REGARDING the case of the lady who won £2,000 at bingo and was upset because she was paid in cash (Your Rights, LET, November 15), if she had no bank account she would have had more hassle getting a cheque changed into cash.

Surely, her first thought would have been to get a taxi to save walking home and risking being mugged.

M YEADON, Kingsway, Lower Darwen.

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