobody uses cheques now'.

System

northwalesd wrote: »

Whilst cheque use is undoubtedly declining. "In 2018, 346 million cheques were used for payments and to acquire cash across the UK, totaling a value of £442 billion." so hardly 'nobody uses cheques now'.

I am one of those people who still uses cheques. This is only because I deal with people and organisations who ask for a cheque. I probably write a dozen or so a year.

On the other hand, I hate receiving them, as the nearest branch of my bank is 12 miles away so cheques sit around in my purse until I have other reasons to go into town.

northwalesd

Mrs_Arthur_Crown wrote: »

On the other hand, I hate receiving them, as the nearest branch of my bank is 12 miles away so cheques sit around in my purse until I have other reasons to go into town.

We hardly get any, but the ones we've had recently I've paid in using the app cheque scanning facility, with no issues.

System

northwalesd wrote: »

We hardly get any, but the ones we've had recently I've paid in using the app cheque scanning facility, with no issues.

Neither of my banks do an app which does that, unfortunately.

badger09

Mrs_Arthur_Crown wrote: »

Neither of my banks do an app which does that, unfortunately.

Post Office? Is there one nearer than your bank branch?

xylophone

I don't want a cheque book as nobody uses cheques now.

That's nonsense - a lot of people still use cheques!

And why are you making such a fuss about asking your bank for a cheque book?

In the time you've taken arguing the toss with DVLC, you could have rung your bank/dropped into the bank/gone on line and ordered a cheque book!

There is nothing to compel you to continue to use cheques after writing one to the DVLC!

System

badger09 wrote: »

Post Office? Is there one nearer than your bank branch?

Yes, there is a Post Office nearer (about three miles away), and I can deposit cheques there but only for one of the accounts (our joint account, which I haven't received a cheque for in years!!!!!!!). My personal account, for which I do receive more cheques is not covered by the Post Office.

I appreciate that I could pay cheques in the joint account and then transfer them to my personal account but that kind of messes up my record-keeping!!!!!! .

I am sure one day everything will be electronic and I shall get fat and old just sitting at my computer moving my money around.

Ben8282

My chequebook now lasts for years and I write very few cheques, but I do still have occasion to write them and would not choose to be without the chequebook.

Robisere

I have a cheque book. Somewhere....

davidr1964

When I worked in a civil service accounts department back in the early 90's, we posted payable orders out twice a week. Hundreds of them. They were effectively cheques.