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Title: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: Blackbushe Windows on December 07, 2007, 11:21:59 am

A customer (new) asked if he could have my bank details to pay me direct rather than cheque in post. What do you think?
Never done this before and am hesitant.

One of my custies works at A & Leicester and suggests I use savings acc. as this cannot be accessed for withdrawal.
 
Any comments?

Peter

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: pingu on December 07, 2007, 11:55:23 am

With the exception of half a dozen customers all mine pay by internet banking....

Giving out your account number is not really an issue....whats the worst that can happen...? They'll put some money in...

Good luck
Dave.

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: LWC on December 07, 2007, 03:56:55 pm

well someone asked me this the other day and to be fair i was a little hesitant

you say whats the worst that could happen? when i got my orange phone they asked me for my bank details, thats how they setup direct debits with them. whats to say these people wouuldnt do that???

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: Stuart Webster on December 07, 2007, 04:05:08 pm

It's only the same information as you get on a cheque!

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: windowwashers on December 07, 2007, 04:09:13 pm

Quote from: Blackbushe Windows on December 07, 2007, 11:21:59 am

A customer (new) asked if he could have my bank details to pay me direct rather than cheque in post. What do you think?
Never done this before and am hesitant.

One of my custies works at A & Leicester and suggests I use savings acc. as this cannot be accessed for withdrawal.
 
Any comments?

Peter

I have quite a few people payonline, by bank transfer, DD, standing order ect. Also Paypal.
I prefer payment this way  ;)

Ian

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: Helen on December 07, 2007, 05:43:13 pm

we give out business account details. If you are wary of this then as soon as the money has cleared, transfer to a different holding account

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: Ian Rochester on December 07, 2007, 05:55:57 pm

Hundreds of our customers have our bank details, makes life much easier

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: Village Gleam on December 07, 2007, 06:40:32 pm

No known issues. If you know of one then say.

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: AuRavelling79 on December 07, 2007, 08:17:51 pm

They can't withdraw without passwords/pin numbers and personal security info.

I've a few who pay me this way.

But I will accept gold as well - with a name like mine who wouldn't? ;D

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: johnny_h on December 07, 2007, 08:21:24 pm

i have never had problems with internet banking payments all i gave the customer were the A/c and sort codes wish all my custys paid me that way

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on December 07, 2007, 10:48:31 pm

Hi All,

Internet Payment is one of my favorite methods of payment ;)
It helped those "busy" customers who seem to forget to write out and send a cheque ::)

David

Title: Re: Payments other than cash / cheque?
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 08, 2007, 01:42:34 am

Unbelievable, no offense, but I laugh so hard with the occasional person who says, I'm hesitant to give out my account number, who knows what they can do.

There are Two different things,

Card number, and Account number.

Accountnumber and Sortcode, people can only put money IN.

Number on the card itself, along with Expiry date and Security code. Money can be taken OUT.

Obviously you give only your Accountnumber out.

LOL.