SCREGGAN (n. banking) The crossed-out bit caused by people putting the wrong year on their cheques all through January.

This states, "You must complete cheques so that they are not easy to alter and you must not put a date on your cheques which is after the date of signature.

Instead Barclays asked him for an extra £15 commission on his traveller's cheques.

Euro travellers' cheques are exchanged at the fixed rate prevailing between the CFA Franc and the Euro; exchange rates on other currency travellers' cheques can be poor.

There was an envelope on the table, money and traveller's cheques and a ticket for the Kong Olav, a coastal steamer on its way north up the Norwegian coast as far as Kirkenes.

The company's logo, adopted in 1958, is a Roman gladiator whose image appears on the company's travelers' cheques and charge cards.

It offers more than 70 different currencies with 0% commission on all currency and traveller's cheques.