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Stupid Scottish Question
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Well done on your win black-saturn. I hope you have a lovely time.
We went to the Highlands last year and nowhere did we have any trouble spending English notes. In fact, we only used English notes I did not change any money in the end.
It puts some shopkeepers in England to shame. Just two weeks before we went we were in a shop where a Scottish gentleman handed over two Scottish £20 notes to pay for his shoes. He had to argue with the shopkeeper to get him to take them. I was just about to offer to swop them for English money as I knew we could spend them soon but eventually the shopkeeper accepted them.0 -
Although I'm sure that this must been discussed many times before, Scottish Bank notes are NOT actually legal tender in England and Wales. It's entirely up to the two parties involved in a transaction whether or not Scottish Bank issued notes are acceptable in settlement of a debt.
In fact, Scottish Bank notes are not even legal tender in Scotland! That's because under Scottish Law, the concept of legal tender is slightly different to that in England and Wales, and a debt can be settled using payment more widely defined than that in England and Wales, such as cheques (which, in effect, is what notes issued by Scottish Banks are) or even property.
So, it would be illegal under Scottish law for someone to refuse your payment in either Scottish Bank notes or Bank of England notes or coins.
Have a browse around the Bank of England FAQ and Wikipedia for more background information, and this document about the status of Scottish Bank notes - https://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ business/research/briefings-03/sb03-51.pdf.0 -
Luke_Warmwater wrote:Although I'm sure that this must been discussed many times before, Scottish Bank notes are NOT actually legal tender in England and Wales. It's entirely up to the two parties involved in a transaction whether or not Scottish Bank issued notes are acceptable in settlement of a debt.
In fact, Scottish Bank notes are not even legal tender in Scotland! That's because under Scottish Law, the concept of legal tender is slightly different to that in England and Wales, and a debt can be settled using payment more widely defined than that in England and Wales, such as cheques (which, in effect, is what notes issued by Scottish Banks are) or even property.
So, it would be illegal under Scottish law for someone to refuse your payment in either Scottish Bank notes or Bank of England notes or coins.
Have a browse around the Bank of England FAQ and Wikipedia for more background information, and this document about the status of Scottish Bank notes - https://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ business/research/briefings-03/sb03-51.pdf.
well my goodness you learn something new every day!0 -
its strange that up here in Scotland we take English notes,but down south
they don`t or in Gibraltar,that Hotel is opposite Haymarket train Station,dont get a taxi
from the Airport,get the Airport bus 100,it uses the same route as the taxi
and is only about £5 return and stops nearly at the door of the
Grosvenor,there is a lovely Indian restaurant adjacent to the Hotel Omar
Khayam,we get very little snow up here only 3 days since November. :T0 -
Maybe we should mention that we can also get all four seasons in one day though :rotfl: :rotfl:0
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no problems with cash...snow unlikely...but wrap up warm...edinburgh is cold on a summer s day!x x x0
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Edinburgh is a fantastic city - go and visit Mary Kings Close (underground streets closed off after the plague) it is well worth a visit if you like the macabre sort of thing. Also worth a go is the Ghost Walks - walks around the city at night through all the wee lanes and back streets - fab(call the tourist board for where and when they start)! You will need a cosy jacket and hat for that though!!! Have a fab time and well done!The Best Things in Life Are Free0
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teedee123 wrote:its strange that up here in Scotland we take English notes,but down south
they don`t or in Gibraltar,
In my experience, Scottish notes are usually taken in England and English notes taken in Scotland. In fact some cash machines in Scotland actually dispense English notes (or they did last time I used them).
Ocasionally there can be a problem with shops not taking higher value notes but I don't think this is unreasonable (in either Scotland or England). It is harder to recognise forgeries if you don't see the note types very often. This is also made worse by there being 3 types of each Scottish note value (issued by diiferent banks)0 -
Enjoy your break here and "haste ye back" Saturn. Keep us posted on this board after your trip." The greatest wealth is to live content with little."
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