Scottish Money..is it legal in England

Quasar

Al_Mac wrote:

What about the former communist countries, breaking up into there original parts. Should they have just got on with it and lived together?

English by birth, Scottish by history, I'm British;)

The former communist countries were "together" for less than a century and the regimes imposed on them were totalitarian and oppressive. Hardly a fitting comparison for Britain.

I applaud you, Al Mac, for bearing no ill-feeling towards other fellow Britons.:)

ginger_nuts

i think we should use the EURO ,much easier all round ....

rdwarr

ginger_nuts wrote:

i think we should use the EURO ,much easier all round ....

I quite agree. In ten years time there will be two major currencies in the world, the Euro and the Yuan. I want to be a part of that economy.

mclaren_2

i have used Scottish money in england and it was accepted with no problems what so ever. it has "sterling" on each note - which makes it legal tender. People are, on this thread saying that Scotland banks make notes and in england its royal mint... if this is the case, why does it say "Bank of England" (founded by a Scotsman ironicly btw) on the "english" notes? Personally, both sets of notes are legal tender in GREAT BRITTIAN. and we dont want the euro - well i dont anyway, i love the Great Brittish pounds

ingram62

Hiya

I work for a Scottish bank in England, and it is legal tender, but you cannot force anybody to except it. ie a small shop owner

I have never had a problem with people excepting it, though a few have queried it.

Hope this helps.


Elaine

photome

ingram62 wrote:

Hiya

I work for a Scottish bank in England, and it is legal tender, but you cannot force anybody to except it. ie a small shop owner

I have never had a problem with people excepting it, though a few have queried it.

Hope this helps.


Elaine

You work in a bank?. Do people accept it or except it

ZZRKarlos

Wow !!! this thread has been quite interesting.....all these posts of differing results...from such a simple question....thanks everyone who took the trouble to answer, some not so plesant...BTW I'm Welsh, but thats no excuse...LOL

Can we close this one now...

Cheers

ginger_nuts

ZZRKarlos wrote:

Wow !!! this thread has been quite interesting.....all these posts of differing results...from such a simple question....thanks everyone who took the trouble to answer, some not so plesant...BTW I'm Welsh, but thats no excuse...LOL

Can we close this one now...

Cheers

Why havent the Welsh got there own notes ???
on second thoughts ,I dont really need to no :rotfl:

bs7

ingram62 wrote:

I work for a Scottish bank in England, and it is legal tender

mclaren wrote:

it has "sterling" on each note - which makes it legal tender.

:rolleyes2 :embarasse :mad:
Did you two just skip to the end of the thread and not bother to read anything whatsoever!!?

Scottish money is "legal" in England, indeed Euros, Dollars, Yen, Rupees - they are all "legal" (legal being used in the sense that they are not otherwise "illegal") - in fact, if McDonalds, for example, wanted to accept Monopoly Money - that wouldn't be "illegal".

BUT being "legal" should not be confused with "legal tender" - which is pretty much a technicality and merely a specific legal definition, but nonetheless - Scottish notes are not "legal tender".

GlennTheBaker wrote:

Despite what some people (eg steve$$$$$) think, there is not some sort of anti-Scottish/Irish discrimination going on but with 3 different issues of Scottish notes and 4 Northern Irish, it is very difficult for staff to know which ones are real.

I think you've hit the nail on the head. It's actually the fault of the Scottish banks (or indeed our Scottish "Parliament") for not addressing the defficiency with our currency - they really ought to start some sort of marketing campaign for businesses in the rest of the UK and abroad to raise the profile of the currency and ensure people realise Scottish notes are just as acceptable as English notes. (Either that or the 3 banks produce a "Scottish" note).

And if people think using Scottish notes in England is tough - they should try exchanging them abroad - even banks have been known to refuse them.

student100

We love Scotland. The Chancellor is Scottish and two of the five biggest British banks have "Scotland" in their name.

But Scottish banknotes in England are rare, so you might get some funny looks from people who don't see them often. That is all.

I don't think there is a big problem, is there?