tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post1025203696368393588..comments2024-03-19T15:26:26.055+00:00Comments on auntie joanna writes: In warm October sunshine...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-15828214634466161892010-10-13T14:46:11.158+01:002010-10-13T14:46:11.158+01:00(Sorry if this is a double post. The initial post...(Sorry if this is a double post. The initial post returned an error message, and so I'm trying again...) <br /><br />Cheques are hardly ever used on continental Europe (either by individuals or businesses), and you don't see people being robbed left, right and centre. Electronic transfers (and direct debit cards) are much more efficient, convenient and safe. It is just a matter of time of getting used to the idea of making payments electronically (and I can't imagine doing otherwise). <br /><br />BTW - all you need to provide is your IBAN, and not passwords, codes, addresses or what else. And no, one cannot siphon money from a bank account using IBAN alone. In fact, businesses (big, small and one-man shows) publish their IBAN openly to enable their clients to make payments easily.<br /><br />Change is always hard, especially if you're used to doing things one way for a long time. In fact, statistics show that in the UK, the usage of cheques has been declining steadily (the only hardcore fans seem to be the Americans. And your bank did a poor job explaining the merits of it, and what you can do in your situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33970956.post-38365439240011926202010-10-07T18:33:30.816+01:002010-10-07T18:33:30.816+01:00It sounds like a criminal's dream come true! a...It sounds like a criminal's dream come true! and a consumer's nightmare! I refuse to give my bank details to anyone. Requests for information often come in an innocuous sounding "consumer survey". I haven't heard anything about abolishing cheques here in Canada, I think it would be a disaster.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198856128213307540noreply@blogger.com