On the private WeRe Bank forum, member are complaining that Peter is doing nothing to help them overcome cheques being rejected, and not even posting on the forum. Perhaps in response, Admin, aka The Colonel, has created a thread "Clearance codes".
admin wrote:Hi All,
You may have noticed a new button in your history screen which leads to your clearance codes.
These code are issued when your cheque has been cleared for presentment and should be used to declare that the cheque have been CERTIFIED by WeRe Bank and the funds allocated.
The Code links to the SWALLOW authorisation code and will allow registered Banks to access the code online directly.
As you know we do not use any other form of electronic confirmation (payment) and the "Advise for special Presentation" still applies.
This will also stop unauthorised cheques being written and presented, we would all like a Bugatti Veyron... you know who you are.. :shock:
The new cheques will have 9 small boxes in the top right hand corner for you to place your code in. For those who do not have this, just carefully write it there.
You will find codes for all past cheques that have been cleared.
Regards
The Colonel
The system has long been that when members wrote a cheque, they had to enter that data into their account. It seems that Peter now acknowledges this with a 9 character code, which the user should copy to the cheque.
Peter pretends that this "certifies" the cheque, reducing the excuses payees have for not accepting cheques.
But this is really smoke and mirrors to confuse the suckers. It gives them another hurdle to cross, and another excuse for Peter to claim they "did it wrong" so their cheques are not accepted.
The truth is that Peter will not, under any circumstances, do what the cheque requires him to do, which is to actually pay the amount written on the cheque.
In his post, Peter included a picture of a cheque:
http://imgur.com/45LmdBU