[the_stillness]

If you had a Scottish Hundred Pound Note given to you, would you ever expect a shop to accept it in England? I imagine that in Scotland, the shops would take it NO PROBLEM???

"I'll just by that Crunchie bar for 55p please",

"Can you change a £100 Scottish bank note???"

ANSWER: ???????????

I'd say NO!!! or do you feel confident that shops would take it? Perhaps it should never have been printed? a £50 note is worrying to some people, as there are good forgeries going around

[Lauren]

Aren't businesses required to accept Scottish currency in England? (Not too sure about that). But I'd expect they wouldn't want you buying a Crunchie with it, haha.

[dupin]

A Crunchie for 55p? What a rip off...

[Matt]

As far as I know, English currency is accepted in Scotland but Scottish currency isn't accepted in England.

(This comes from a guy who is Scottish but now lives in England, and visits Scotland at least once a year )

[Lauren]

"Scottish currency isn't accepted in England." ??? At all, or is it up to the shops discretion?
Because I've spent loads of Scottish money in England?
Edit: Maybe it's because I'm "Oop Norf" ?

[Matt]

They're possibly a bit more lenient "Oop Norf". As a general rule, they don't accept it

Originally posted by Matt
As far as I know, English currency is accepted in Scotland but Scottish currency isn't accepted in England.

(This comes from a guy who is Scottish but now lives in England, and visits Scotland at least once a year )

Scottish Money is accepted in england

and if a shop gives u a scottish note they do not have to exchange it back as i found out when i kicked of because i wanted english money lol

[Matt]

Originally posted by ☺♥BB5♥☻&

Scottish Money is accepted in england

and if a shop gives u a scottish note they do not have to exchange it back as i found out when i kicked of because i wanted english money lol

I'm only talking from personal experience

well if your right i got arrest for a crime that doesnt excised

[Jack]

You can spend Scottish money in England. However, I once bought something from a shop using one of the new English £20 notes and the tender refused it because they thought it was Scottish. I was like, "It's English but even if it wasn't, Scottish money is accepted" - stupid people. I had to point out the "Bank of England" bit on the note for them to accept it.

[gracie24]

You can definitely spend Scottish money in England because I've done it.
I think it is at the shops discretion though.

I highly doubt anybody would accept a £100 note wherever it came from because a lot of shops don't even accept £50 notes.

[the_stillness]

I have had a Scottish £1 - £5 - £10 & £20 regularly through my hands and when you try to give it to someone else to purchase something, many turn their noses up at them? I can understand way, as when they are given Scottish notes, they know that they are going to face the same problem when trying to pass them on to someone else.

A Scottish £100 note, well, that is a risky decision!! I would be wary if someone wanted to buy something off me and I had to give £90 change or something? [The Crunchie was a joke, ha!]

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by Lauren
Aren't businesses required to accept Scottish currency in England? (Not too sure about that). But I'd expect they wouldn't want you buying a Crunchie with it, haha.

Go to London and buy a Hamburger from Burger King in Victoria Train station and they will say (NO!!) I tried it with a Scottish £10 note. In Chorley, where I live, they will take it. London shops HATE SCOTTISH NOTES It is well-known and unfair IMO

[spitfire]

A lot of shops(In England) do seem to kick up a stink when handed a Scottish note.I frequently travel to Scotland and N.Ireland and i purposley bring their notes back.

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by spitfire
A lot of shops do seem to kick up a stink when handed a Scottish note.I frequently travel to Scotland and N.Ireland and i purposley bring their notes back.

Well spitfire, they can hardly refuse them over there, can they? But changing a Hundred pound note for a £5 purchase - perhaps wouldn't be welcomed? I know I would be bothered

[sol]

I didn't even know they existed, I don't think I've ever even seen a £50 note either lol.
I think the new £20 notes look horrid.

[Dr43%er]

If it says sterling on it, it is legal tender in England. Although how many tills carry enough float to cover £99.45 I would not be sure. Of course just because it is legal tender does not mean the shop has to accept it. As there is no legal obligation for a shop to sell to you.

On another legal note, should the picture of the not have "sample" printed on it?

[spitfire]

Originally posted by Dr43%erOn another legal note, should the picture of the not have "sample" printed on it?

Dont spoil it,ive printed off plenty.My friends and family are sick to death of Crunchies!

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by Dr43%er
If it says sterling on it, it is legal tender in England. Although how many tills carry enough float to cover £99.45 I would not be sure. Of course just because it is legal tender does not mean the shop has to accept it. As there is no legal obligation for a shop to sell to you.

On another legal note, should the picture of the note have "sample" printed on it?

