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Using Scottish Money in England - T42 PVM - 18/06/2015 18:39
I just had a funny experience at my local Takeaway, I walked in and made an order that came to £10.10, i gave the guy an Option of accepting a Scottish Tenner or an English £20 and he took then English £20 even tho he had to run a couple of doors down to getr my £20 swapped for 2 Tenners
Anyone else ever had problems like this?
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - DVL418 - 18/06/2015 19:20
(18/06/2015 18:39)bolton bus basher Wrote: I just had a funny experience at my local Takeaway, I walked in and made an order that came to £10.10, i gave the guy an Option of accepting a Scottish Tenner or an English £20 and he took then English £20 even tho he had to run a couple of doors down to getr my £20 swapped for 2 Tenners
Yes, as some small businesses are reluctant to accept Scottish or Ulster notes as difficult to then persuade future customers and/or suppliers to take them.
However, larger businesses (local Tesco has never quibbled when I have proffered an Ulster or Scottish banknote) and the high street banks quite happy to take them.
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - wirralbus - 18/06/2015 20:05
I think its more that some of the retailers do not know on an Scottish and Ulster Bank Note what to look for in the way of security measures , we all know what we are looking for on a Bank of England Note.
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - SLTRegular - 20/06/2015 02:43
i've tried paying with George best fivers and the plastic irish fivers here to and you get some real funny looks
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - Neukit - 21/06/2015 22:28
Being a Scot that regularly carries out missionary work in England, I can assure you that strange looks are common when tendering a Scottish bank note. However, it's been a long time since anywhere actually refused to accept one.
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - T42 PVM - 21/06/2015 23:37
Well some people will laugh at this comment, I used the same Takeaway this evening and the same person served me and accepted the exact same Scottish £10 Note...
I do understand why companys in England dont accept Scottish notes as they seem easy to fake, For example Lobster Pot in Liverpool City Centre has a handful of Notes on the wall that are fake and people have tried to use, Almost all are Scottish.
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - SNL 824 - 25/06/2015 20:29
I was in Glasgow last Saturday and came back with four Scottish £20s as I forgot I wouldn't get English notes from a Glasgow ATM. Got rid of them easily enough by using them to buy Swiss Francs that I needed for business travel at Travelex. Fortunate timing!
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - Metroline1511 - 04/07/2015 20:46
I lived in Edinburgh for a few years, and I occasionally had people in England reluctant to accept Scottish notes. A funny thing happened on August Bank Holiday 2002 though. I caught an overnight coach from Edinburgh to London, and offered a Scottish £20 note for my Travelcard. So, the ticket clerk gave me a Scottish £10 note within the change!
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - DVL418 - 07/07/2015 13:39
Of course, if our Caledonian cousins hadn't blinked, but had opted for independence, they would be just joining the Euro as Greece leaves.
One economic basket case for another? ( puts on tin hat and prepares for a hail of rancid haggis' and tins of tartan shortbread to be lobbed across)
RE: Using Scottish Money in England - childwallblues - 08/07/2015 15:21
The answer is that if you don't like the Scottish note most retailers north of the border will willingly change it. On a recent visit I was told that they were legal tender south of the border to which I replied but will they be tomorrow.