Scottish ten pound note

Nick_C

iammumtoone wrote: »

Doesn't the new style notes make that argument harder to justify.

Even so previous to that most shops had a machine/pen to check notes which I am guessing would work whatever picture/country the note had on it.

Trouble is, there are currently 26 different types of Scottish bank note in circulation, so us sassenachs are unlikely to know what a genuine note is meant to look like.

It's even worse with the NI notes - 28 different types.

Then you've got the IOM etc.

You can't blame people in England for refusing to take them.

They are not even Legal Tender in Scotland!

eDicky

You have no problem at all with your Scottish tenner, even in Southeast England. I have spent many in the Essex area, all kinds, BoS, RBS, Clydesdale, Northern Irish too. Most shops and petrol stations take them, supermarket checkout machines and bank ATMs accept them. If any shop prefers not to take your note, the next one probably will.

Nick_C

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

Scottish bank notes, for dummies.

the £5, £10 and £20,



the £50,



and most beautiful of all the £100.



There are 3 banks in Scotland who issue their own notes,

Clydesdale, Bank of Scotland and Royal Bank of Scotland.

Well that's 5 of the 26.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

well each bank will have 5 of each, so 15, there are no £1 notes now, so how do you get to 26?

Nick_C

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

well each bank will have 5 of each, so 15, there are no £1 notes now, so how do you get to 26?

No? Are you sure? What about RBS?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Nick_C wrote: »

No? Are you sure? What about RBS?

I mentioned the RBS in previous post.

Yup, I'm sure.

If you got one in your change recently then keep it, they're rare now, and you can sell on ebay.

Here's a wee point, do the English check the £1 coins to see where they come from, you also get Scottish, Welsh Irish coins.

Why are the English so paranoid?

molerat

Nick_C wrote: »

Well that's 5 of the 26.

And 2 of them (from each bank) are no longer issued although, unlike in England, the £5 has not been withdrawn and is still accepted.

Not seen a £1 note for a few years now but you are correct https://www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes.html

Katiehound

Well, worse than that quite a few years ago I came home with a clutch of NI notes which had spewed out of an ATM.

There was never any problem with Scottish notes.Hey, but the NI notes were a very different story.

They kept saying 'They're Irish, aren't they??!!'
To which I replied Yes, Northern Ireland, part of the UK!
(You wouldn't have thought it judging by the horror on their faces!)
This was in a building society- in the end I said oh, give them back , let me take them into the bank across the road! I think at that point they decided I was not trying to pass off notes from Eire.

oh, and just to point out that I would quite like a pretty £100 note of any persuasion if anyone doesn't want it in their wallet

Nick_C

molerat wrote: »

And 2 of them are no longer issued although, unlike in England, have not been withdrawn and are still acceptable.

Not seen a £1 note for a few years now.

From the RBS Web site:

"Our Ilay banknote series was launched in September 1987. The notes are currently issued in £1, £20, £50 and £100 denominations."

But thanks for confirming that it's 26

When some ordinary Scots don't know how many different types are circulating, what chance do the English have?

I accept its easier for businesses, especially those that are regularly presented with them. It's good business to accept any valid money. I believe M&S accept Euros. I know of small businesses that take USD and other major currencies.

Nick_C

Katiehound wrote: »

Well, worse than that quite a few years ago I came home with a clutch of NI notes which had spewed out of an ATM.

There was never any problem with Scottish notes.Hey, but the NI notes were a very different story.

They kept saying 'They're Irish, aren't they??!!'
To which I replied Yes, Northern Ireland, part of the UK!
(You wouldn't have thought it judging by the horror on their faces!)
This was in a building society- in the end I said oh, give them back , let me take them into the bank across the road! I think at that point they decided I was not trying to pass off notes from Eire.

oh, and just to point out that I would quite like a pretty £100 note of any persuasion if anyone doesn't want it in their wallet

Four banks in NI issue banknotes. I was surprised one of them is Bank of Ireland!