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« on: December 15, 2014, 12:37:58 »
Hi,

This year my company is insisting that season ticket loans are paid for via cheques to the travel company direct.

I've looked on FGW▸ (First Great Western) website and it doesn't say who to make such cheques payable to.  I'd assume First Great Western but that's probably wrong.  First Greater Western maybe?

Does anyone know.

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Boppy.
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2014, 13:40:49 »
ASk for sure at the ticket office...or call Customer Services
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2014, 13:41:41 »
I have an official answer in case anyone else needs to know:

"First Greater Western Ltd"
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2014, 13:49:25 »
FGW▸ (First Great Western) is the only First Group railway company that still accepts company cheques. The number that do is dwindling - Virgin stopped a couple of months back.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2014, 13:54:41 »
So how do companies that offer loans for seasons pay for them?
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2014, 14:39:38 »
Quote from: ChrisB on December 15, 2014, 13:54:41
So how do companies that offer loans for seasons pay for them?

Ours do an electronic transfer via the wonders of the interweb.
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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2014, 14:53:47 »
Strewth, that must be hard to identify to whom it is for!
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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2014, 19:22:22 »
Quote from: ChrisB on December 15, 2014, 14:53:47
Strewth, that must be hard to identify to whom it is for!

It is done via payroll usually.
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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2014, 20:09:40 »
Quote from: Boppy on December 15, 2014, 13:41:41
I have an official answer in case anyone else needs to know:

"First Greater Western Ltd"

This is correct answer Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2015, 13:56:16 »
Nice twist to the end of this query!

So after checking and carefully explaining to accounts at my office what the cheque needed to say, they then still got it wrong (for the second time!) and I ended up with a cheque saying "First Great Western Ltd".

As I was out of time and needed to renew before the yearly price increase I checked via phone with FGW▸ (First Great Western) asking if variations would be accepted. "No" was the clear answer given.

So I went to Reading Ticket Office armed with my credit card and took my cheque still just in case.  I have to say the staff at Reading Ticket Office were very helpful (especially with helping with the Void days too) and were adamant that the cheque was fine and that variations are accepted!!!   Cheesy
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