Cheques

Following the recent statement by the UK’s Payments Council that cheqiues would phased out by October 2018, Santander / Alliance and Leicester have taken the first step by advising their customers that no new cheque guarantee cards will be issued to customers. The cheques guareente scheeme will be withdrawd by 30^th June 2011. It appears that we will still be able to use unguaranteed cheques, providing they are accepted.

 Despite assurances that customers would be able to use an alternative to the cheque this has proven to be yet another lie by the banking industry. Credit cards may be an alternative but like many, being unemployed but retired Santander like several credit card companies have refussed me this alternative, perhaps using cash is the way forward.