Can I exchange Scottish Banknotes for English in London? Should I?
Feb 29, 2016, 10:16 am
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I've never not had them accepted in England and London especially has never been a problem.
Once during an end to end cycling trip I stopped off in a back of beyond place in Somerset and went into the village shop where the owners hummed and hawed a bit before accepting the Scottish tenner. They'd probably never met a Scotsman never mind Scottish money.
Once during an end to end cycling trip I stopped off in a back of beyond place in Somerset and went into the village shop where the owners hummed and hawed a bit before accepting the Scottish tenner. They'd probably never met a Scotsman never mind Scottish money.
Feb 29, 2016, 11:16 am
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I go to Edinburgh often,but when I come back I NEVER bring any scottish notes,as no-one will take them,I have had to go to the bank and bank them,no taxi drivers will take them when I have come back,silly really,but try to hand them back to the Scots!!! Crazy,as they are legal tender,bit can't get rid of them in England.
Feb 29, 2016, 11:21 am
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Mar 1, 2016, 7:43 am
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I go to Edinburgh often,but when I come back I NEVER bring any scottish notes,as no-one will take them,I have had to go to the bank and bank them,no taxi drivers will take them when I have come back,silly really,but try to hand them back to the Scots!!! Crazy,as they are legal tender,bit can't get rid of them in England.
Scottish notes are not legal tender in England and Wales; nor are they legal tender even in Scotland.
Mar 1, 2016, 11:10 am
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I've never had a problem spending Scottish banknotes in London.
No banknotes are legal tender in Scotland, so I suppose that makes sense. Though to be honest the term doesn't have any real effect since banknotes are widely used and accepted in Scotland (obviously).
No banknotes are legal tender in Scotland, so I suppose that makes sense. Though to be honest the term doesn't have any real effect since banknotes are widely used and accepted in Scotland (obviously).
Mar 1, 2016, 11:20 am
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Something not being legal tender is not in any way mean to discourage or its use.
Mar 1, 2016, 12:18 pm
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So, before I started this thread, I tried to do some internet research and found a fair amount about the status of Scottish notes in England, but couldn't find the answer to the question (which many of you graciously helped with above) whether hotels or banks would change them. What was interesting was that every discussion I saw on message boards ultimately concluded with an extended lesson on what "legal tender" is or isn't. Kind of funny that this went to the same discussion.
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Mar 1, 2016, 5:28 pm
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Thanks. Two of us travelling, but only one of us has contactless, so we need to load up our old Oyster cards to get out of Heathrow.
So, before I started this thread, I tried to do some internet research and found a fair amount about the status of Scottish notes in England, but couldn't find the answer to the question (which many of you graciously helped with above) whether hotels or banks would change them. What was interesting was that every discussion I saw on message boards ultimately concluded with an extended lesson on what "legal tender" is or isn't. Kind of funny that this went to the same discussion.
So, before I started this thread, I tried to do some internet research and found a fair amount about the status of Scottish notes in England, but couldn't find the answer to the question (which many of you graciously helped with above) whether hotels or banks would change them. What was interesting was that every discussion I saw on message boards ultimately concluded with an extended lesson on what "legal tender" is or isn't. Kind of funny that this went to the same discussion.
Mar 2, 2016, 12:34 am
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I just want to be clear that I didn't bring up the legal tender argument 
I merely wanted to point out that it's actually an irrelevancy since Scottish notes not being legal tender "doesn't have any real effect since banknotes are widely used and accepted in Scotland".
I merely wanted to point out that it's actually an irrelevancy since Scottish notes not being legal tender "doesn't have any real effect since banknotes are widely used and accepted in Scotland".
Mar 2, 2016, 4:27 am
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I always advise people to exchange Scottish notes into English ones to avoid unnecessary disappointment.
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Mar 2, 2016, 4:44 am
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I'm noticing a pattern on here that Scots don't seem to have a problem spending Scottish money in England, whereas non-Scots do. I wonder if this is down to a matter of trust (Scottish accent, so spending the Clydesdales makes sense) or the occasionally aggressive-sounding tone of certain accents...
Mar 2, 2016, 4:54 am
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I'm noticing a pattern on here that Scots don't seem to have a problem spending Scottish money in England, whereas non-Scots do. I wonder if this is down to a matter of trust (Scottish accent, so spending the Clydesdales makes sense) or the occasionally aggressive-sounding tone of certain accents...
Most foreigners are not even aware of the fact that Scottish banks are allowed to print their own notes so I doubt they're to be expected with a pile of forged Scottish notes in England.
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