Stone me, we can't even debase the coinage efficiently any more.

[zeitghost]

New 5p and 10p pieces won't work in parking meters, vending machines or pay phones | Mail Online

[BrilloPad]

The reason for this difference is due to 'technical issues', according the Royal Mint and Treasury.

[SimonMac]

Who on earth still uses a payphone? Even then most i see these days are card only

[BlasterBates]

Who on earth still uses a payphone? Even then most i see these days are card only

[NotAllThere]

Who on earth still uses a payphone? Even then most i see these days are card only

I used one last year when I forgot to charge my phone. Thankfully, I'd remember my home number.

[d000hg]

The reason for this difference is due to 'technical issues', according the Royal Mint and Treasury.

They neglect to mention if that's technical - it needs to be different, or technical - we stuffed it up and it's too late to change.

[xoggoth]

A minor problem. In some car parks in our town you have to enter reg number before they issue a ticket. (Can't have somebody else occupying a slot that has been paid for) Get some old lady in front and you are waiting 5 minutes while they struggle with it.

[xoggoth]

Where else do you see local hookers phone numbers?

Yet again, z is the only one on here with any grasp of what's important! Unfortunately we don't have many hookers round here but, on the plus side, there are lots of fields of sheep.

[bless 'em all]

The old 5p is 1.7mm thick while the old 10p is 1.85mm thick.
In both instances, thickness will increase by 10 per cent.

That's inflation at work.

[TimberWolf]

It's about time they made the 2p piece smaller, it's bloody enormous and worth feck all. Or get rid of 'coppers' altogether.