From: Alex 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Direct Debits
Date: 4 Jan 2005 16:34:35 GMT

Without a hint of irony, "Lo Salt"  astounded uk.finance 
on 04 Jan 2005 by announcing:

> Hi there,
> 
> Does anyone know what time of day Direct Debits come out of a Bank Account?
> I'm with the Halifax if this helps...

I'm pretty sure it depends on the bank.
 
> Also, how long does it take for Direct Debits take to get to the receiving
> bank?

You don't normally need to worry about this.  They should claim the DD in 
time for it to reach them by whatever date they deem necessary.  It's 
normally processed 3-5 working days in advance of the actual debit.