Cheque - Incorrect Payee Name

Moccs85
Moccs85 Posts: 6 Forumite
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Good Evening
I received a cheque today, however they spelt my name wrong on the cheque. They used two L’s instead of one.
I used the machine to pay it in.
Will it get rejected or will it get processed?
TIA
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  • Robin9
    Robin9 Posts: 12,095 Forumite
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    As long as the numbers are right there should be no issue.

    My own surname is one that easily gets misspelled and I have no problems
    Never pay on an estimated bill
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 9,979 Forumite
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    Good probability it will go through. I received a cheque which was signed by the wrong person and that went through OK. If it's not for a large sum, it's likely to receive minimal checking.
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  • Moccs85
    Moccs85 Posts: 6 Forumite
    Thanks.. it must happen lots of times with misspelt surnames.
    Fingers crossed
  • jonesMUFCforever
    jonesMUFCforever Posts: 28,898 Forumite
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    How much is the cheque for?
    Could you not pay it in with a human cashier?
  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,089 Forumite
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    Robin9 wrote: »
    As long as the numbers are right there should be no issue.

    My own surname is one that easily gets misspelled and I have no problems

    How many spellings of 9 can there be!
  • Moccs85
    Moccs85 Posts: 6 Forumite
    About £750.. the queue was very long I didn’t even realise the name was spelt wrong until I went to put it in the machine.
    The difference was that minimal
  • Slinky
    Slinky Posts: 9,979 Forumite
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    jonesMUFCforever wrote: »
    How much is the cheque for?
    Could you not pay it in with a human cashier?


    Much more likely to be spotted by a cashier.
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  • Moccs85
    Moccs85 Posts: 6 Forumite
    So if it passes the cashier, it will clear?
    Darn should have done that
  • 20SmthngSver
    20SmthngSver Posts: 512 Forumite
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    Try it and find out.
  • nick74
    nick74 Posts: 829 Forumite
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    We get this quite frequently at work with our company name being spelt wrong on cheques. From experience if paying in over the counter these errors are nearly always picked up by the cashier and rejected, however if paying in via a machine or via a Post Office counter the errors are almost never picked up. So, guess where we pay our misspelt cheques in..
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