Decline

Both me and my cheque book have been best of buddies since we met when I was 16. Over the years, I think I should have received a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the number of cheques issued in a year.

Sadly, it seems, the poor old crumply slip of paper is falling out of favour. Indeed, retailers such as Dixons, Currys, Asda, BP and Shell have ditched the poor old cheque as an acceptable form of payment, in lieu of plastic fantastic. It's a shame, as my poor old cheque book liked a good day out. Sadly, it just stays at home now, for the occasional mail-order payment.