New £1 Coin - Car Parks

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  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,279 Forumite
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    Already done to death with a slight variation in http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5636547&highlight=new+coin
  • sheramber
    sheramber Posts: 19,046 Forumite
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    So far I have only had one new pound coin in my change. Still plenty of old ones about.
  • LilElvis
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    I would bite the hand off anyone who said I could park for 8 hours for £2.95 let alone £2.50

    If I want to go to the local shopping centre its £3 / hour, unless the parking gods are with me and I manage to find one of the rare 50p/hour bays.

    The parking apps do have the bonus in that you can "top up" your ticket if you need to stay longer without the hassle of going back to your car. Plus no need to have stacks of change rattling around.
  • photome
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    sheramber wrote: »
    So far I have only had one new pound coin in my change. Still plenty of old ones about.
    You must be out in the wilds...they are over 50% around here
  • Geoff1963
    Geoff1963 Posts: 1,088 Forumite
    Our Tesco shopping trolleys only take the old ones, so the service counter has to sell them to people.
  • [Deleted User]
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    marlot wrote: »
    Or the option I did, which was to visit the bank and buy a couple of bags of old £1 coins to keep in the car.
    The Bank gave you old coins?

    That's unusual, it's normally banks who ensure they are gradually withdrawn from circulation by NOT giving them to customers,,
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,863 Forumite
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    unforeseen wrote: »
    But at the point of trying to pay you are paying before a service. It only becomes a debt after you leave without paying.

    So totally ignore the legal tender/debt myth

    You know what tongue in cheek means right? Meant jokingly, not sincere, not to be taken serious?

    Its not a myth, its just not applicable in OP's circumstances.
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • unforeseen
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    unholyangel wrote: »
    You know what tongue in cheek means right? Meant jokingly, not sincere, not to be taken serious?

    Its not a myth, its just not applicable in OP's circumstances.

    Legal tender is myth in that it has no meaning or relevance these days as even the Royal Mint state.
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,863 Forumite
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    unforeseen wrote: »
    Legal tender is myth in that it has no meaning or relevance these days as even the Royal Mint state.

    Cite your source please, because this page from royal mint seems to contradict what you've said.

    As does this page from Bank of England


    It is still very much relevant in todays day & age (at least in E&W) - as noted by the other poster who commented on it, it applies after the debt is created but not before. In parking, its the difference between getting a ticket on entry/paying on exit and prepaying before you get the ticket.
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,852 Forumite
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    Didn't we do all this in the correct forum a couple of weeks ago - maybe the OP should read that thread?
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