From: "Alex" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers alt.consumers.experiences uk.finance uk.legal misc.legal
Subject: Re: Credit Card Co vs Online Retailers
Date: 11 Jan 2007 09:29:15 GMT

At 09:25:46 on 11/01/2007, Alex Heney delighted uk.legal by announcing:

> >> >TPF often sets Saturday as the due date. That would be meaningful
> only >> >if one could pay cash at a bank.Why?
> > 
> >> That is the date by which the payment must be in your account. Not
> the >> date on which you should pay.
> > 
> > A payment can get into an account on Saturday only if paid in Cash
> > to a human cashier, I presume.
> 
> I know of no bank account which payments can get into ON a Saturday.
> Saturday is not a banking day, so even if you pay cash in over the
> counter, it will only be credited to your account on the Monday.

Barclays, definitely.