[4ndrewl]

In the UK it's highly unusual to pay for anything by cheque these days. The vast majority of banks will now charge for cheque deposits for business accounts (perhaps even personal accounts, it's probably been nearly half a decade since I've had a cheque).

[jrmg]

The UK planned, in 2009, to phase out cheques by 2018 - but backtracked in 2011: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/frequently-asked-question...