Cashless Society - Cannot happen

jon81uk

TELLIT01 said:

There are many archaic laws still on the statute book, that doesn't mean to say they are enforced or that they can't be repealed.  Very obviously the one referred to by the OP, if it ever existed is no longer enforced.  I would hate to have a situation where cash couldn't be used.  It's far too easy to lose or damage a payment card and then you are well and truly stuck.

There are several situations where cash can't be used already.
I was in Caffe Nero, they didn't take cash. 
A parking payment machine I used recently only took cards.
Honest Burgers only took cards.

There have been several other bars & restaurants I've been in that were card only recently, both before and after the pandemic restrictions.

Andy_L

Aylesbury_Duck said:

walesdave said:

Freeman of the Land alert!

You beat me to it!  I'll try for honourable first mention of Magna Carta, instead.

It amuses me that it's up on legislation.gov.uk. With all bar 3 sections repealed

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9/contents

TadleyBaggie

On the other hand there are several local establishments I visit on a semi-regular basis that only take cash and show no sign of embracing the debit/credit card age.

Jenni_D

TadleyBaggie said:

On the other hand there are several local establishments I visit on a semi-regular basis that only take cash and show no sign of embracing the debit/credit card age.

One of my local Chinese takeaways has only recently started accepting card payments. The others (that I sometimes use) are still cash-only.

jon81uk

Jenni_D said:

TadleyBaggie said:

On the other hand there are several local establishments I visit on a semi-regular basis that only take cash and show no sign of embracing the debit/credit card age.

One of my local Chinese takeaways has only recently started accepting card payments. The others (that I sometimes use) are still cash-only.

Many Chinese takeaways seem to avoid card payments!

The only place I regularly need cash for is the barbers (assuming I go to the local one, the one in London is card only).

user1977

Ergates said:

walesdave said:

Freeman of the Land alert!

If you copyright your own name you don't have to pay tax or have a driving license.  Or wash.

You can accept contactless payment from a Welshman within Chester's city walls provided he's urinating into a policeman's helmet.

born_again

Jenni_D said:

Andy_L said:

jon81uk said:

Can you link to this law please?

According to the Bank of England no such requirement exists. From What is legal tender? | Bank of England
"A shop owner can choose what payment they accept. If you want to pay for a pack of gum with a £50 note, it’s perfectly legal to turn you down. Likewise for all other banknotes, it’s a matter of discretion. If your local corner shop decided to only accept payments in Pokémon cards that would be within their right too. But they’d probably lose customers."

its probably maritime law 

And it's probably a guideline more than an actual law (code).  

According to Barbossa 🤣

TELLIT01

One of the large Garden Centres near me is still card only.  Easier for them I suppose, with the cost of card transactions to them being outweighed by not having to lug large amounts of cash to the bank.  Our local Chinese continued only to take cash throughout the pandemic.  Parking machines in Cheltenham have changed to card/app payment only in the past few weeks.