Absolutely disgusted - Need advise pls..

Luis

Hi,

My local small branch of Barclays will take any change, as long as it is correctly bagged up. I did ask sweetly beforehand though - might be worth trying the smaller branches, and playing the 'poor kiddies savings' routine?

soolin

The definition of legal tender is an odd one, for small change, coppers for instance, legal tender is 20p so no bank, evn your own is obliged to change coins for amounts larger than that. The full list is as follows:

COINS:

Circulating coins are legal tender throughout the United Kingdom for the following amounts:


£2 - for any amount

£1 - for any amount

50p - for any amount not exceeding £10

25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10

20p - for any amount not exceeding £10

10p - for any amount not exceeding £5

5p - for any amount not exceeding £5

2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p

I have bank accounts with the Co Op and with HSBC and both will take correctly bagged coins of any amount with no fuss whatsover.

Soo

reddevilled

We also collect pennies and had a little trouble exchanging them, but actually found that the RBS (not our bank!) took them with no hassle at all.

May be worth trying a few banks if it's not too much hassle.

NixNoo

Why not try paying for your holiday with the bagged up change, travel agents (if you're doing it through a travel agent) must be desperate enough to sell a holiday?! Mind you, they'll probably try and charge you like they do if you pay by credit card - just a thought!

Dammam

Asda machine %age goes to charity too. And they give you a voucher which you can exchange for cash at the customer services desk.
Last time I took my change to the post office (a few years ago) they said they wouldn't normally take that amount of change, but they were doing it as a goodwill gesture as they had appealed for people to take coppers in a few months before.
It does seem stupid that banks wont put money into your account - far too busy working out excessive charges I expect.

mah_jong

My PO takes them .....my heart sank as I saw the lady in front of me brought out heaps of bags full of coins from under a pushchair...... But they were weighed and only a couple of them needed to be counted.

last time I took mine to the bank and they took them there too (Clydesdale )

Xbigman

Can't you just pay for your shopping at the supermarket with it? Silly tw*t on bank of mum and dad did that last week.
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ManAtHome

Ask at your local pub - they go through heaps of change (unless everything is priced in round £s). A mate of mine does this every year - around £300 in 50p and 20p coins.

cifpower

Currently, 20 pence pieces and 50 pence pieces are legal tender in amounts up to £10; 5 pence pieces and 10 pence pieces are legal tender in amounts up to £5; and 1 penny pieces and 2 pence pieces are legal tender in amounts up to 20p.

For further information read the Coinage Act 1971.

cash4oldrope

Did you take them in at a particularly busy time of the day? I know some banks get a bit funny if you hold up the lunch queue, but if you visit mid morning or after the lunchtime rush, you might get a better response?