 In the United Kingdom, post-dating a cheque carries no legal weight and so such a cheque can be cashed before the due date.However, a bank may refuse to honour a cheque if the post-date is noticed; otherwise, the payer has no right to take any form of legal action against the bank for letting the cheque be processed.It is common for the terms and conditions of current accounts to state that post-dated cheques should not be written and will be dishonoured if detected.