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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

Does anyone here, work anywhere apart from banks etc that accept this as payment, for high value goods?

Considering how much petrol is evening filling a small car is now nearly £60.

So using a large note, will at some point be more common place.

I honestly thought that this current generation of plastic money, would have been the hardest to copy, or am I wrong?

I do know about the tonners, north of the border and how coins are legal tender and cannot be refused.

Paper money is technically a gentlemans' agreement between both parties.

Smaller NI and Scottish notes are prone to rejection in England.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do."

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

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By *naswingdressWoman over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

It's been a long time, but I once had a £50 note rejected in one of the major supermarkets, along with my ID. I asked for a manager and they were accepted

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too."

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem."

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

Don’t get me started on Lego prices.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

What's a fifty pound note?

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By *elnkazCouple over a year ago

cheshire

"Does anyone here, work anywhere apart from banks etc that accept this as payment, for high value goods?

Considering how much petrol is evening filling a small car is now nearly £60.

So using a large note, will at some point be more common place.

I honestly thought that this current generation of plastic money, would have been the hardest to copy, or am I wrong?

I do know about the tonners, north of the border and how coins are legal tender and cannot be refused.

Paper money is technically a gentlemans' agreement between both parties.

Smaller NI and Scottish notes are prone to rejection in England."

After a trips back home to Glasgow I return to England with Scottish notes. When I try to use them, I am told "sorry we don't accept these"...My reply is that I am then taking whatever goods for free, as I am offering to pay with legal tender which you do not wish to accept...so free goods for me....they soon change their mind and take the money..

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By *acey_RedWoman over a year ago

Liverpool

When I worked in retail as a teenager we accepted them but had to get a manager to check them.

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By *batMan over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

In the Euro zone, there are €100, €200 and even €500 notes!

I've had a €100 note before, but never even seen the bigger two.

Gbat

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By *elle xWoman over a year ago

Doire Theas

Yeah I do

Fidty notes are not as common as they used to be since the move to plastic

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By *exy wife and her CuckCouple over a year ago

Angus

I accept them for work done no problem, cash is still king atm but I can seriously see a cashless society in the near future. I've never had an issue using them in shops either, well except the self service checkouts that don't accept them.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan over a year ago

Gilfach

"After a trips back home to Glasgow I return to England with Scottish notes. When I try to use them, I am told "sorry we don't accept these"...My reply is that I am then taking whatever goods for free, as I am offering to pay with legal tender which you do not wish to accept...so free goods for me....they soon change their mind and take the money.."

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

And that's not how legal tender works. Any retailer can refuse to accept legal tender if they wish. Hence the increasing number of places which take card only.

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"In the Euro zone, there are €100, €200 and even €500 notes!

I've had a €100 note before, but never even seen the bigger two.

Gbat "

Exactly.

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By *ENGUYMan over a year ago

Hull

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

And that's not how legal tender works. Any retailer can refuse to accept legal tender if they wish. Hence the increasing number of places which take card only."

Equally, English Bank notes aren't legal tender in Scotland.

Plus 1p & 2p coins are only legal tender up to the value of 20p; retailers are permitted to refuse payment by anyone wishing to pay with more than 20p in those coins.

As for £50 notes, these have always been the preferred note for Counterfeiters to make, hence why many retailers not wishing to accept them.

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By *rHotNottsMan over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Bigger notes prop up organised crime and tax evasion, it’s been shown when you take them out of circulation, corruption reduces

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By *akie32Man over a year ago

winchester

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

And that's not how legal tender works. Any retailer can refuse to accept legal tender if they wish. Hence the increasing number of places which take card only.

Equally, English Bank notes aren't legal tender in Scotland.

Plus 1p & 2p coins are only legal tender up to the value of 20p; retailers are permitted to refuse payment by anyone wishing to pay with more than 20p in those coins.

