Do they still give out chequebooks when you open a bank account?

[trashpony]

I have to send a cheque to my kid’s school to pay for a geography textbook and I have looked at the stubs and the last time I wrote a cheque was in 2018, also to the school.

Do banks still give out cheque books? Do you ever use one?

 

[Elpenor]

On request I think you can probably get one.

I only used to use them for entering races, but these days it’s all online

 

[farmerbarleymow]

No idea - but guess they might if you ask. I've not had a chequebook for about twenty years or more.

 

[Winot]

For my HSBC a/c I think you need to ask. Monzo don't provide them.

Experience of 3 different schools now (primary/secondary/sixth form) and they have all moved over to online payments (ParentPay or School Gateway).

 

[trashpony]

For my HSBC a/c I think you need to ask. Monzo don't provide them.

Experience of 3 different schools now (primary/secondary/sixth form) and they have all moved over to online payments (ParentPay or School Gateway).

Well that’s why I haven’t written a cheque to the school since 2018 - it’s all in school gateway. I’ve just bought two other textbooks via gateway. No idea why geography is so old school

 

[Sue]

When I moved to Nationwide a couple of years ago, I got the option of getting one or not. (I went for the chequebook and of course have never actually ever used it. )

 

[moochedit]

Thread last year. Yes i have a chequebook but its a few years since i last used it.

https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/when-did-you-last-write-a-cheque.374941/page-4

 

[moochedit]

Well that’s why I haven’t written a cheque to the school since 2018 - it’s all in school gateway. I’ve just bought two other textbooks via gateway. No idea why geography is so old school

Maybe the teacher is old school?

 

[Winot]

Well that’s why I haven’t written a cheque to the school since 2018 - it’s all in school gateway. I’ve just bought two other textbooks via gateway. No idea why geography is so old school

Teacher new to school?

 

[trashpony]

Teacher new to school?

nope! She’s been there donkey’s years. And I’ve just realised I’ve put the wrong amount on the cheque. I might just go and write a new one, then I will have used 3 cheques in my chequebook

moochedit - bad searching by me! yes I think she’s old school

 

[StoneRoad]

I've used cheques for joining a small society that doesn't have an online method or even a websit
They can't afford the processing, basically.

Several of the clients at work used to send cheques to settle up. More recently payments have all been on-line.

Of course, that's why bank close branches ...

 

[a_chap]

I never use cheques (how quaint) but the wife does. All the time.

I cannot get her to join the 21st century and use on-line banking so NatWest are obliged to keep the presses running to keep printing cheque books for her.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I still use checked for some purposes when I want to make sure there's a paper trail. You can get books of checks, but you have to ask for them.

 

[scifisam]

At my bank and J's you have to specifically request them.