Anyone won a cheque recently? 13 June at 5:58PM in Compers Chat Corner 11 replies 633 views

hwg3141

Just wondering if anyone had one a cheque from one of the Take a Break, TV Choice, Bella Magazine etc. competitions recently. Late last year, there were lots of posts in the I Won section of the forum, with people saying they have won one of these comps, but now there are hardly any. Any thoughts?

samfa

I won a £50 cheque from one Bauer magazine but the name is escaping me right now.
Had a very fun 2 hour queue in the blaring hot sun to pay it in!

robertjmca

If you win a cheque in a comp, & it's inconvenient to travel to your bank, don't forget that you can pay cheques into your account at your local post office. Just ask them for an envelope & tell them which bank you are with.

I 'think' the only bank you can't do this with is Nat West (don't know why).

Since the lock down I have been using the PO more than ever.

HTH.

ikkle87

robertjmca said:

If you win a cheque in a comp, & it's inconvenient to travel to your bank, don't forget that you can pay cheques into your account at your local post office. Just ask them for an envelope & tell them which bank you are with.

I 'think' the only bank you can't do this with is Nat West (don't know why).

Since the lock down I have been using the PO more than ever.

HTH.

You can pay cheques in to Natwest accounts at the post office.

If you bank with Halifax you can pay cheques in via online banking by adding pictures of the front and back of your cheques as I paid some in a week ago. Not sure if other banks offer this, I know Natwest don't, but it's worth looking into if you can't get out and about.

starrybee

HSBC also let you pay in via the mobile app

oliveoyl

You should be able to pop them in the post to your bank, either postbox, or through their letterbox - as long as you remember to include your own sort/acc no for them to pay it in. 

Snow_Igloo

Oh! I think I know the answer to this actually. A few months ago (Late February) I won £250 and then Covid-19 hit (I did do a post in the I Win section here). I emailed them as I didnt receive my cheque (obviously due to Covid-19 and understandable). They offered to transfer it directly into my account instead (which I did and it went in straight away which I am very grateful for): but the person did say that they have all been told to work from home (like most of the workforce) and they are still drawing winners and keeping it logged on their end... but they cant send our cheques at the moment coz it has to be done in the office.
(that is all the information I know so I wont be able to answer any follow up questions).
Hope it helps.

jbissy

I won £200 with Bella magazine in April and got a cheque sent out within about 4 weeks I think. I did have the option to pay it into the bank but for some reason I said a cheque was fine which I later regretted as my local bank branch closed down and it took me a couple of months to get around to finding another one! 

Bigboytyson

I did wonder about this also, maybe all good things come to those who wait like all of us 😊😊😊😊😊. Happy Comping everyone & good luck with lots of prizes xxxx

Boom_Boom

ikkle87 said:

robertjmca said:

If you win a cheque in a comp, & it's inconvenient to travel to your bank, don't forget that you can pay cheques into your account at your local post office. Just ask them for an envelope & tell them which bank you are with.

I 'think' the only bank you can't do this with is Nat West (don't know why).

Since the lock down I have been using the PO more than ever.

HTH.

You can pay cheques in to Natwest accounts at the post office.

If you bank with Halifax you can pay cheques in via online banking by adding pictures of the front and back of your cheques as I paid some in a week ago. Not sure if other banks offer this, I know Natwest don't, but it's worth looking into if you can't get out and about.

Where abouts is this option on the Halifax online account?

mjm3346

Boom_Boom said:

ikkle87 said:

robertjmca said:

Where abouts is this option on the Halifax online account?

It's on the Mobile app

https://www.halifax.co.uk/aboutonline/download-apps/cheque-deposits/