As for £50 notes, these have always been the preferred note for Counterfeiters to make, hence why many retailers not wishing to accept them."

never understood that, if i was printing money, i would print £10 not £50, everytime ive used a 50 it always gets checked, but cant remember having a tenner checked

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"What's a fifty pound note?

Same as a £100 note but only worth half

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By *an de LyonMan over a year ago

welling

"Does anyone here, work anywhere apart from banks etc that accept this as payment, for high value goods?

Considering how much petrol is evening filling a small car is now nearly £60.

So using a large note, will at some point be more common place.

I honestly thought that this current generation of plastic money, would have been the hardest to copy, or am I wrong?

I do know about the tonners, north of the border and how coins are legal tender and cannot be refused.

Paper money is technically a gentlemans' agreement between both parties.

Smaller NI and Scottish notes are prone to rejection in England."

Drug dealers, builders & prostitutes

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

Actually they are, as are bank notes from Ulster bank. As long as the notes have Sterling on them they are legal. However, this is mainly due to the fact that they are not as common as English notes so people are less able to spot forgeries. Also businesses pay high bank charges and would have to pay the bank to change it into something customers would accept in change. Very few in England accept Scottish notes.

Years ago I filled my car up in England and was refused to pay with a Scottish £20 note. I had no other way of paying so, asked him what he’d like me to do with the fuel I’d just put in, as there was no way of removing it, plus there was a queue forming behind me….. he took the money …..

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By *an de LyonMan over a year ago

welling

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

Scottish notes are legal tender, if somewhere refuses to take them then you are under no obligation to offer an alternative

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

Scottish notes are legal tender, if somewhere refuses to take them then you are under no obligation to offer an alternative"

I did say they are legal tender.

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By *rDiscretionXXXMan over a year ago

Gilfach

"Scottish notes are legal tender, if somewhere refuses to take them then you are under no obligation to offer an alternative"

You're confusing "legal tender" with "legal currency".

Scottish notes are legal currency, meaning that the UK government recognises them as having the same value as Bank of England notes.

Legal tender is an obscure bit of UK law that governs the payment of debts. It says that if a debtor offers to pay with legal tender, then the creditor cannot subsequently sue that debtor for failure to pay.

Scottish notes are not legal tender anywhere in the UK.

Buying something from a shop is not a debt payment, it is a transaction. That means that the shop can refuse any type of payment, even legal tender. A buyer has no right to take items without the agreement of the seller, regardless of the method of payment involved.

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By *acey_RedWoman over a year ago

Liverpool

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

And that's not how legal tender works. Any retailer can refuse to accept legal tender if they wish. Hence the increasing number of places which take card only.

Equally, English Bank notes aren't legal tender in Scotland.

Plus 1p & 2p coins are only legal tender up to the value of 20p; retailers are permitted to refuse payment by anyone wishing to pay with more than 20p in those coins.

As for £50 notes, these have always been the preferred note for Counterfeiters to make, hence why many retailers not wishing to accept them.

never understood that, if i was printing money, i would print £10 not £50, everytime ive used a 50 it always gets checked, but cant remember having a tenner checked"

We used to get fake pound coins. You could tell because when you rubbed them against a sharp edge it left a dint. Nobody has time to check every £1 that way though.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Scottish notes are not legal tender.

And that's not how legal tender works. Any retailer can refuse to accept legal tender if they wish. Hence the increasing number of places which take card only.

Equally, English Bank notes aren't legal tender in Scotland.

Plus 1p & 2p coins are only legal tender up to the value of 20p; retailers are permitted to refuse payment by anyone wishing to pay with more than 20p in those coins.

