Apacs, the UK payments association, is
using the current postal strike to promote the wider use
ofelectronic paymentsas firms suffer
from delayed cheques.
Apacs is also encouraging consumers to make wider use of the
direct debit scheme for bills.
Sandra Quinn, director of communications at Apacs, said, "The
postal strike serves as an effective reminder of the benefit of
direct debits. Currently, direct debits are used for 58% of all
personal and household bills. They save time and effort and
regardless of any external factors you can be confident your bills
will be paid on time without any hassle."
According to Apacs, the number of bill payments made by cheque
has fallen by 32% since 2000.