Sort Code Checker Relaunched

The on-line Sort Code Checker has been relaunched, and now covers BACS, CHAPS, cheques and paper credits as well as Faster Payments.

By inputting the sort code of the account to which the payment is to be made, customers can see whether that account can receive a Faster Payment, BACS credit or CHAPS payment - or whether a Direct Debit can be set up, or a cheque or paper credit can be paid into the account through the clearings.

The Sort Code Checker was originally developed to help customers see whether the account they wanted to send a payment to was linked in to the Faster Payments service which was launched at the same time. It has proved very popular - and is obviously of great benefit to businesses looking to avoid or prevent any possible delays to a payment or the registration of a new customers' Direct Debit details.

The Checker stores all of the UK's sort codes, and is regularly updated to ensure that data is current. You can find the Sort Code Checker at UK Payments .