EddardStark Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Has anyone had the misfortune to have these as part of your cash lately? They are really easy to lose (for me anyway ?). They stick to each other so it quite easy to give two over rather than one. Also they don't fold so its pretty easy for them to slide out of your pocket when you take your phone out or something. I've lost two in the last month ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 5 minutes ago, EddardStark said: Has anyone had the misfortune to have these as part of your cash lately? They are really easy to lose (for me anyway ?). They stick to each other so it quite easy to give two over rather than one. Also they don't fold so its pretty easy for them to slide out of your pocket when you take your phone out or something. I've lost two in the last month ?. I've noticed their tendency to slide out of your pocket, particularly bad if you put your phone in your pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antidote Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 1 minute ago, aaid said: I've noticed their tendency to slide out of your pocket, particularly bad if you put your phone in your pocket. Exactly the same for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Whats the score with the old paper style £5 notes no longer being legal tendar after Friday. Is it just the England ones or does it apply to the paper Scottish bank notes also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailender Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Apparently, it's only in England, but I would imagine it would apply to English notes in Scotlend. No date yet for Scottish £5 paper notes not being legal tender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 1 hour ago, jailender said: Apparently, it's only in England, but I would imagine it would apply to English notes in Scotlend. No date yet for Scottish £5 paper notes not being legal tender. technically scottish notes are not legal tender - they are promissory notes which are "generally accepted" anyway's - banks will accept notes ages old - guys in my old office used to have an album with their old note collections which were passed through the bank - stuff going back to the 50's and some where note was more like size of a sheet of paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 4 hours ago, euan2020 said: technically scottish notes are not legal tender - they are promissory notes which are "generally accepted" anyway's - banks will accept notes ages old - guys in my old office used to have an album with their old note collections which were passed through the bank - stuff going back to the 50's and some where note was more like size of a sheet of paper Beat me to it. No paper money is legal tender in Scotland, including BoE notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, biffer said: Beat me to it. No paper money is legal tender in Scotland, including BoE notes. think BOE is - + coins up to a certain value - say GBP 2.50 guys back in day paying their poll tax in 1p coins - Councils could have refused the payment Sure it is actually - Notes issued in Scotland, need to be backed up by a stock of BOE notes in the safe's - and then liekly they use the velocity of money, to issue more notes than they have reserves, due to the unlikelyhood of the BofE notes being called for Edited May 1, 2017 by euan2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 8 hours ago, euan2020 said: think BOE is - + coins up to a certain value - say GBP 2.50 guys back in day paying their poll tax in 1p coins - Councils could have refused the payment Sure it is actually - Notes issued in Scotland, need to be backed up by a stock of BOE notes in the safe's - and then liekly they use the velocity of money, to issue more notes than they have reserves, due to the unlikelyhood of the BofE notes being called for Nope. Just coins in Scotland. http://edu.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-legal-tender/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, biffer said: Nope. Just coins in Scotland. http://edu.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-legal-tender/ Is it not notes everywhere? as they have the "I promise to pay the bearer on demand" notification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 53 minutes ago, Mark frae Crieff said: Is it not notes everywhere? as they have the "I promise to pay the bearer on demand" notification. If the Bank of England says it isn't I tend to believe them! The promise to pay the bearer thing is what makes it a promissory note. Legal tender is a very specific term which tends to be abused. It is only applicable to payment of a debt and actually has no relevance to transactional payments such as buying something in a shop or restaurant. Anyone in a pub who says they can't accept something because it isn't legal tender frankly doesn't understand the term and is talking keich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Good knowledge on the subject here. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I should add however, that getting into an argument about the definition of legal tender when trying to buy a pint does very little to help you get your cash accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandydunn Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 1 hour ago, biffer said: I should add however, that getting into an argument about the definition of legal tender when trying to buy a pint does very little to help you get your cash accepted. It gets you a tray of free jaegerbombs in Wigan....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 7 hours ago, biffer said: I should add however, that getting into an argument about the definition of legal tender when trying to buy a pint does very little to help you get your cash accepted. although i think if you drink said pint, and have offered legal tender, and bar refuses, they are in no position to call police, becuase it then becomes a civil matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 5 hours ago, euan2020 said: although i think if you drink said pint, and have offered legal tender, and bar refuses, they are in no position to call police, becuase it then becomes a civil matter No, legal tender has nothing to do with that kind of transaction as I pointed out above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Most ridiculous situation I ever had was in Manchester Airport, where the guy would accept Euros or Dollars for my breakfast, but not a Clydesdale bank £20 note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 once had a guy selling ice cream on Oxford St in London refuse my Scottish £5. We had already started eating the ice creams so I just told him that was all I had and walked off. f*ck him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 My brother bought some sweets in Bath when we were kids. Handed over a Scottish £1 note, got £4.50 change! I was seething as I had a pound coin from my Nana. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 May 5th is the last day here that you can use paper BoE fivers. Think the new BoE tenners are out in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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