Can I sign cheques in red ink?

Answer 1

I have used red ink in an emergency but blue or black ink is best because the bank's usually have to make copies and send it electronically and red ink fades faster.

Answer 2

In accountancy, blue or black ink is for 'credit', but red ink is used as a 'debit' (loss) and therefore should NOT be used on a cheques despite what all the 'experts' say. Similarly, green ink is normally reserved for use by auditors.

Answer 3

There is nothing stopping you signing a cheque in red ink at all!

Answer 4

Yes, you can but it is in extremely bad taste not that people seem to care about that sort of thing these days.

In the old days, red ink was only used when the bank clerk was writing about your account being empty or overdrawn, hence the phrase "being in the red"

Why do it anyway? There are plenty of blue and black pens about.

Answer 5

Red ink fades quicker than blue, but black lasts the longest and photocopies better so the banks generally prefer you to use black or blue at a push. They could refuse a red ink cheque and they might charge you if they have to refuse it so I wouldn't take the risk.

Answer 6

pink ink ought to no longer be used if filling interior the quantity in words field making use of a protectograph because it ought to no longer seem obviously on a picture of the cheque. The objective of using the words “darkish ink” is to ascertain that tips printed will seem obviously on a picture of the cheque. section 5.3 of the classic recommends using black, blue or darkish pink inks even as filling in tips about the cheque.

Answer 7

You can write the cheque on the side of a cow and sign it in cow dung if you want. Under English law it will still be valid.
The bank won't thank you for that though.

Answer 8

legally you can write in anything you like.

if your bank will take it you can write a cheque on anything you like, so smelly dead fish to pay something under protest is leagl, IF the bank will take it.

and finally, your signature can be anything you like so long as you dont change it to defraud anyone, so a picture of a pair of testicles with appropriate apendages is legal if you notify the bank that is how you will sign future cheques - and think of the fun paying for stuff in asda.

Answer 9

I have used red ink in an emergency but blue or black ink is best because the bank's usually have to make copies and send it electronically and red ink fades faster.

Answer 10

Yes you can. You can use any colour. Pencil is not a good idea as it could be altered. I've worked in banking for over 20 years and have seen chqs written in many ways. it doesn't affect the encoding or the chqs journey through clearing.