Methods of payment
CREDIT or DEBIT CARD
For your convenience we are authorised to accept payments by any of the following credit or debit cards, either via our website or over the telephone:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Maestro
- Switch
- Solo
- Visa Debit
- Visa Delta
- Mastercard Debit Card
- Visa Electron
Apart from the obvious convenience and the purchase protection provided by your credit card company, you can be confident knowing that we can instantly reserve a personalised number plate when using any type of card payment.
Our online payment system uses the latest 128 Bit SSL encryption technology to protect your credit or debit card details. This level of security is one of the the highest available on the internet, utilising strong encryption coding.
SSL encryption technology used by Finishing Touch Registrations virtually eliminates card fraud on the Internet.
ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT)
You are able to shift money electronically from your bank account to our company Co-Operative Bank Plc bank account.
To action an electronic funds transfer you will need to contact your own bank and instruct them to effect an EFT using either a BACS or CHAPS transfer method. It is common practice for most banks to charge a fee upwards of £25.00 for you to use their BACS or CHAPS transfer facility.
Please contact us if first if you wish to pay by EFT and we will be able to supply you with the recipient bank account details.
Please note: When paying by EFT we will not be able to guarantee availability of your chosen registration mark until the funds are showing as being received into our company account.
CASH
You are able to make a cash payment for your purchase if you do not have a credit or debit card. If you wish to pay by this method you will need to pay the total amount directly into our company bank account through any branch of the Co-Operative Bank Plc.
To find your nearest branch of the Co-Operative Bank click here
Please contact us if first if you wish to pay by cash and we will be able to supply you with the recipient bank account details.
Please note: When paying by cash we will not be able to guarantee availability of your chosen registration mark until the funds are showing as being received into our company account which may be up to 3 working days later.
THE POST OFFICE MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE
The Post Office offer a range of ‘money transfer services’ over the counter.
To find out more about their Moneygram services please click here.
CHEQUE
We are currently still accepting cheques as a method of payment. as with any retail outfit we do have to allow a full 7 working days for clearance from when we receive your cheque in the post.
Please note: When paying by cheque we will not be able to guarantee availbility of your chosen registration mark until the funds are showing as fully cleared into our company account, this may be up to 7 working days after we have received your cheque payment in the post.
This will mean that any registration mark purchased by cheque will take around an extra 10 working days for the paperwork to be processed.
Cheque payments should be made payable to ‘Finishing Touch Registrations’ and should always have your NEW registration mark printed on the reverse.
Please don’t forget to include a note of your full name, home address and contact telephone number.
The address to post your cheque payment to is:
Finishing Touch Registrations
PO Box 7622
Moira
Swadlincote
DE11 1DQ
POSTAL ORDER
The procedure for paying by ‘Royal Mail’ postal orders is exactly the same as paying by cheque, the only difference with postal orders are that when we receive your postal order through the post we do NOT have to wait 7 days for clearance.
Your choice of registration mark would be secured upon receipt of the postal order.
BANK DRAFT or GUARANTEED BUILDING SOCIETY CHEQUE
The procedure for paying by either of the above guaranteed methods is exactly the same as paying by cheque, the only difference with a bank draft or building society cheque is that when we receive your payment through the post we do NOT have to wait 7 days for clearance.
Your choice of registration mark would be secured upon receipt of the payment.