Haven't used a cheque for 6/7 years, I'm still given one at least once a year and it's a nightmare, the last one I received the bank managed to lose and it took about 4 months to sort out, it was only for a few hundred fortunately.
99% of payments to me these days are BAX, 0.5% cash and 0.5% cheques.
About 30 years ago, maybe a little longer, Slough Borough Council, for reasons unknown, handed over the running of one of the smaller waste disposal sites to a gypsy family who lived onsite in a caravan. They decided that for some goods a fee should be charged, cash natch.
One day my wife took some stuff to the tip and they advised her that there would be a £5 fee. She opened her handbag, took out a cheque book and said "certainly, to whom shall I make the cheque out to"
She told me that what followed was like a scene from a 'Hammer Horror' film, the Gypsy recoiled in terror as if he were a vampire being confronted by a crucifix. They let her off the fee.
99% of payments to me these days are BAX, 0.5% cash and 0.5% cheques.
About 30 years ago, maybe a little longer, Slough Borough Council, for reasons unknown, handed over the running of one of the smaller waste disposal sites to a gypsy family who lived onsite in a caravan. They decided that for some goods a fee should be charged, cash natch.
One day my wife took some stuff to the tip and they advised her that there would be a £5 fee. She opened her handbag, took out a cheque book and said "certainly, to whom shall I make the cheque out to"
She told me that what followed was like a scene from a 'Hammer Horror' film, the Gypsy recoiled in terror as if he were a vampire being confronted by a crucifix. They let her off the fee.
