TOT: can i spend a Jersey £5 in UK?
Oct 1, 2010, 10:17 am
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TOT: can i spend a Jersey £5 in UK?
Realised i had one of these in my wallet, probably going to be even more difficult to shift than a Scottish clydesdale bank note!
Last edited by globalste; Oct 1, 2010 at 10:29 am
Oct 1, 2010, 10:34 am
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It may not be so simple. I found this about legal tender, which is of course not the same as custom and practice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknot...f_legal_tender
... so it seems that you may find a trader, perhaps one who also takes Scottish or Irish notes. Or how about spending it in Scotland? They would understand.
Originally Posted by wikipedia
Bank of England notes are the only banknotes that are legal tender in England and Wales. Scottish and Northern Ireland banknotes are not legal tender anywhere, and Jersey, Guernsey and Manx banknotes are only legal tender in their respective jurisdictions. The fact that these banknotes are not legal tender in the UK does not however mean that they are illegal under English law, and creditors and traders may accept them if they so choose. Traders may, on the other hand, choose not to accept banknotes as payment as contract law across the United Kingdom allows parties not to engage in a transaction at the point of payment if they choose not to.
... so it seems that you may find a trader, perhaps one who also takes Scottish or Irish notes. Or how about spending it in Scotland? They would understand.
Oct 1, 2010, 10:41 am
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From experience, most shops don't accept it (Guernsey ones even less so!) but you can easily pay it into your bank account.
I do have a Jersey £1 left over from my summer hols there, but keep it in my wallet - the cow watermark makes me smile!
I do have a Jersey £1 left over from my summer hols there, but keep it in my wallet - the cow watermark makes me smile!
Oct 1, 2010, 10:43 am
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It might be difficult, but you should be able to. Try larger merchants/chains and you might have better luck. I still have an IOM 20 I'm trying to pawn off....
Oct 2, 2010, 5:04 am
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I always assumed it would be easy but Jersey £ are not marked as Sterling so the few places I tried said no. Even my bank ,Nationwide, refused to take it. The duty manager explained it needed to have 'sterling' on the note to be considered.
However the duty manager tipped me off to just swap it at any travel money shop style shop. Sure enough I rocked upto a travelex at the airport and the dudes swapped it to a Sterling £ note with no fee or charge... "cheers" ^
Next time I TP run into Jersey, it'll be card payments all the way.
However the duty manager tipped me off to just swap it at any travel money shop style shop. Sure enough I rocked upto a travelex at the airport and the dudes swapped it to a Sterling £ note with no fee or charge... "cheers" ^
Next time I TP run into Jersey, it'll be card payments all the way.