[clug] while we are on the subject of banks

[Drew Parsons]

On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 09:59 +1100, Darren Freeman wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 08:24, davidhornby wrote:
> > About 5-6 years ago I could deposit a cheque through the ATM with the  
> > Advance Bank before they were taken over by St George. You entered your  
> > PIN # and the amount and your cheque through a special hole. You got a  
> > receipt and a small photo copy of the cheque back.
> > 
> > Now as far as I know, no bank allows this now. Just how far have we  
> > advanced in banking technology?
> 
> Not that I advocate joining ANZ, but they have been doing this for
> yonks. You don't get a photocopy of the cheque but you do put it in a
> sealed envelope that presumably gets marked with a printer before being
> stored.
> 


I've always deposited cheques into the Commonwealth ATMs.  No
photocopies, like your ANZ, but they get processed.

I don't know whether I'm "supposed" to do it, but they've never
complained, and I've never had any problems with it.

Drew