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What ever happened to Great Britain? It's really sad. My wife has one and has just asked if she would have any problem at the local shop hence me on here. I have to say, I don't get it! What's wrong with English shopkeepers accepting these notes? Why shouldn't the Scots have their own currency pictorially celebrating their history, as also stated on here that ultimately sterling is controlled by the Bank of England. Grow up shopkeepers - this is the UK, be proud!
Kevin Wood, Scunthorpe, UK I am a scot who lives in England and occasionally find if I have a Scottish note it gets a funny look from more junior cashiers. However it is rarely an issue in the pub. A polite clarification is usually enough to satisfy any query and I think these are mostly based on a lack of familiarity with scottish notes. Concerns over authenticity are also an issue as there are a few fakes about.
Danny, West Wittering UK I used to work holding a market stall back in my younger days and was told by the guy I worked for at the time that we couldn't accept Scottish notes, anyone who did would be paid in them and they'd have to get rid of them not easy in England or if they were counterfeit then it was your problem, you basically lost your wages.
My only problem with Scottish notes would be just that - as I don't see them often I could not tell a genuine from a counterfeit! Whilst a shopkeeper is under no obligation to take a particular form of payment this is to do with consumer law if they refuse to take as payment any form of sterling they would find they would have no redress as they had been offered payment. Example would be when you come to pay for your food at the end of your meal.
Unless the restaurant had made it clear to you prior to accepting your order that they would not take this form of payment then payment has been offered and a refusal to accept it would mean you eat for free as there is no further action they can take other than to accept payment. Finally it does not cost any more to bank Scottish money than it does English. If you are being charged a fee you're getting ripped off! Cash is cash as long as its sterling!
The reason is quite simple - I haven't seen one for years and I couldn't tell you whether it was a forgery or not. Being only 75 miles from France I am more familiar with the appearance of the euro. The only cash I had was Scottish Pound Notes.
I remember the cashier saying he couldn't accept my Scottish money and me replying that it is Legal Tender. For one, Scottish money is technically and legally allowed for paying goods and services throughout the United Kingdom.
Scottish banknotes are legal currency, so how come banknotes that should be accepted everywhere are not? This just goes to show how much of a technicality legal tender is.
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What Is Legal Tender? Here are the other most common ones: Scottish notes are less common than English ones and not that many people can recognise a real one from a counterfeit. Banknotes issued by seven UK banks are legal currency and can be accepted throughout the UK. Photograph: Graham Turner.
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