Re: follow up to "Cheque Express Clearance..."


"Troll Hunter" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Tumbleweed" <thisaccountneverread@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Troll Hunter" <no.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > On the 27th of Dec I posted a msg to ask when a cheque would be
>> > cleared....
>> >
>> > 1) On the 23rd Dec I paid a cheque into my Halifax account a cheque
> worth
>> > £3000 issued by a account holder from te HSBC which happens to be in
>> > the
>> > same town I am.
>> >
>> > 2) I paid £12 to get it expressed cleared instead of waiting for 7
> working
>> > days
>> >
>> > 3) The cheque was cleared and the cash is now ready as of 5pm today
> (29th
>> > Dec) and Im now £3000 better off!
>> >
>> > Im going to have a very happy new year's eve!
>> >
>>
>> Why 7 days? I've had money from cheques in 3 working days with Barclays
> and
>> AFAIK thats the norm, isnt it?
>>
>
> Halifax isnt a bank... plus the bank holidays and xmas ect... my account
> is
> only a card cash account, not a full current acc.
>

you did say 7 *working* days.

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