Tim

I did that 5 years ago, paid 27k cash into a garage a/c, took the receipt to the garage expecting them to give me the car and when they checked their a/c the money still wasn't there. (they personally didn't want that much cash) So they would not give me the car.

The guy in the garage apologised and gave me a lift home. I collected the car the next day together with a bottle of wine, free road atlas and flowers for my wife.

the banking system is probably faster now.

the 24h rule seems strange to me, paying money in, ok. taking it back out again, thats theft.