The Official DOOM: New £50 note featuring Alan Turing goes into circulation

[AtW]

“New £50 note featuring Alan Turing goes into circulation

The new £50 note goes into circulation on Wednesday – but with consumers increasingly going cashless, for millions of people it may be months or even years before they see or touch one.

It’s been around for 40 years, but the £50 note doesn’t have a great image: there is a perception that aside from some overseas tourists, the only people who use them are criminals, tradespeople looking to evade tax and gamblers.

ATMs rarely give them out, and some shops don’t like taking them, either because they are worried about counterfeit notes or it would mean handing over all the change in their till.”

https://www.theguardian.com/money/20...urity-features

Will have to light up cigars with EUROs now

[ladymuck]

I don't think any of the plasticy new notes are good for lighting up, not sure all those evil particulates are good for your health.

[SimonMac]

I don't think any of the plasticy new notes are good for lighting up, not sure all those evil particulates are good for your health.

They are still ok for doing lines of coke though, right?

[AtW]

They are still ok for doing lines of coke though, right?

No, plastic particles are bad for your health.

HTH

[Fraidycat]

The latest £50 was introduced in 1981.

The current one is only worth £12.50 in 1981 money.

£50 doesnt buy much these days, eg £90 to fill a tank of petrol.

£200+ on the weekly grocery shop for a family of five

[GigiBronz]

They are still ok for doing lines of coke though, right?

Depends on who is accompanying you, if it is a high class lady you might find that the snorting instrument disappears every time it gets to your turn. So you'll have to make a new one out.

[AtW]

£50 doesnt buy much these days, eg £90 to fill a tank of petrol.

I have not seen many places that will accept them in the first place

[GigiBronz]

The latest £50 was introduced in 1981.

The current one is only worth £12.50 in 1981 money.

£50 doesnt buy much these days, eg £90 to fill a tank of petrol.

£200+ on the weekly grocery shop

still 10h of work for a good percentage of the country... before taxes

but yeah... not a lot. not even a g of coke. ( a good one, not bath salt) although I might be out of touch with that market...

[SimonMac]

I have not seen many places that will accept them in the first place

You are going to the wrong places then

[vetran]

I went into the petrol station with a new £50 note that features Alan Turing on the note to pay for my fuel the assistant said "this is a bent note" .