Posts Tagged cheques

General election 2010: Nick Clegg pledges to stop ‘rip … – The Guardian

Posted by UFBC on Friday, 9 April, 2010

The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg , today promised to stop banks “ripping off” consumers with charges for overdrafts or blank cheques. Speaking in Cardiff, Clegg unveiled what the party has called its manifesto for consumers, containing a range …

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Liz Hoggard: It’s out of credit, but I owe the cheque book – The Independent

Posted by UFBC on Thursday, 17 December, 2009

So farewell the cheque book. Now that plastic is king, cheques are to be consign-ed to the history books after 350 years. Yesterday the Payments Council announced they will be phased out by 2018. Will today’s teens – who rely on debit cards or bank …

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Liz Hoggard: It’s out of credit, but I owe the cheque book – The Independent


MP joins campaign to save the cheque – Politics.co.uk

Posted by UFBC on Wednesday, 16 December, 2009

Local Liberal Democrat MP, Sandra Gidley has backed a cross-party Westminster motion to ‘save the cheque’ amidst growing concerns that high street banks are planning to stop the use of cheques. Over fifty MPs have already signed the motion …

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