can i cash cheque?

[talkinloud]

just sifting through some old paperwork ie old receipts,invoices etc and i found a dividend cheque payable to myself but dated 25 oct 2006, is it still bankable??? thanks..

 

[Pat_C]

Aren't cheques only valid for six months?

 

[mjn]

Aren't cheques only valid for six months?

Thats what i thought.

 

[Drunkeh]

at uni, (*cough* too many years ago) i paid by cheque....9 cheques all up front, paid in monthly by the landlord. This is a few years ago how ever so thigns may have changed on length of time to cash.

 

[PaleRider1975]

I found this on the net http://www.fool.co.uk/news/your-money/current-accounts/2007/02/15/things-to-know-about-cheques.aspx , for those that can't be bothered to click on the link it basically states that a cheque is legaly valid for six years although most banks reject cheques more than six months old, but this is at their discretion.

So I think the best thing to do is ask the bank the cheque is from whether they'll honour it or not.

 

[talkinloud]

thanks for the replys, i'll see what they say...