diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
index a669311c9..b618cd80c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
@@ -56,6 +56,19 @@
     margin-top: 10px;
   }
 
+  a {
+
+    &:link,
+    &:visited {
+      color: $error-colour;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: $mellow-red;
+    }
+
+  }
+
 }
 
 .banner-mode {
diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 6773dca08..68284f108 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from app.main.uploader import (
     s3upload,
     s3download
 )
-from app import job_api_client, service_api_client, current_service, user_api_client
+from app import job_api_client, service_api_client, current_service, user_api_client, statistics_api_client
 from app.utils import user_has_permissions, get_errors_for_csv
 
 
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ def check_messages(service_id, template_type, upload_id):
         return redirect(url_for('main.choose_template', service_id=service_id, template_type=template_type))
 
     users = user_api_client.get_users_for_service(service_id=service_id)
+    statistics = statistics_api_client.get_statistics_for_service(service_id, limit_days=1)['data']
+    statistics = statistics[0] if statistics else {}
 
     contents = s3download(service_id, upload_id)
     if not contents:
@@ -252,7 +254,8 @@ def check_messages(service_id, template_type, upload_id):
         original_file_name=session['upload_data'].get('original_file_name'),
         send_button_text=get_send_button_text(template.template_type, session['upload_data']['notification_count']),
         upload_id=upload_id,
-        form=CsvUploadForm()
+        form=CsvUploadForm(),
+        statistics=statistics
     )
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/views/check.html b/app/templates/views/check.html
index d1b71885e..106ad638c 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/check.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/check.html
@@ -13,7 +13,31 @@
 
 {% block maincolumn_content %}
 
-  {% if errors %}
+  {% if count_of_recipients > (current_service.message_limit - statistics.get('emails_requested', 0) - statistics.get('sms_requested', 0)) %}
+    <div class="bottom-gutter">
+      {% call banner_wrapper(type='dangerous') %}
+        <h1 class='banner-title'>
+          Too many recipients
+        </h1>
+        {% if statistics.emails_requested or statistics.sms_requested %}
+          <p>
+            You can only send {{ current_service.message_limit }}
+            messages per day in <a href="{{ url_for('.trial_mode')}}">trial mode</a>.
+          </p>
+        {% endif %}
+        <p>
+          You can still send
+          {{ current_service.message_limit - statistics.emails_requested - statistics.sms_requested }}
+          messages today, but
+          ‘{{ original_file_name }}’ contains
+          {{ count_of_recipients }} {{ recipients.recipient_column_header }}
+          {%- if count_of_recipients != 1 -%}
+            {{ 'es' if 'email address' == recipients.recipient_column_header else 's' }}
+          {%- endif -%}.
+        </p>
+      {% endcall %}
+    </div>
+  {% elif errors %}
     <div class="bottom-gutter">
       {% call banner_wrapper(type='dangerous') %}
         {% if errors|length == 1 %}
@@ -61,7 +85,10 @@
     </div>
   {% endif %}
 
-  {% if errors %}
+  {% if (
+    errors or
+    count_of_recipients > (current_service.message_limit - statistics.get('emails_requested', 0) - statistics.get('sms_requested', 0)) 
+  ) %}
     {{file_upload(form.file, button_text='Re-upload your file')}}
   {% else %}
     <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="{{url_for('main.start_job', service_id=current_service.id, upload_id=upload_id)}}">
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index 79512cde4..b5a795305 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def test_upload_csvfile_with_errors_shows_check_page_with_errors(
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_has_permissions,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
     fake_uuid
 ):
 
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def test_send_test_sms_message_to_self(
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_has_permissions,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
     fake_uuid
 ):
 
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ def test_send_test_email_message_to_self(
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_has_permissions,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
     fake_uuid
 ):
 
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ def test_upload_csvfile_with_valid_phone_shows_all_numbers(
     mock_s3_upload,
     mock_has_permissions,
     mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
     fake_uuid
 ):
 
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ def test_check_messages_should_revalidate_file_when_uploading_file(
     mock_s3_upload,
     mocker,
     mock_has_permissions,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
     mock_get_users_by_service
 ):