£5 note has disappeared from cash machines

Shakin_Steve

eDicky said:

TimeLord1 said:

will the £5 note become a coin like the pound note.

Yes, sooner or later. Inflation is always biting, and coins are 'easier' to spend than notes, so it will help augment the need for economic growth.

While I was a resident of Thailand the ten baht note was replaced by a coin. Pretty soon there was a clamour to bring the note back because people noticed that they were spending the coins with much more abandon. To no avail, of course...

You were the president of Thailand????😳

Oh....sorry 🫢

Rob5342

The only time I've seen a machine that gave £5 notes was when I was at university 25 years ago. 

Speedbird676

molerat said:

I regularly use the one and only £5 note machine in my local town.

https://www.link.co.uk/consumers/locator/#

Set the filter to £5 and there are loads around.

According to this there are three within ten minutes walk from me - Natwest, Barclays, and Post Office.

wiseonesomeofthetime

Took two x £5 out of an ATM yesterday. Barclays, Stratford upon Avon

Martyn_H

I rarely use cash but if I want to change a £20 note, I buy something cheap in a supermarket and pay using an automated till. That way, I've got a tenner, a fiver, over four quid in coins, and no checkout assistant asking me if I've got anything smaller.

amanda1024

molerat said:

I regularly use the one and only £5 note machine in my local town.

https://www.link.co.uk/consumers/locator/#

Set the filter to £5 and there are loads around.

It’s not very accurate though - shows a Natwest near me as dispensing £5 notes, when I know from using it that it’s only £10 or £20. Also doesn’t tell you that many of the results are machines that charge for withdrawals

amanda1024

TimeLord1 said:

OK it seems £5 notes are becoming extinct so budgeting using cash the minimum seems to be £10 from a cash machines, even post office doesn't seem to have them, also what I have noticed is the amount of £50 notes usage has increased, if you're withdrawing money, will the £5 note become a coin like the pound note. I know they done commemorative £5 coins in the past, I hope it remains a note. 

I recently got a bunch of £5 notes from the Post Office - guess it depends where you are. And I don’t remember the last time I saw a £50 - definitely not from an atm, probably birthday money

PocketWatchMan

Martyn_H said:

I rarely use cash but if I want to change a £20 note, I buy something cheap in a supermarket and pay using an automated till. That way, I've got a tenner, a fiver, over four quid in coins, and no checkout assistant asking me if I've got anything smaller.

Do you often get the checkout assistant querying the size of your notes??!

Still, on the bright side, you've given a multi-multi million pound company some of your labour for free. Always good to know you've done your bit to boost a billionaire's profits.

WillPS

amanda1024 said:

molerat said:

I regularly use the one and only £5 note machine in my local town.

https://www.link.co.uk/consumers/locator/#

Set the filter to £5 and there are loads around.

It’s not very accurate though - shows a Natwest near me as dispensing £5 notes, when I know from using it that it’s only £10 or £20. Also doesn’t tell you that many of the results are machines that charge for withdrawals

Have you checked every machine, inside and out? Often only one machine in a large branch will do £5 notes. It's hardly ever marked but staff will know.

jimjames

marcia_ said:

 I've only ever found £5 in Barclays machines. Went out of my way when i had less than £10 in the bank. 

Natwest machine still gives them out, got one last weekend