MELSMOM47 Posted April 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Can't find the thread but is this correct? Pound Sterling in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Euro in Ireland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumshoe958 Posted April 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Yes, correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 16, 2023 #3 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Correct. Pound for all parts of the UK. Euro for Ireland. Bear in mind that Scottish bank notes may not be accepted elsewhere in the UK, particularly in smaller outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scottishclover Posted April 17, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 17, 2023 All retailers are legally required to accept Scottish notes ( or those from Northern Ireland).I once had problems spending an Ulster Bank Note in Scotland. Just point out the word “Sterling” on the note. Used to be worse when there wereScottish £1 notes but they went out of circulation ages ago. Most people use cards now so not as much an issue as it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted April 17, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Scottishclover said: All retailers are legally required to accept Scottish notes ( or those from Northern Ireland). This is simply not true, I'm afraid. Any retailer can decide what methods of payment it chooses to accept (and indeed some are now not dealing with any form of cash at all). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitmachine Posted April 17, 2023 #6 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Very occasionally - though much less than in the past, and really only with higher-value notes - a retailer in England or Wales will refuse Scottish notes. I've not experienced this in the last 20+ years, but there are still reports of it happening. Of slightly more concern is if you ever want to change Scottish notes into another currency. Nobody outside of the UK will recognise them. The answer is to change any Scottish notes you may not spend to Bank of England notes while still in the UK. Any high street bank will do this freely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted April 17, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2023 49 minutes ago, fruitmachine said: Very occasionally - though much less than in the past, and really only with higher-value notes - a retailer in England or Wales will refuse Scottish notes. Similar with Bank Of Ireland sterling notes! 😭 Trader: "oi mate, these are euro notes". Me: er, they are not euro, they are sterling. Trader: "Nah mate, Ireland is euro....I'm not stupid" 🤔 Me: will you take a credit card? 😟 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted April 17, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 17, 2023 5 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: Similar with Bank Of Ireland sterling notes! 😭 Trader: "oi mate, these are euro notes". Me: er, they are not euro, they are sterling. Trader: "Nah mate, Ireland is euro....I'm not stupid" 🤔 Me: will you take a credit card? 😟 Hi Max, I was going to mention the occasional difficulty in using Scottish and Northern Ireland notes (yes they're pounds, value 1 to 1 with English pounds) outside of those countries, especially with a "Saturday part-timer" on the till iin England. But I double-checked and according to Mr Google's contributors some - or all - N Ireland notes are no longer in circulation or legal since last year (can be changed for Bank of England notes free of charge at banks). So I decided to keep out of it and wait for an Irishman or Ulsterman to chip in. Feel free, my Irish friend 🙂 JB 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted April 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, John Bull said: N Ireland notes are no longer in circulation or legal since last year (can be changed for Bank of England notes free of charge at banks). So I decided to keep out of it and wait for an Irishman or Ulsterman to chip in. My understanding is that Bank of Ireland UK PLC, Ulster Bank, and Danske Bank still have sterling notes in circulation and legal. First Trust Bank did not issue polymer notes so their paper notes ceased to be legal currency last year. It is certainly confusing that the official currency of Ireland is the euro, but Bank of Ireland does not issue euro notes but issues Sterling notes. Now if we want to discuss Irish, English and Scottish Groats.......🤣🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare markeb Posted April 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Unless the OP is getting well away from an area tourists normally visit (and maybe not even then) isn't the best answer "contactless credit card or ApplePay/Google Pay"? I actually have to look at the pound notes I have left over from my last trip and makes sure they're not obsolete! I'd hate to have to track down a bank to trade them this summer! I almost never touched them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, VMax1700 said: Now if we want to discuss Irish, English and Scottish Groats.. I have a number of "Pieces of Eight". Does anyone know the current Euro/PoE exchange rate. TIA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wowzz Posted April 17, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, markeb said: I actually have to look at the pound notes I'm hoping you mean £5 or £10 notes, not £1 notes ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare markeb Posted April 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 17, 2023 16 minutes