cancelling a cheque without paying any fees (possible ?)

dunstonh

http://www.lloydstsb.com/rates_and_charges/other_services_charges.asp

Look at the top entry:

Stopped cheque
£10
Unless the cheque was lost or stolen
Free

Stevie_c_4

Can't believe a £9.95 cheque lost in the post(not my doing in any way whatsoever)is going to cost me £12 to cancel it,has my bank gone mad or is there anyone out there who can advise how to avoid paying to stop a cheque my bank is HSBC for reference many thanks(not to them,obviously)for any help

cifpower

This thread is nearly 5 years old!

Can you not say it was stolen? Is there a fee for that option?

glider3560

Stevie_c wrote: »

Can't believe a £9.95 cheque lost in the post(not my doing in any way whatsoever)is going to cost me £12 to cancel it,has my bank gone mad or is there anyone out there who can advise how to avoid paying to stop a cheque my bank is HSBC for reference many thanks(not to them,obviously)for any help

On internet banking, choose Stop a Cheque from the menu on the left. It states the following: "There is no charge for blank lost or stolen cheques. For all other cheques there is a charge of £10.00"

ste_coxy

lost cheques are charged for

stolen cheques are not

tell them your cheque book was stolen and this will resolve the issue of the charge ;-)

bryanb

Tesco or Royal mail lost a cheque of mine for £10k. I was happy to pay HSBC £10 to stop it!