Travellers cheques

We had 150 euros in travellers chqs left last year, and when we tried to cash them in England they wanted loads of commission even though we had paid it when we bought them.
We decided to keep them until this year and the shop said that would be OK, has anyone else taken chqs from the year before?
We decided to keep them until this year and the shop said that would be OK, has anyone else taken chqs from the year before?