Last Date when the paper £50 and £20 notes can be used

aayush

HI Can I ask What is the last date the above can be used as seen on Tik Tok the say end of this month has government changed the date and not advised the general public
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Alter_ego

They will never expire completely. You will be able to exchange them at BOE. They still accept white fivers.

eskbanker

aayush said:

HI Can I ask What is the last date the above can be used as seen on Tik Tok the say end of this month has government changed the date and not advised the general public
Await your resposne 

Oh dear.

Just in case you're actually being serious, it's obviously fake news and nothing to do with the government anyway, so best avoid TikTok as a source of 'news', and rely instead on credible sites like https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/polymer-20-pound-note

Rufus_Dufus

aayush said:

has government changed the date and not advised the general public

No.  

   

  

oldagetraveller1

I lost interest when I read TikTok!

WillPS

If you're at all concerned, why not just bank any which have at your nearest branch or Post Office? Not a stellar idea to be sitting on piles of cash.

fenwick458

I was trying to spend a paper £20 a few weeks ago in a shop and the woman was adamant that they had stopped accepting them and wouldn't take it at first. After I insisted, she then proceeded to look it up in an attempt to prove me wrong ,on facebook of all places, as she told me that where originally found out that they had stopped taking them. it was taking a long time and I said why don't you just google it, and she did and then finally accepted the old £20!
and to answer the question, 30th Sept 2022 is when shops will stop accepting them. after that you need to take them to a bank

lr1277

My reading of the bank of England website is that the polymer notes aren't slated to be withdrawn from circulation. Or have I misunderstood the intent of the original post and/or the bank of England website?

MDMD

lr1277 said:

My reading of the bank of England website is that the polymer notes aren't slated to be withdrawn from circulation. Or have I misunderstood the intent of the original post and/or the bank of England website?

The post is about paper notes

Lightning360

Even if it was past the date, most banks will still allow them to be deposited into your account so isn't the end of the world if you don't spend them.

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fenwick458 said:

I was trying to spend a paper £20 a few weeks ago in a shop and the woman was adamant that they had stopped accepting them and wouldn't take it at first. After I insisted, she then proceeded to look it up in an attempt to prove me wrong ,on facebook of all places, as she told me that where originally found out that they had stopped taking them. it was taking a long time and I said why don't you just google it, and she did and then finally accepted the old £20!
and to answer the question, 30th Sept 2022 is when shops will stop accepting them. after that you need to take them to a bank

I was with a mate a few weeks ago who was trying to pay with a paper £20 note and was told "no longer accepted" obviously this is not true as they are valid until end of September next year but my mate didn't put up a fight. If a retailer doesn't want to accept them then they don't.