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Can someone else cash a postal order for me

  • 28-11-2017 10:11pm
    #1
    SpannerMonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭


    Hi . i recently sold something online and the buyer sent me a postal order as payment. Normally this would be fine but im working 8am to 8pm every day for the next week and a bit so i wont get a chance to go to the post office.
    Is it possible to gibe the postal order to my partner or parents to cash for me even though it has my name on the postal order ? I could give them my driving licence or some other id to bring with them ?


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  • #2
    Kyle More
    Closed Accounts Posts: 276 ✭✭Kyle More


    I doubt any financial institution will cash a cheque/postal order for another party on your behalf, even with your ID. What's to say that the postal order and ID weren't stolen from you and the thief is chancing their arm? It's a far fetched scenario, I know, but it's standard security procedure I'm afraid. I think the only thing you can do is get someone to lodge it to your account and wait for the funds to clear. Failing that, get a family member to give you the cash and endorse the postal order over to them.


  • #3
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    SpannerMonkey wrote: »
    Hi . i recently sold something online and the buyer sent me a postal order as payment. Normally this would be fine but im working 8am to 8pm every day for the next week and a bit so i wont get a chance to go to the post office.
    Is it possible to gibe the postal order to my partner or parents to cash for me even though it has my name on the postal order ? I could give them my driving licence or some other id to bring with them ?

    Officially no, but if you were known in the post office they might.


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