Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
The chances of any business giving you an 'old style' note as change that close to the end of the transition period is very remote as the old notes are removed from circulation as and when they are presented to a bank for deposit and businesses are told not to issue old notes back to customers
The chance of anyone anywhere giving a £20 note as change is very remote anyway, because it would presuppose you had used a £50