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Money order or cashiers cheque in US dollars to send in post

scrattyrat
scrattyrat Posts: 20 Forumite
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Hi I need a Money order or cashiers cheque in US dollars to send in the post to pay a citation u received.

My bank (Lloyds) and the post office both say they do not do either of these in US dollars.

Does anyone know where i can get either in US dollars to send in the post please?

thanks
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  • LadyDee
    LadyDee Posts: 4,293 Forumite
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    scrattyrat wrote: »
    Hi I need a Money order or cashiers cheque in US dollars to send in the post to pay a citation u received.

    My bank (Lloyds) and the post office both say they do not do either of these in US dollars.

    Does anyone know where i can get either in US dollars to send in the post please?

    thanks

    Is this in respect of a traffic ticket or something you received while in the US? Does the authority requesting payment realise that you are in the UK and that we don't actually use dollars?
  • z1a
    z1a Posts: 2,522 Forumite
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    LadyDee wrote: »
    Is this in respect of a traffic ticket or something you received while in the US? Does the authority requesting payment realise that you are in the UK and that we don't actually use dollars?

    They are probably trying to find which state the UK is in seeing as how they think the world outside US doesn't exist.
  • LadyDee
    LadyDee Posts: 4,293 Forumite
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    z1a wrote: »
    They are probably trying to find which state the UK is in seeing as how they think the world outside US doesn't exist.

    Yes - I'm sure they are! :rotfl:
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    Is there not another way to pay eg online via card ?
  • LadyDee
    LadyDee Posts: 4,293 Forumite
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    What do you think might happen if you don't pay it? How did they get your details and in what form did they communicate with you? Who is it that is requesting payment?
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    scrattyrat wrote: »
    Hi I need a Money order or cashiers cheque in US dollars to send in the post to pay a citation u received.

    My bank (Lloyds) and the post office both say they do not do either of these in US dollars.

    Does anyone know where i can get either in US dollars to send in the post please?

    thanks

    They do but its called an international draft and will cost you £20.
  • takman
    takman Posts: 3,876 Forumite
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    scrattyrat wrote: »
    Hi I need a Money order or cashiers cheque in US dollars to send in the post to pay a citation u received.

    Thanks for the offer but I didn't receive a citation so you don't need to worry about paying it ;)
  • steve1500
    steve1500 Posts: 1,465 Forumite
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    I got a few speeding tickets a few years back - nice souvenir
  • bap98189
    bap98189 Posts: 3,804 Forumite
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    Is there not another way to pay eg online via card ?

    Probably not. The US is surprisingly backward when it comes to banking technology.
  • John259
    John259 Posts: 1,085 Forumite
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    Have you had a look at the relevant organisation's web site? There might be some information on there about being able to pay via PayPal or a similar scheme.
    "Such an enormous country, you realize when you cross it" - Jack Kerouac
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