In the U.K., cash accounts for 34% of all payments, second only to debit cards.

在英国，现金占所有支付的 34%， 仅次于借记卡。

When, for example, a customer first opens an account, he instructs the bank to debit his account only in respect of cheques drawn by himself.

比如，储户首次在银行开户时，嘱咐银行他的存款只能凭本世人签字的支票来提取。