POLL: Use of Scottish Money in the UK?

[Celyn]

Blech! Anywhere that won't take my money loses a customer. (Although I did sometime prefer to make sure I had English notes, just for simplicity's sake, and I was willing to understand that a tiny village shop in the middle of nowhere might find Scottish money sufficently rare to have to think twice about it.

[ScotsTraveller]

I just found this on the subject on wiki...

In the United Kingdom, only coins valued 1 pound Sterling and 2 pounds Sterling are legal tender in unlimited amounts throughout the territory of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom legislation that introduced the 1 pound coin left no United Kingdom-wide legal tender banknote.

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

Coins and banknotes do not need to be 'legal tender' in order to be used as money to buy and perform other transactions for which money is intended. For example, British banknotes issued by various institutions circulate in the United Kingdom without being legal tender in all the jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

Does this mean that Scottish shops, etc can refuse English bank notes the same as people are implying English shops, etc do with the Scottish notes?

I agree with Celyn on this one 100% - if somewhere isn't happy with the money I offer then I will go elsewhere!

[McDink]

Don't know about England, but your Scottish Pound note is good in Houston, Tx.

You get a free dram if you hand it over at the bar.

[ScotsTraveller]

Originally Posted by McDink

Don't know about England, but your Scottish Pound note is good in Houston, Tx.

Thats good to know

I just had another thought on this... if someone from England was to journey up to Scotland, would they consider changing all their English notes into Scottish before they do? How many of their banks would have a sufficient quantity of Scottish notes for them to do that? Also, once in Scotland would they refuse to accept Scottish notes handed over as change... or complain in a bank when its cash machine or teller handed over a bunch of those damned things? Yes they might stare at a £1 note, but then they are rare here (as I mentioned before!) but they would probably still recognise it for what it is - and if they did question it, chances are it would be more due to the fact the English version has been out of circulation for a long time!

Anyway, if said English person did have a problem with Scottish currency... he's welcome to begger off back south of the border anytime he chooses! However, like I've never had a problem with Scottish money in England, I've never heard any complaints for those receiving the same once they've travelled north of the border! So... if some people are refusing it, they are the ones with a major problem (and a potential loss of business, which not many can afford to do now - especially as their transgression could easily be broadcast to the world!)

[McDink]

THERE'S a tidy trade happening on eBay at the moment, as the notaphilist's of the world snap up Scottish Pound notes at up to ten times their face value.
Might be worth hanging on to your Pound notes instead of worrying about spending them in Foreign lands.

[Celyn]

Originally Posted by McDink

THERE'S a tidy trade happening on eBay at the moment, as the notaphilist's of the world snap up Scottish Pound notes at up to ten times their face value.
Might be worth hanging on to your Pound notes instead of worrying about spending them in Foreign lands.

Heavens, really? Ooh, I should hold on the next ones I get then.

[kathyv]

I don't know about stores in England but I used a Scottish 20 pound note at a Post Office in Caerleon with no problem at all.