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GlennTheBaker

Katmc2k wrote: »

can you explain what you mean by this? I can't tell if its a joke or not but I assume it must be... have I been paying with fakes all these years???

Not a joke - absolutely true. See the following extract from the Bank of England website:-

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.

Katmc2k

legal technicalities, gotta love em!

alibongo42

This won't help the OP (sorry), but this seems like a good opportunity to point out to Scottish people who genuinely might not be aware that Scottish notes are very very difficult to spend anywhere except Scotland.

I am a Scot living in England and after every visit back home need to make sure I don't return with Scottish notes. Many shops have signs stating that they will not accept Scottish notes.

You can argue the legalities/fairness/stupidity etc. as long as you like, but the fact is you should assume that taking Scottish notes out of the country will cause you major problems.

If you get stuck with this problem in England, your best best is a major supermarket. Sorry OP, but I don't think even Tesco have made it to Cuba yet.