Application for a new cheque book

Use this to ask your bank branch for a new cheque book when the old one is finished or you never had one.

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To The Branch Manager, [Bank Name], [Branch Name] Date: [Date] Subject: Request for a new cheque book Respected Sir/Madam, I hold a [savings/current] account, number [Account Number], in your branch. My cheque book is [Reason, for example almost finished]. I request you to kindly issue a new cheque book of [Number of Leaves] leaves for this account. Please send it to my registered address, or let me collect it from the branch. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, [Your Name] Account No.: [Account Number] Mobile: [Mobile Number] Signature: ____________

When to use this letter

Use this when your account has no cheque book or the last leaves are nearly used, and you cannot or do not wish to order one through the app, net banking or the ATM. A written request is also the way when the bank's records need a signature check, for example on an old account.

Before you send it

Most banks also give a cheque book through the mobile app, net banking or the ATM. Try that first; it is usually quicker than a letter.
If your old cheque book has a requisition slip near the end, fill that slip instead. The branch prefers it.
Sign exactly as you signed when the account was opened.
Check that the address in the bank's records is current before asking for delivery by post.

How to send or submit it

Hand it in at your home branch with your passbook, or put it in the branch's drop box if it has one for such requests. Ask whether the cheque book will be sent by post to your recorded address or must be collected, and how you will be told that it is ready.

Mistakes that get it sent back

The signature does not match the bank's record.
The account number is wrong or incomplete.
The address in the bank's records is out of date, so the cheque book comes back undelivered.
The account is inoperative or its KYC is pending, which has to be put right first.

Common questions

Is there a charge for a cheque book?

It depends on the bank and the type of account. Some leaves are often free each year and the rest are charged. Ask the branch or see the bank's schedule of charges.

This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the bank has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.

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