Please note that it may be up to 36 hours before you can see the details of the Direct Debit payment which you have set up online.

Pharmacies used to prefer real-time Debit payments because they didn't require the pharmacies to carry the "float" of the 14 to 28 days payment cycles.

Direct Debit payments can be cancelled by informing GRE and asking your bank, in writing, to stop paying the premium.

A. A Direct Debit payment is taken in monthly instalments.

Once registered for online services you can start setting up Direct Debit payments right away.

Please note that any Direct Debit payments you create will not be visible online for up to 36 hours.

Your Direct Debit payment cannot be cancelled or amended via the online service.

Before setting up a Direct Debit payment you will have to register for the VAT online service.

You can amend or cancel a Direct Debit payment that you have set up online up to three bank working days before the payment date.

The section on Direct Debit payments sets out the monthly payment dates.