As far as I know, it is UK coins UK wide and BoE bank notes in England and Wales only.
That said, almost everybody knows that Scottish and Northern Irish notes are as sound as BoE ones and only the ignorant and obstructive refuse to accept them.
As far as I know, it is UK coins UK wide and BoE bank notes in England and Wales only.
That said, almost everybody knows that Scottish and Northern Irish notes are as sound as BoE ones and only the ignorant and obstructive refuse to accept them.
But living in Scotland, I find I am given English bank notes in my change very regularly. It seems to be almost as common as Scottish notes. I've certainly never been refused to be allowed to pay with English notes.
I've used Scottish notes down in the South of England too and I've never been refused although I know other people that have been.
I always thought it was legal tender. I was told by a bartender in a restaurant that they don't have to accept it but most places do as a goodwill gesture.
Someone tried to pay me with a scottish note the other day ( I work at a till) and I've never seen one before so wasn't sure what to do.
I asked one of my collegues if we accept them and the customer got all arsey about it saying 'Well you damn well better accept it because it's legal tende!!r".
I was only checking to cover my own ass! Jeez! lol
I always thought it was legal tender. I was told by a bartender in a restaurant that they don't have to accept it but most places do as a goodwill gesture.
It's not legal tender, but it is tradable currency - something you use to buy stuff with - and that's what matters.
For some reason the question of legal tender seems to come up a lot here. For 99% of people the notion of what is or isn't legal tender is irrelivent. People buy things everyday without using legal tender. Most people don't know what is or isn't legal tender. Most people have no need to know - and shouldn't care.
The bartender could equally say "We don't have to accept credit cards but we do as a goodwill guesture".
It's not legal tender, but it is tradable currency - something you use to buy stuff with - and that's what matters.
For some reason the question of legal tender seems to come up a lot here. For 99% of people the notion of what is or isn't legal tender is irrelivent. People buy things everyday without using legal tender. Most people don't know what is or isn't legal tender. Most people have no need to know - and shouldn't care.
The bartender could equally say "We don't have to accept credit cards but we do as a goodwill guesture".
Exactly. What is or isn't legal tender is irrelevant to buying goods or services - legal tender is what a creditor must accept to settle a debt - they may also accept a cheque or a cow in payment, but they may refuse those offers if they so wish. Although under Scottish law a creditor must accept any "reasonable" offer of payment (which is ultimately for a court to decide what is reasonable).
And as you say what a business wants to take as payment for its goods and services is up to them. Taking credit cards, banknotes, cheques or cattle as payment is up to them so are all "goodwill gestures".
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Here you go.
It's 5 pennies.
Post me the $19.95 and I'll send you the 5p.
People make millions leaving messages like that in newspapers and magazines.
Edit: And says the $19.95 is £10.97
could be USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, East Carribbean, etc.
All those Scottish and Northern Ireland notes, although widely accepted are not officially legal tender.
Anyway I wasn't talking about notes, I was talking about the currency, which is GB Pounds Sterling.
I don't get it when people say they're not legal tender
What IS legal tender then???
As far as I know, it is UK coins UK wide and BoE bank notes in England and Wales only.
That said, almost everybody knows that Scottish and Northern Irish notes are as sound as BoE ones and only the ignorant and obstructive refuse to accept them.
Legal tender is something which cannot be refused in settlement of a debt, so really has very little relevance in modern usage of currency.
20p and 50p - up to £10
10p and 5p - up to £5
1p and 2p - up to (believe it or not) 20p
But living in Scotland, I find I am given English bank notes in my change very regularly. It seems to be almost as common as Scottish notes. I've certainly never been refused to be allowed to pay with English notes.
I've used Scottish notes down in the South of England too and I've never been refused although I know other people that have been.
I always thought it was legal tender. I was told by a bartender in a restaurant that they don't have to accept it but most places do as a goodwill gesture.
I asked one of my collegues if we accept them and the customer got all arsey about it saying 'Well you damn well better accept it because it's legal tende!!r".
I was only checking to cover my own ass! Jeez! lol
For some reason the question of legal tender seems to come up a lot here. For 99% of people the notion of what is or isn't legal tender is irrelivent. People buy things everyday without using legal tender. Most people don't know what is or isn't legal tender. Most people have no need to know - and shouldn't care.
The bartender could equally say "We don't have to accept credit cards but we do as a goodwill guesture".
And as you say what a business wants to take as payment for its goods and services is up to them. Taking credit cards, banknotes, cheques or cattle as payment is up to them so are all "goodwill gestures".