In message , Mick
writes
If a cheque I paid someone for goods was banked, on a Saturday morning in
one of the main name banks in the UK, when should it have cleared by
enabling the goods to be sent?

I am trying to find why the goods have not been received,

Saturday is Monday as far as the banks are concerned

clearing takes 3-5 days, although, as has become apparent recently (e.g.
Western union), a cheque never actually clears and can be stopped
whenever

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geoff