Be prepared to show identification, if necessary. Complete the form in its entirety. In the UK, high-cost, short-term loans are restricted to charging a maximum of 0.8% per day, so this option could actually work out cheaper compared to a cheque cashing provider charging a percentage fee. By signing the back of your check over to someone you trust and know well, they can just as easily go into their own bank, cash it, and hand you the money. If you have cash or a cheque to pay into your bank account, you can: Visit your nearest branch, you’ll find our current opening hours using our branch locator; Visit your nearest Post Office, where you can deposit cheques and cash into your account.You’ll need a paying in slip, which you’ll find either in your paying in book, or at the back of your cheque book. I know someone who used The Money Shop and a £700 cheque was around £50. If the person that the cheque is made out to doesn't have an account then their options are to open one, use a cheque cashing service for a fee, ask for payment in another form, or get the cheque reissued in your name. Hand the deposit slip to the teller. Literally 'cashing' a cheque (as in, walking into a bank with a cheque made out to 'Cash') should be fine, that's the point. zak007 337 zak007 337 EFBB Winner; Gold; 337 3906 posts; Posted April 19, 2012. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how much Cash Converters would charge to cash the £1000 cheque? The cheque is in date; The cheque has been signed and dated; The cheque has both the words and figures on the front of the cheque and that these match; That both the sort code and account number is included on the back of the cheque on the right hand side (we will pay the cheque to the account confirmed on the back of the cheque). Cashing a cheque from someone elses name into my bank. HSBC also said it had ‘robust processes in place to detect and prevent fraudulent cash deposits’. Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland will also accept both cash and cheque deposits from third parties as long as they are able to provide a valid sort code and account number to credit. All sorts of figures are being bandied about online. Can I send someone else on my behalf? Sign the check over to someone you trust. Alternatives to cheque-cashing. Basically I'm on my year abroad in Japan but I received a tax refund cheque in the post, I have no way of getting to the UK in the 6 month period I have to cash it. It's not going to happen. If, like most cheques in the UK, your cheque are printed with ‘A/C Payee' crossed on them, then they can only be paid into the account of a person named in the payee space, and can't be cashed at the counter. I recently got a cheque sent through the mail to my address. Is that possible??? Recommended Posts. It was in a woman's name and i am a guy, the cheque came with a letter detailing a sell of a house and this was her cut it was for the sum of £12.176, would it have been possible to cash this cheque i know there are loads of cheque center's around the Uk that cash cheques for a fee. Of course, the stipulation here is that you should only ask someone you truly trust to … My brothers got a cheque he needs cashing and doesnt have a bank account. Along with the slip, include cash or a check, whichever is appropriate. I am with HSBC btw. Important parts of the form include the name of the account holder, account number, date and dollar amount. Paying a cheque in to a bank account under a different name is different however; most likely the cashier/teller wouldn't allow it, but I have on occasion been able to pay in cheques to my company account that were made out to me personally simply by asking nicely. By zak007, April 19, 2012 in General Conversation.