Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: desmartinson on March 21, 2013, 14:29:01 PM
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I thought this might be an interesting topic, I was recently looking through some of my old papers, statements etc, and came across my cheque book, I found that the last cheque I signed was September 2007. do any of my fellow CBF members still use cheques or know anyone that does these days, thinking about it I cant think of anyone I know that does now.
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I wrote one for the first time in about 5 years last month
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I still have a business cheque book and use cheques quite a lot. The Post Office will accept cheques from businesses. The way it works is you fill in a form and apply to the P.O. after they check you out they issue you with a guarantee card to the value of, say £500. Then when you pay by cheque at the P.O. you just show your card. This facility can only be used at one desinated Post Office.
I also accept cheques from customers who I know well, if I don't know the customer I explain I have to wait until the cheque clears to release the goods.
I think it's a shame that cheques are going to be withdrawn. For example my son is a plumber, he does not have a credit card machine, which means customers have to pay him cash or give him a cheque. Lots of older people do not want to draw large amounts out of their bank account and feel safer using cheques.
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I still use cheques frequently - paying the window cleaner etc. and I always give cheques for Christmas and birthday presents for the family.
Until 2 years ago, I was a bursar in a very large school and all of our invoices were paid by printing out cheques. :o
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I pay £7.50 twice a year for my ground rent :D If they gave me account numbers I'd do it online.
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Still use cheques for Christmas/birthday gifts.
Also subscriptions to smaller organisations/smaller charities/small business payments.
I would be sorry to see them go.
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I use cheques for the business sometimes and accept them from customers.I have a card machine but some customers still insist on cheques but with card machines coming out for smart phones I think the days are numbered for cheques
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I still send cheques from Turkey to my kids in England.
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My brother in law always gives the kids cheques for Christmas. Its a pain because we never go to the bank.
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Haven't written a cheque since August 2004.
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I still send cheques from Turkey to my kids in England.
I am a bit bemused anne, I assume you mean by sending them you mean you post them, from my experience and listening to other people it can take anything from 2 weeks to 2 months to arrive if ever. and even if you have friends who were going back to the UK to post them for you, is it still 5 working days before the bank clears them. I myself if I am not going back for xmas send money for my daughter and grandchildren, I just pay it online into my daughters account and its in there the same day. this I believe is the reason cheques wont be around much longer it is so much easier now to transfer money around.
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It may be easy to transfer money for some of us, but if my son asks an elderly customer to pay money straight into his account they are horrified and do not want to even try it. They always prefer to give him a cheque.
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I agree Jacqui, old people are often intimidated by current technology and feel safe paying everything by cheque. My mother in law is mid eighties and is totally computer literate now, however, she is quite unusual. When she first started banking on line she made the mistake of the extra nought on a transfer payment. Just as well her daughter noticed! This is why it will be a shame for cheques to become obsolete.
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I have found that post usually takes 5 days to get to England..Its usually just too my grown up son that I post a cheque.. He is never in a rush for it to clear.... If I am buying presents for My grandchildren I buy presents online and have them delivered...but I have also posted to My Mum and daughter before now but not always..
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I've written out five cheques this week from my Cyprus Euro account, made out to the Conservative Party; The Liberal Democrats; Manchester United Supporters Club; The Catholic Church New Pope Fund and Finsbury Park Mosque. Did I miss anyone? : :) : :) Oh yes the Bankers Benevolent Fund got a cheque as well made out to Cash.