www.bankofengland.co.uk
Again, that’s only in payment of debt already incurred. Nobody has to accept your coppers at a till. They can just refuse to serve you.
I bet the person behind you did!
From your link.
What is legal tender?
Many people are confused about what legal tender means. It’s actually about settling debts rather than how you can pay for things.
"You might have heard someone in a shop say: “But it’s legal tender!”. Most people think it means the shop has to accept the payment form. But that’s not the case.
A shop owner can choose what payment they accept."
They probably would if they were stood behind him at a cashier who would have to physically count it. But I always thought the whole point of self scan was to get rid of unwanted coppers as they count it automatically!
Is this why the supermarkets' petrol stations recently changed to debiting cards £100 by default? Wasn't there a fad amongst the FMoTL types for using commemorative coinage that was technically legal tender?
Self service till means you can take as long as you like surely
Possibly for the customer but not the shop that just wants to get rid of staff.They probably would if they were stood behind him at a cashier who would have to physically count it. But I always thought the whole point of self scan was to get rid of unwanted coppers as they count it automatically!
I know, I'm taking the piss.
Have you ever had a job?
Totally different.
Because banking cash is getting more and more of a pain in the arse. They keep closing branches. You can't just pop out and do it in your lunch hour any more.
I've been refused a pint there because I'd forgotten my card, but then I'm not exactly a regular
I'll have a word with the guvnor
Especially if they got it straight back again as their change
www.postoffice.co.uk
Most banks have arrangements for banking & withdrawing cash at any Post Office, and there's plenty of them, around 11,500 branches.
Everyday Banking | Personal and Business Accounts | Post Office
Manage your personal or business Everyday Banking over the counter at any of our 11,500 UK Post Offices. Learn more about our banking services at postoffice.co.uk.
This, exactly. I haven't looked up business account charges for a few years now, but at the time it was a choice of low fees for cash and lube up for card payments, or vice versa. Anyone can open a business account that makes it cheaper to accept cards over cash. There is, of course, a "lol, pay up for both" option, but most businesses are going to take a guess at what's more practical for them and go that way. Increasingly, that way is card.
I think it's a load of bollocks. Most of the money spent in this country is purely electronic B2B stuff. So what, you're afraid the government is going to stop all commerce from taking place? I think we'll be well into a purely despotic government long before that happens, and in that case I'd be more worried about being roused in the middle of the night for relocation than whether I can buy a pint of milk round the corner.David Mitchell in the Guardian on this matter:
A note of caution about the withdrawal of cash | David Mitchell
Without coins and notes, unaccountable banks can know everything we’re spending. Is that good?www.theguardian.com
I think this is a fair point:
I wonder what things are like in a country like China?
Wow, if I have £100 in cash in my wallet and the bank decides to cut me off, I can have a whole couple of extra days before I’m fucked. Sign me up!David Mitchell in the Guardian on this matter:
A note of caution about the withdrawal of cash | David Mitchell
Without coins and notes, unaccountable banks can know everything we’re spending. Is that good?
I think this is a fair point:
