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Originally Posted by Chris
Phoning the bank would be the obvious first step. Did you do that?
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I went to the bank this morning and an uninterested person went through the account and said "the cheque isn't clearing, ask the council to issue another one".
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Originally Posted by Paul M
Was the cheque made out to the single account holder ?
If not then you probably already failed, cheques made out to more than one person [generally] must be paid into a joint account.
At the very least they will likely question it, not just process it.
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Yes, that's the problem, two names on the cheque going into a sole account. The council said they need the cheque back to re-issue a new one in a single name. I will have to wait for the bank to send the cheque back to me or go back to the bank and ask for it.
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
Asking the council to cancel the cheque and issue a replacement might be an option.
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The council checked it and the money is still "in cash". I guess that means it's not been drawn. They are willing to issue a replacement providing I hand in the old cheque. Kind of hard to do if it's in the murky depths of the clydesdale bank's back office. But I sent a hand written letter to the bank today asking for the cheque back.