Re: FN-FORUM OT scottish

date posted 6th January 2002 16:27

if i remember correctly all shops in a country are legally obliged to take
currency from that nations bank and no other (they can take other nations
currency at their discretion) with a few exceptions in the case of small
change. now scotland has 3 banks that provide its currency (BofS, RBS and
clydesdale) while both england and wales come under the BofE.

its a uniquely UK situation as in typical british fashion its more forrest
gump then gilbraithe.

interesting point with the £20 note though, i wonder how many people could
spot a fake scottish note? i can usually spot a BofE forgery, but wouldnt be
so sure with a scottish one.

bit of an aside, there was a bloke who was fined for having called himself
english on his census form and it was decided that english was not a valid
ethnic group, does this mean we now get rid of the english, welsh and
scottish footie teams and have a british one(irish was acceptable)? giggsy
and beckham on the same national team, suddenly doing well in the world cup
doesnt so far fetched! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl W Crawley" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM OT scottish


> As someone who lived in Scotland for three years, now living on the Isle
of
> Wight - I thought I'd stick my tuppence worth in.
>
> All Scottish Notes are legal tender/currency in the UK, it is down to the
> shopkeeper or retailers discretion as to whether they accept it or not (my
> parents/grandparents ran newsagents for 5/35 years in Wales)
>
> it is unwritten though that a Scottish £20 note (due to it's apparent ease
> to forge) is not widely accepted by shops outside of Scotland and should
> exchanged at banks or building societies.
>
> Scottish £1 notes however are not of legal currency or tender outside of
> Scotland - and will not be accepted.
>
> So I think that in principle of the fact that shopkeepers must use their
> discretion as to whether to accept a Scottish note, I think that David has
> every right to use his discretion not to accept it (although I don't agree
> with his decision).
>
> Rgds,
>
> C.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vendetta Sales and Admin" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM OT scottish
>
>
> > Scottish notes aren't actually legal tender in England or Scotland--I
> don't
> > know about Wales. English notes aren't legal tender in Scotland--only
> coins
> > are. See http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/legaltender.htm
> >
> >
> > According to the Bank of England, "legal tender is not a means of
payment
> > that must be accepted by the parties to a transaction, but is, in fact,
a
> > legally-defined means of payment that should not be refused by a
creditor
> in
> > satisfaction of a debt".
> > So Scottish notes, although not legal tender, are legal currency. They
> > cannot, legally, be refused by, say, a shopkeeper, for the purchase of
an
> > item on the basis of "not being legal tender".
> >
> > I used to run a saddlery shop and know that you really do have to accept
> > them as they are commonly accepted as money (not the same as legal
tender)
> > and tourist authorities tell foreign tourists that they can spend
Scottish
> > money in England. There's no problem with them in banks so why didn't
you
> > accept it, we get them all the time? In your change however, you
probably
> > don't have to take them, but why cause a scene?
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Kathy
> > http://www.vendetta.co.uk
> > DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Eckersall" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 3:29 AM
> > Subject: FN-FORUM OT scottish
> >
> >
> > > kerr-ist, i always though the welsh had problems over the english
having
> > > once burnt down every building in wales, but after tonight i award the
> Not
> > > Quite Getting Over Getting Your Arse Being Kicked (Mel Gibson Movies
> > > Nonwithstanding) Award to our scottish friends.
> > >
> > > i merely declined a scottish fiver (not actually being official legal
> > tender
> > > in england and wales) in a ye olde pizza shoppe and got some claymore
> > > wielding bint giving me the full william wallace. i tried reason (not
> > > terribly effective while drunk) which worked slightly less than my
> > spaceship
> > > made of tinfoil when i was 8 (that at least took off for all of 30
> > seconds,
> > > not quite enough to achieve orbit but the thought was there).
> > >
> > > and in the words of samuel pepys, and so to bed.
> > >
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