Share of consumers writing checks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2019, by purpose
This statistic illustrates the main purposes for using check payments in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019. Reasons for writing checks include: payment of a bill by post, donation to charity, personal services and various others. In 2015, 28 percent of respondents in the UK wrote checks in order to pay a bill by post (the main reason quoted). As of 2019, this share had decreased to 23 percent.