Scottish Bank Notes in England

GlennTheBaker

Jodun wrote: »

...Scottish money is legal tender :mad: :mad:...

Scottish coins are not legal tender in England and Scottish notes are not legal tender anywhere - even Scotland.

bringmeshoes

Jodun wrote: »

It's ridiculous that you should have to change the notes at all. Scottish money is legal tender :mad: :mad:. I'd love to see someone in Scotland refusing to accept an English note!:rotfl:

i was told by a policeman once that it's illegal to refuse legal tender and is actually treason to do so

kianicky

when i travelled to birmingham in 2006 and 2007 i got my scottish notes changed before i went to save hassle. the bank will do this for free as they usually have english notes. i used the royal bank of scotland both times. it's a total farce tbh. as someone above said there would be a heck of a ho-ha if people started refusing english notes in scotland.

cazziebo

Only place I've had Scottish notes refused is in Sheffield - two separate occasions and both times by taxi drivers!

Glenn is right - Scottish notes are not legal tender in England so can legitimately be refused.

photome

Jodun wrote: »

It's ridiculous that you should have to change the notes at all. Scottish money is legal tender :mad: :mad:. I'd love to see someone in Scotland refusing to accept an English note!:rotfl:

Another example of a post that isnt correct.

from the bank of england

Are Scottish & Northern Irish notes legal tender?
In short ‘No’ these notes are not legal tender; only Bank of England notes are legal tender but only in England and Wales.
The term legal tender does not in itself govern the acceptability of banknotes in transactions. Whether or not notes have legal tender status, their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved. Legal tender has a very narrow technical meaning in relation to the settlement of debt. If a debtor pays in legal tender the exact amount he owes under the terms of a contract, he has good defence in law if he is subsequently sued for non-payment of the debt. In ordinary everyday transactions, the term ‘legal tender’ has very little practical application.

generaloneill

Jodun wrote: »

It's ridiculous that you should have to change the notes at all. Scottish money is legal tender :mad: :mad:. I'd love to see someone in Scotland refusing to accept an English note!:rotfl:

sorry, actually thats incorrect.

Scottish notes are not legal tender anywhere in the UK, including Scotland where only the coins are legal tender. Although this is the case, Scottish notes are widely accepted in return for goods throughout the UK; they have a similar legal standing to cheques or debit cards, in that their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved.

Always_Harassed

Easiest way is to withdraw your money from a cash machine once you get there.

moonrakerz

bringmeshoes wrote: »

i was told by a policeman once that it's illegal to refuse legal tender and is actually treason to do so

Was he one of the Keystone Cops ?

The term Legal Tender has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with normal day to day transactions. In a normal transaction it is entirely up to the recipient of the "money" as to what he wishes to accept.

superstar_2

I usually withdraw from Natwest or HSBC before my travellings as they will give your English notes. Saves all the hassles.

sinstar

I was told once that the reason a lot of small businesses in England refuse Scottish notes is that their is a huge amount of counterfeit Scottish notes and a lot less counterfeit English ones. And small businesses find counterfeit notes a lot more of a hassle to deal with?

I can't imagine it being a problem in London. The using a cash machine idea seems the most sensible thing to do, if you are worried put all your cash in the bank before you go down, and withdraw it again in London.