£20 notes

garcon6

Think we have some old £20 notes in our loft from our sons Christening.  Does anyone know how long the £20 notes are valid for.  Can’t remember when the new £20 notes were introduced.

Thanks,

Garcon.

masonic

Is this of any help? https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/02/new-p20-note-enters-circulation---here-s-what-you-need-to-know/

happybagger

As legal tender in shops etc, 30th September this year.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/20-pound-note

garcon6

Thank you, so much.  Will need to put it safely in our bank account.  It’s somewhere in our loft.

Thrugelmir

garcon6 said:

It’s somewhere in our loft.

Different to keeping it under the mattress. 

garcon6

happybagger said:

As legal tender in shops etc, 30th September this year.
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/20-pound-note

Very helpful, thank you.

anotheruser

Define "old" - people have assumed you mean this version:





But this was in circulation in the not too distant past too:



This version is no longer in circulation so cannot be spent.

refluxer

garcon6 said:

Thank you, so much.  Will need to put it safely in our bank account.  It’s somewhere in our loft.

Just for info - I've managed to pay some very old £5, £10 and £20 notes into my bank account in the last year or so which were all withdrawn 10+ years ago. That was a relief, as it avoided the hassle/risk of having to send them to the Bank of England by post.

These were notes I'd stashed away and forgotten about though - as you've remembered yours, it would make sense to sort them now, especially if they're currently in the loft where they're less likely to be discovered in the future !

Swipe

The Post office will take any old notes that are out of circulation and pay it into your bank for you. No quibbles at all if you go to a main post office.

eskbanker

garcon6 said:

Think we have some old £20 notes in our loft from our sons Christening.

Hopefully you'll make an extra contribution to your son to reflect the missed growth on that money?

qwert10

Took a load of really old bank notes to Santander they took them all paid cash into my account.