postal order?

Question

what does postal order mean? can't i just send cash in an envelope or i must go to a post office and deal with it there?

Answer 1

A Postal Order is a way of sending money by post, you go to the Post Office [if the government hasn't shut it down yet] and buy one, a £10 P, Order will cost a little over £11, if you cross the P Order it can only go through the recipients bank account, if you leave it uncrossed it can be cashed at a Post Office.

Answer 2

a postal order is the safest way to send payment to a catalougue or just sending someone a gift, never send cash, if you are sending a payment to a catalougue or credit account then you write your credit account number or refrence number on the back along with your name and address but make sure it is acrossed postal order where it can only be paid into a bank account, if you are sending it to someone as a gift you can either make it a crossed or uncrossed postal order but i would reccomend it be crossed so that it can only be cashed in a bank account and only by the reciepient
the post office branch will ask you who to make it payable to and the amount and it will be printed there and then they have been using this method for the last year but some branches may be using the old method where you have to write the details your self on the front they use the new method to keep the fees down to a minimum

Answer 3

You can send cash in an envelope and then, when it gets stolen, you have no come-back and no insurance.

A postal order is like a cheque that you can buy at a post office. You fill it in with the name of the person that you are sending it to and then post it off to them. There is a small charge.

Because postal orders can only be paid to the person who's name is on the order, it is much more secure. You can find out more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_Order

Answer 4

In the 'olden days' one bought a postal order for cash at a post office, and mailed it instead of cash. These days, you pay your money at a post office, and they will print out a postal order (a cheque), which the recipient can cash at a po (if uncrossed) or pay into a bank account. The 'cheque' can be made out to a specified person to avoid fraud, and can, I believe, be up to the value of £250. IT'S NEVER SAFE TO SEND CASH BY POST - NOT EVER!

Answer 5

You can buy a blank postal order for any amount up to £250.00 and then you can write the name of the payee on it. Get it at the post office and keep the receipt. If you send cash and it goes missing in the post, theres no way of tracing it.

Answer 6

you go to the post office and tell them how much you need to pay on a postal order and they give u slips that had up to that value. they usually make an additional charge which is only usually a couple of pounds. then you just send the slips (postal orders) off that they give you to who you need to pay but write your account number on the back and keep the reciept part. x

Answer 7

Your question rings alarm bells....
Why do you want to send cash, or postal orders in the mail.??

If it is to a friend, sorry I asked.

But if it is for something through the internet, ARE YOU SURE IT ISN'T A SCAM????

IF you aren't sure, post a question here explaining the situation and ask for opinions.