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Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Comet not accepting cheques
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:47:39 +0100


"Tim"  wrote in message
news:bhq4g4$3lp$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
>  wrote
> >  If you are silly enough
> > not to keep your account in funds to cover any cheques you have written,
> the
> > bouncing cheque is reported to the Banque de France.
>
> Does this continue forever?  Do you need to leave the money there for that
> purchase you made by cheque 30, 40+ years ago, but which was not presented
> for payment?

As in Britain, the validity of a cheque has a time limit.

Colin Bignell