Legal tender and Scottish bank notes
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Scottish money
So what do you do with a wallet full of scottish bank notes then and where can you spend them without those funny looks? Have you ever had your Scottish money refused? Please join in the discussion and share your experiences.
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I've just returned from a short holiday in Scotland and I have brought back my Scottish currency. If you've ever tried to spend Scottish money in England you will probably be in a good position to understand my gripe.
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| 10-3-2010 | You could probably sue them for false-imprisonment, and wrongful arrest. Consult a lawyer. | Did it really happen? |
| 10-3-2010 | "I explained that it was legal tender and can I ask her again to consider why she was refusing me, at this point two security staff stood by me, grabbed me by both arms, threw me to the floor and called the police. All this is fact, as it happened, without distortion."
I strongly suspe...more | MikeP |
| 10-3-2010 | Tried to buy some goods in Lillywhites in Picadilly this afternoon and cashier refused my £20 Scottish note. When asked for a reason, am told "because we dont." I explained that it was legal tender and can I ask her again to consider why she was refusing me, at this point two securit...more | Mick |
| 26-2-2010 | Union with Scotland Act 1706. Article XVI . "That from and after the Union the Coin shall be of the same Standard and value throughout the United Kingdom as now in England". In other words words " Legally and technically" Scottish Bank notes are the same value as Bank of Englan...more | Comentor |
| 26-2-2010 | Legally and technically all wages must be paid in Scotch Porage Oats Land using Bank of England notes. | Campaign To Rebuild Hadrian's W |
| 25-2-2010 | I don't think "Campaign To Rebuild Hadrian's Wall" would refuse Scottish Bank Notes if he/she did any work in "Scotch Porrage Oates Land". But maybe I'm wrong because there is a lot of ignorant people about ! | Comentor |
| 07-2-2010 | Truck Act
"That the entire amount of the wages earned by or payable to any artificer in any of the trades herein-after enumerated, in respect of any labour by him done in any such trade, shall be actually paid to such artificer in the current coin of this realm, and not otherwise;..."
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| 06-2-2010 | I think this gripe answers itself: one reason the notes are frowned upon is because they have to be taken to the bank to be changed. All banks charge businesses for cash handling, so businesses in turn frown at customers with these notes. Nor do ticket machines at train stations, or machines at...more | Gloop14 |
| 06-2-2010 | English bank notes are only legal tender in England, Wales, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. English bank notes of denomination less than 5 pounds were legal tender in Scotland under Currency and Bank Notes Act 1954. Now, with the removal of BoE 1 pound notes, only coins constitute legal te...more | darth151 |
| 06-2-2010 | The sad and ironic thing is that the Bank of England was founded in 1694 by a Scotsman, sir William Patterson a Scottish trader from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. | darth151 |
| 28-1-2010 | On the Bank of England website, it basically says that Scottish and Northern Irisih banknotes are NOT legal tender - but acceptability is another matter. So it seems that though they are not legal tender, cashiers can still choose to accept them. a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/ab...more | PJ |
| 19-1-2010 | The Channel Islands don't have any problems with Scottish Bank notes, you can get your change in Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydsdale Bank, States of jersey and States of Guernsey so whats the problem with the English?. I saw in a website that Scottish Bank notes are not "le...more | Ron |
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