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Setting up a Direct Debit

What is Direct Debit?
How do I set up a Direct Debit?
Can Direct Debits be paid from any account?
What information do I need to set up a Direct Debit?
If I set up a Direct Debit over the telephone or via the internet what record will I have of the agreement?
How will my bank know it's really me authorising a Direct Debit Instruction if it hasn't checked my signature?
Can I authorise a third party to sign up giving my account details over the phone or via the internet?

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