It's legal tender

[iwoulddoanything]

I'm sure by the title, you can guess where I live

Every day, without fail, I get asked for English notes back in change (manage a large store but often have to jump on tills). Or if I'm in England (actually where I'm from btw), they won't accept my money. I just don't get it. It is legal tender but people still refuse it (when I pay) or don't want it in change (when they're visiting Scotland ). It actually has sterling written on it when English notes don't as far as I'm aware. I just don't get it. And people wonder why Scottish people are fed up of being part of a union which seems our money (the exact same as 'english' money) as less than, or a phrase I hear every few weeks, 'monopoly' money. AIBU?

Well strictly speaking it isn't actually classed as legal tender.

It’s not legal tender. It’s legal currency and there is a fundamental difference.

Apparently it's not....

www.scotbanks.org.uk/banknotes/legal-position.html

No this does my head in too. My ILs live literally the other side of the border (you could sneeze and be back in Scotland, that's how close they are). And everytime we go to visit they refuse our Scottish money!

And I'm in scotland too. Theres so much variation across scottish notes that means if you arent familiar with them then of course you dont want to accept them and that is their right

Give the fuckers an Irish €50.

My local shopkeeper (in England) told me that it's extra work when banking the money, so he'd rather I spent English money as it's just easier for him.

I would imagine that Scottish notes look somewhat different to how they did the last time I saw one. So I'm not going to accept one in my change, because I don't know if it's real or not - same way I wouldn't accept fifty quid notes, whether English or Scottish. And, quite reasonably, there are plenty of shops where staff aren't going to take the risk either, as they can't afford to lose their job or have to make the money up if it turns out to be counterfeit. So I wouldn't be able to spend one wherever I wanted, anyhow.

It's not always racism (said as half Scot). Sometimes it's common sense.

I used to visit Scotland a few times a year and loved getting Scottish money! I was very disappointed when I got English money there from a hsbc cashpoint

I never had trouble spending it in Wales where I live, although often people would look at it twice. I was never refused it though. I would have more sympathy with a small business refusing it than a big chain though.

Never had any trouble spending it in Leeds or Lancaster

Most places won't take Scottish note south of the border, even Tesco refused until I called customer services

It's been a long time since we had a "legal tender" thread. It doesn't mean what people think it means. It means that the money in question can be used to pay off a debt. A shopkeeper can accept or not accept whatever they like. (The bank of England page below gives the example that a shopkeeper could choose only to be paid in Pokemon cards. Or refuse to accept a £50 not.)

www.bankofengland.co.uk/knowledgebank/what-is-legal-tender

How embarrassing for you to start a thread and be totally wrong.

A simple google will tell you that Scottish notes arent legal tender

My local Morrison’s will accept Scottish banknotxes, i’m In Wales.

Ha ha ha. Shame it’s technically not legal tender

Unshaven had any Scottish notes for years but when I have shops are reluctant to.take them ,I used to date a guy who was n the navy based at Faslane every time he came back to.England he had a problem with shops ,pubs etc refusing to take Scottish notes .

Unshaven? wtf ,I meant I haven't

It's not legal tender.

I've visited England many many times (half English) and have only ever been refused Scottish notes once.

Regardless, it's sterling currency

My point is, it's British currency, is in pounds, is legal. So why don't English shops accept it.

So if Scottish banknotes are legal currency, why are they often refused in England?

@intermittentfasting I've lived in Scotland for a while, go down to England three/four times a year and every time, the shops won't accept it (but the self service desks will).

Exactly @ssd

@Twickerhun no but legal currency.