Nobody wants to take a [£100 Scottish bank note] really? as how many have seen one or held one? I think they should discontinue it. It would be better to stick to £50 max. The Crunchie was a joke BTW. It can range from 55p to 59p depending on where you go? Or buy multipacks in Asda and get a great deal, ha! I agree that shops don't have to accept it and that will be the norm, especially in London.

Apparently - [legal or not] - The £100 Scottish bank note doesn't have sample on?? I guess that is just the way it goes. Copy it, print it, counterfeit it - but it won't matter - it won't be accepted!

[Z]

I'm pretty sure it's up to the discretion of the shop keeper, I vaguely remember being told that.


Quite why there's such an issue against the Scottish notes, though, I really wouldn't know. Surely it should be fine to use?!

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by Z
I'm pretty sure it's up to the discretion of the shop keeper, I vaguely remember being told that.


Quite why there's such an issue against the Scottish notes, though, I really wouldn't know. Surely it should be fine to use?!

I live in Chorley, Lancashire - Z - and most shops there are quite happy to accept £5, £10 or £20 in Scottish/Clydesdale currency. They tend to hold it against the light and check whether it is real - as there are quite a few counterfeits doing the rounds. But after that check, they take them. But £100 Scottish note WON'T be taken. A mate of mine had one and tried 5 shops and all said NO. He could have tried more, but was lazy, ha!

[agentcollins]

Ok, I’m going to sound stupid here but I didn’t even know Scotland had its own money. I thought all of the UK use British Sterling? It’s all GBP aint it?

How does it work? Is it all British Sterling, just the different places print their own notes? Can you use them in each others places? Are all the coins the same or are there different ones too?

Does this also mean that Wales and Northern Ireland have their own notes?

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by agentcollins
Ok, I’m going to sound stupid here but I didn’t even know Scotland had its own money. I thought all of the UK use British Sterling? It’s all GBP aint it?

How does it work? Is it all British Sterling, just the different places print their own notes? Can you use them in each others places? Are all the coins the same or are there different ones too?

Does this also mean that Wales and Northern Ireland have their own notes?

It doesn't sound stupid at all agentcollins. Many people never get the chance to handle or even see Scottish or Irish currency. All Scottish bank notes are legal tender in the whole of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland notes [pound sterling] can also be spent anywhere, but many don't like receiving them in change. I know that. But Southern Ireland - before they switched to the horrible Euro they used to have Irish bank notes - but their notes were worth a bit less and not legal currency anywhere else. Banks or Bureau-de-change will change them

They all use our bank notes too, except Southern Ireland that is - [separate] also, there are coins as well - I have only had one once

[agentcollins]

Originally posted by the_stillness

It doesn't sound stupid at all agentcollins. Many people never get the chance to handle or even see Scottish or Irish currency. All Scottish bank notes are legal tender in the whole of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland notes [pound sterling] can also be spent anywhere, but many don't like receiving them in change. I know that. But Southern Ireland - before they switched to the horrible Euro they used to have Irish bank notes - but their notes were worth a bit less and not legal currency anywhere else. Banks or Bureau-de-change will change them

They all use our bank notes too, except Southern Ireland that is - [separate] also, there are coins as well - I have only had one once

Oh no leave our Euro alone, I love it. It's so nice and makes it easy when I go to France or Germnay.

Are the UK coins the same across the UK? I find the English coins strange - I guess it's co i'm use to the Euro, but your 1 pound coin always confuses me as I grew up in Australia and your 1 pound is a lot like the $2 coin in Oz.

Come join us in the Euro, you know you want to. Hehehe

[the_stillness]

Originally posted by agentcollins

Oh no leave our Euro alone, I love it. It's so nice and makes it easy when I go to France or Germnay.

Are the UK coins the same across the UK? I find the English coins strange - I guess it's co i'm use to the Euro, but your 1 pound coin always confuses me as I grew up in Australia and your 1 pound is a lot like the $2 coin in Oz.

Come join us in the Euro, you know you want to. Hehehe

I am too used to our United Kingdom pound and pence thanks. If [1 Euro equalled £1.00] I wouldn't mind perhaps, but it doesn't and I'd get confused and mad and upset and cry, ooooooh nooooo, ha! Anyway, we have the opt-out position and I certainly am glad of that. Sweden have decided against it - I am thinking Swedish, ha! - I'm off there in January too. oooooh the cold.

The Australian Dollar is worth less than the US Dollar. I bought something from Australia mail-order once. A book I was after and I was happy with the end-price, wayyyyyy Great!! I haven't seen the Australian AU$2 - but our pound is very useful - I just want a million of them pleeeeeease, ha!

I know what you mean about the useful side when crossing over to European countries - sadly for us, we have to go to Travel agents and do it. They give good rates now - post offices aren't bad either - if you get the timing right?