Cheque book collection from branch

janeskips2

Does any bank allow me to collect my cheque book from the branch? I prefer not to have it delivered to my address, I live in flats where post box is public and not secure.

penners324

I very much doubt it. I'd be surprised if any bank accounts even offer a cheque book these days.

GeoffTF

penners324 said:

I very much doubt it. I'd be surprised if any bank accounts even offer a cheque book these days.

Be surprised:

https://www.santander.co.uk/personal/support/ways-to-bank/cheques

boingy

penners324 said:

I'd be surprised if any bank accounts even offer a cheque book these days.

Plenty still do but you have to request them. But I bet they all want to post them to you rather than let you collect them.

Rob5342

I doubt any bank would let you collect from a branch. Why do you want a cheque book?

Mr.Generous

The cheques in the post.

Always liked to use that one, probably the last time so ...

stclair

RBS / NatWest used to allow you get cheque books and cards sent to a branch. 

basill

Metrobank will print you some blank cheques in the branch while you wait.  

TheBanker

All banks I've worked for that have branches have had a flag in the system for 'shared postbox'. If ticked, it means cards, chequebooks, internet banking passwords and other 'risky' items go to the branch. You'd normally get a phone call or text message to tell you there's something to collect.

This will be much less convenient given there are fewer branches these days, but I don't see why they'd have removed the facility. 

Best to give your chosen bank a call and ask them. 

WillPS

TheBanker said:

All banks I've worked for that have branches have had a flag in the system for 'shared postbox'. If ticked, it means cards, chequebooks, internet banking passwords and other 'risky' items go to the branch. You'd normally get a phone call or text message to tell you there's something to collect.

This will be much less convenient given there are fewer branches these days, but I don't see why they'd have removed the facility. 

Best to give your chosen bank a call and ask them. 

When I was in student halls I had this box ticked with Natwest - but in my case what happened was the letters were 'disguised' - by which I mean the letters themselves were folded in half, placed in another envelope with the address printed in a fairly convincing handwriting font with an actual stamp applied at a slightly jaunty angle. I think it was meant to look like a birthday card.

I know other people were directed to branch though.

HillStreetBlues

WillPS said:

TheBanker said:

All banks I've worked for that have branches have had a flag in the system for 'shared postbox'. If ticked, it means cards, chequebooks, internet banking passwords and other 'risky' items go to the branch. You'd normally get a phone call or text message to tell you there's something to collect.

This will be much less convenient given there are fewer branches these days, but I don't see why they'd have removed the facility. 

Best to give your chosen bank a call and ask them. 

When I was in student halls I had this box ticked with Natwest - but in my case what happened was the letters were 'disguised' - by which I mean the letters themselves were folded in half, placed in another envelope with the address printed in a fairly convincing handwriting font with an actual stamp applied at a slightly jaunty angle. I think it was meant to look like a birthday card.

I know other people were directed to branch though.

So instead of someone nicking it thinking it was bank info they nicked it because they thought money could be in the card.