As for £50 notes, these have always been the preferred note for Counterfeiters to make, hence why many retailers not wishing to accept them.

never understood that, if i was printing money, i would print £10 not £50, everytime ive used a 50 it always gets checked, but cant remember having a tenner checked

We used to get fake pound coins. You could tell because when you rubbed them against a sharp edge it left a dint. Nobody has time to check every £1 that way though. "

They are also heavier than real £1 coins, and duller. I became quite adept to recognising them on sight when I worked in a supermarket, someone handed me £23 in Monopoly money and I knew straight away. The £20 note was rougher than a regular one (old paper not new plastic), the £2 & £1 coins were heavier, like you said when pressed on a sharp edge they dent.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman over a year ago

Reading

They make £50 notes?

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

Don’t get me started on Lego prices."

Tell me more.

Do you brick it at Xmas?

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

If you speak to the bank staff, they will tell exactly what the law is, as it's their business to know these sort of things.

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By *urvybeckiWoman over a year ago

Enfield

I accept them as gifts

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

Don’t get me started on Lego prices."
bit of topic had a spat about Lego last week a shop was chucking loads of it away asked why not giving to charity or local hospice told company policy not to give away so in the skip it went honestly was at least a grands worth.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

Don’t get me started on Lego prices.bit of topic had a spat about Lego last week a shop was chucking loads of it away asked why not giving to charity or local hospice told company policy not to give away so in the skip it went honestly was at least a grands worth."

I’m sure I read somewhere that certain sets are worth more per gram than gold. What a waste. Similar thing happens at Toby Carvery.

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By *eavenNhellCouple over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

We regulaly get payments from our clients in £50 notes for parts more bothered about fake £20 pound notes atm .even had a Scottish £100 note last week

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By *nowballscotMan over a year ago

oban

Yes.....Scottish banks have had a £100 note for at least 35 years, though not often seen in retail.

Apparently the €500 bill was discontinued as it was predominantly used by drug dealers ! - high value transactions with no bulky envelopes lol

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"It’s only really small businesses that don’t accept £50 notes. Most supermarkets or chain stores accept them so I’d imagine most garages do.

I've seen this stickers in nation chains too.

I’ve had 2 recently. I spent one in Smyth’s toys and the other in Sainsbury’s and had no problem.

Mind you the price of some of these LEGO sets, one might not be enough!

I’m sure I read somewhere that certain sets are worth more per gram than gold. What a waste. Similar thing happens at Toby Carvery."

Food waste, is bad. Olio and too good to go, are great apps, that prevent this.

As for lego, I can tell you that the skip company has their staff filter out the goodies on the conveyor belt.

I shold know, as I've done a stint at this thing.

I've even seen a golf company bin a rolo ship load of clubs, woods and drivers. I took advantage of the offer, when I asked if I wanted some.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"What's a fifty pound note?

Same as a £100 note but only worth half

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By *eedsmale36Man over a year ago

Leeds

"Does anyone here, work anywhere apart from banks etc that accept this as payment, for high value goods?

Considering how much petrol is evening filling a small car is now nearly £60.

So using a large note, will at some point be more common place.

I honestly thought that this current generation of plastic money, would have been the hardest to copy, or am I wrong?

I do know about the tonners, north of the border and how coins are legal tender and cannot be refused.

Paper money is technically a gentlemans' agreement between both parties.

Smaller NI and Scottish notes are prone to rejection in England.

Drug dealers, builders & prostitutes"

I’m pretty sure there are more job opportunities in Scotland than that

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By *orny PT OP Man over a year ago

Peterborough

"Does anyone here, work anywhere apart from banks etc that accept this as payment, for high value goods?

Considering how much petrol is evening filling a small car is now nearly £60.

So using a large note, will at some point be more common place.

I honestly thought that this current generation of plastic money, would have been the hardest to copy, or am I wrong?

I do know about the tonners, north of the border and how coins are legal tender and cannot be refused.

Paper money is technically a gentlemans' agreement between both parties.

Smaller NI and Scottish notes are prone to rejection in England.

Drug dealers, builders & prostitutes

I’m pretty sure there are more job opportunities in Scotland than that

Someone's been watching too much Taggart, me thinks.

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