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Foreign cheque clearance

wha · 2011-10-30 21:51:05

I lodged two cheques that were in pound sterling into my account over 3 weeks ago. One was for about £350 and the other for £25. They told me it would take 3 weeks for them to clear but it's been over that now and still waiting. Should I contact the bank about this or the people who wrote the cheques? If there's a problem…

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30-10-2011 10:51pm

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wha

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I lodged two cheques that were in pound sterling into my account over 3 weeks ago. One was for about £350 and the other for £25. They told me it would take 3 weeks for them to clear but it's been over that now and still waiting. Should I contact the bank about this or the people who wrote the cheques?
If there's a problem with one then do they wait to clear the whole amount?
Very annoying cos I'm depending on this money!

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#2 30-10-2011 11:11pm
unclebill98

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Can take up 6-8 weeks depending on the issuing bank. But can come back sooner.

They must have been sent on collection basis.

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#3 01-11-2011 10:15am
greenman09

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20 working days is the standard for these cheques. Contact ur bank and they will tell u when they clear.

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