This statistic illustrates the seriousness of problems faced by businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) if they found themselves unable to make payments by checks, from 2013 to 2018. It can be seen that the share of businesses indicating that they would face major problems if checks could not be used as a payment method fluctuated during the period under observation, reaching a share of 30 percent as of 2018.
Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity
Characteristic
No problems at all
Some minor problems
Major problems
2018
30%
49%
21%
2017
25%
48%
26%
2016
37%
45%
18%
2015
31%
53%
16%
2014
32%
46%
22%
2013
31%
41%
27%
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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Cheque and Credit Clearing Company. (September 11, 2018). Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company. "Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity." Chart. September 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company. (2018). Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company. "Businesses That Would Have Problems If Unable to Write Checks in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2018, by Severity." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/
Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Businesses that would have problems if unable to write checks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by severity [Graph], Cheque and Credit Clearing Company, September 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291361/inability-to-use-checks-causing-problems-to-the-uk-businesses/
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