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Best answer by Blastoise186

Updated on 31/08/26 by Abby_OVO

 

Hi ​@Graham781 ,

Depends on how you pay!

  • Credit/Debit Card payments usually show up within one hour of the payment being made
  • Direct Debit normally shows up within 24 hours of payment being collected
  • Bank transfers may take up to five working days due to manual processing
  • Cheques may take up to 10 working days in some cases - depending on how slow the postie is
  • PayPoint/Payzone/Post Office managed transactions may take 3 working days to go through the system

If you want the fastest processing time, you should consider Credit/Debit Card or Direct.

 

Blastoise186 left some very helpful advice here, please also bare in mind that, when a payment is made before or on the weekend, this can often cause a delay with it showing on your account:

 

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Ellzy01
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January 28, 2026

​@Ellzy01 thanks for your post. I can see ​@Nukecad and ​@Bendog have come through with some helpful answers for you here.

 

The account balance should be updated within the next couple of days if it hasn’t been already.

I've received a statement saying I owe nothing. 0 balance. I'm just waiting for the credit bureaus to update this.

Blastoise186
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Blastoise186Super User
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January 28, 2026

That should happen soon - usually within a month or two.

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