Paying in old coins and notes

Stuart_W

I have come across yet more old pound coins and old ten pound notes.

I know this has been discussed in the recent past, but wondered if the situation with paying these in has changed recently.

General consensus last time was that you can usually pay them in to a bank account when you go to a bank that you're a customer of.

I've always used the post office, as any other bank branch is a very expensive bus ride away. I tried both of the post offices in small town where I live, and both refused to take them. I made sure they understood that I wanted to pay them in to an account, and not just exchange them.

The post office website, telephone helpline and an exchange today with @postoffice via twitter all confirmed that they should have been accepted.

Is this what everyone else is finding regards the post office?

[Deleted User]

This article:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-5440313/Where-cash-old-10-5-notes-1-coins.html

States:

If you want to exchange old notes from March, this can only be done at the Bank of England either in person or by post.

Some banks, building societies and even retailers may accept the paper notes from March onwards, but there is no guarantee, meaning it is far easier to spend or exchange them before the deadline.