Paying utilities on paypoint card - Bank statements?

TheMsTeale

Just a quick question - I am about to start paying my water bill by paypoint card for the first time. If I pay by debit card how will it show on my bank statement - as Paypoint or as the water company name? 

The reason I ask is that I will need to show my bank statements soon to demonstrate outgoings, so it would be preferable if it showed as the water company.

MovingForwards

Probably paypoint as that's who you're paying, they then send it on to the water company. I only ever paid by cash when topping the electric up.

Why don't you pay the water company directly online or via a monthly direct debit, then you will have their name on your statement.

The only other way round it is to keep every paypoint receipt as they show the company being paid and disclose those when you submit your statements, with a copy of your water bill.

TheMsTeale

MovingForwards said:

Probably paypoint as that's who you're paying, they then send it on to the water company. I only ever paid by cash when topping the electric up.

Why don't you pay the water company directly online or via a monthly direct debit, then you will have their name on your statement.

The only other way round it is to keep every paypoint receipt as they show the company being paid and disclose those when you submit your statements, with a copy of your water bill.

Thanks for the info, I won't bore you with the details, but Paypoint is the only way I can pay it at the moment. If it shows as Paypoint anyway then it's a toss up between cash and keeping the receipts in that case.