ago, wowzz said: I'm hoping you mean £5 or £10 notes, not £1 notes ! Shorthand. I think they’re £20 notes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted April 17, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Harters said: I have a number of "Pieces of Eight". Does anyone know the current Euro/PoE exchange rate. TIA. Pieces of 8 are of little value unless you have the full set. 3, 6, 9 and 0 are almost worthless without the missing pieces. You're welcome JB 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 18, 2023 #15 Share Posted April 18, 2023 10 hours ago, John Bull said: Pieces of 8 are of little value unless you have the full set. Shame. I knew I should have changed them for doubloons when I had the chance. I think they do well against the Kazak tenge of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted April 18, 2023 #16 Share Posted April 18, 2023 11 hours ago, markeb said: Shorthand. I think they’re £20 notes. How long have you had them ? New notes were introduced in February 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted April 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted April 18, 2023 17 hours ago, markeb said: I actually have to look at the pound notes I have left over from my last trip and makes sure they're not obsolete! I'd hate to have to track down a bank to trade them this summer! I almost never touched them... 1 hour ago, Host Hattie said: 12 hours ago, markeb said: I think they’re £20 notes. How long have you had them ? New notes were introduced in February 2020. I think that the easiest check for Bank of England notes is to see whether they're plastic. If they're plastic, they're current. If they're paper, they're obsolete. The designs of current notes are shown here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/current-banknotes. Obsolete notes are shown here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes. Instructions for exchanging old notes for new are here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/exchanging-old-banknotes and https://www.postoffice.co.uk/banknote-exchange. A bank may also be prepared to do this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare markeb Posted April 18, 2023 #18 Share Posted April 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Globaliser said: I think that the easiest check for Bank of England notes is to see whether they're plastic. If they're plastic, they're current. If they're paper, they're obsolete. The designs of current notes are shown here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/current-banknotes. Obsolete notes are shown here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes. Instructions for exchanging old notes for new are here: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/exchanging-old-banknotes and https://www.postoffice.co.uk/banknote-exchange. A bank may also be prepared to do this. Mine are the old ones. Last time I was in London was the holidays in 2019 into early 2020. It’s only £60, but I’ll see what I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mskaufman Posted April 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Does Guernsey also have their own notes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted April 19, 2023 #20 Share Posted April 19, 2023 7 hours ago, mskaufman said: Does Guernsey also have their own notes? Yes. They are denominated in pounds Sterling and other Sterling notes (such as Bank of England) are very readily accepted in Guernsey. Acceptance of Guernsey notes outside Guernsey and Jersey is likely to be even more problematic than the issues with Scottish and Northern Ireland notes discussed above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted April 19, 2023 #21 Share Posted April 19, 2023 9 hours ago, mskaufman said: Does Guernsey also have their own notes? Yes. And not accepted elsewhere in the UK. Shops & other outlets in the Channel Isles are aware of this and generally avoid giving Guernsey notes to visitors, but do check. They also have their own coins. Again not accepted elsewhere - except in machines and dimly-lit pubs. 😏 JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernseycruiser Posted April 19, 2023 #22 Share Posted April 19, 2023 When purchasing any item with cash, just ask for the change in "English". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mskaufman Posted April 20, 2023 #23 Share Posted April 20, 2023 15 hours ago, John Bull said: Yes. And not accepted elsewhere in the UK. Shops & other outlets in the Channel Isles are aware of this and generally avoid giving Guernsey notes to visitors, but do check. They also have their own coins. Again not accepted elsewhere - except in machines and dimly-lit pubs. 😏 JB 🙂 Sounds like a good souvenir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink845 Posted May 29, 2023 #24 Share Posted May 29, 2023 So just to confirm British pounds can be used in London, Cornwall, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Invergordon, Belfast while Euros for Dublin, Cobh and LeHavre. If we buy something in Scotland and we get back Scottish pounds (is there such a currency), can it be used in London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted May 30, 2023 #25 Share Posted May 30, 2023 1 hour ago, pink845 said: If we buy something in Scotland and we get back Scottish pounds (is there such a currency), can it be used in London? Same currency, but Scottish banks issue their own notes. See discussion up thread about the difficulty spending those in England occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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