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Cheques do not expire after 6 months

Cheques do not necessary expire after 6 months, the ‘life’ of a cheque is at the discretion of the Bank, it could be up to 6 years. There is sometimes notification of an expiry period on the cheque and normally this is no longer than a year. But if this is not detailed then a cheque could be cashed at any point within 6 years of its date. It maybe common banking practice to reject cheques over 6 months old but don’t assume cheques in excess of 6 months old are rejected on presentation, the only certain way to cancel a cheque is to request that your Bank place a ‘stop’ on it.

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