Legal tender

[bogeyman]

This legal tend argument does not only apply to Scottish notes...
Councils don't have to accept small denominations English "legal tender" as payment for fines. Hence the guys turning up with a shopping trolley full of 1p coins are regularly turned away.

Another good reason to avoid this approach to fine paying is that the 1p coins just fall through the holes in the shopping trolley mesh. Use 2p coins.

[Bagpuss]

This legal tend argument does not only apply to Scottish notes...
Councils don't have to accept small denominations English "legal tender" as payment for fines. Hence the guys turning up with a shopping trolley full of 1p coins are regularly turned away.

[HairyArsedBloke]

How is it...

Only in Scotland and euro land you can get a £100 or 100 euro note but not in England?

Could it be that the English are not mug enough to make something that nobody will have change for, and would be a target of forgers which would have such a damaging effect on the poor soul that got lumbered with a dodgy one?

[scooterscot]

How is it...

Only in Scotland and euro land you can get a £100 or 100 euro note but not in England?

Because it's all circling the drain hole and is worth less and less each day

[scooterscot]

Only legal tender in scotland. Dont know why people think they're legal in England.

Used to refuse them all the time when I had my retail outfit.

Shortly after it went bust - and you wonder why.

[SorenLorensen]

Only legal tender in scotland. Dont know why people think they're legal in England.

Used to refuse them all the time when I had my retail outfit.

You must be bloody loaded if you're happy to refuse money.

[HairyArsedBloke]

I'm sure I heard that they weren't even legal tender in Scotland. Not sure if it's true though, could be an urban myth sort of thing.

Are Scottish & Northern Irish notes legal tender?
In short ‘No’ these notes are not legal tender; only Bank of England notes are legal tender but only in England and Wales.
The term legal tender does not in itself govern the acceptability of banknotes in transactions. Whether or not notes have legal tender status, their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved. Legal tender has a very narrow technical meaning in relation to the settlement of debt. If a debtor pays in legal tender the exact amount he owes under the terms of a contract, he has good defence in law if he is subsequently sued for non-payment of the debt. In ordinary everyday transactions, the term ‘legal tender’ has very little practical application.

Bank of England

[Bunk]

Only legal tender in scotland. Dont know why people think they're legal in England.

Used to refuse them all the time when I had my retail outfit.

I'm sure I heard that they weren't even legal tender in Scotland. Not sure if it's true though, could be an urban myth sort of thing.

[BolshieBastard]

Only legal tender in scotland. Dont know why people think they're legal in England.

Used to refuse them all the time when I had my retail outfit.

[minestrone]

You will find it hard to shift a 100 anywhere.

[suityou01]

I'm in now Edinburgh, just withdrawing a bunch of £10, £20's, one £50 and one £100 note all RBS's finest

That'll teach the cabies of Bedford - MMMmmuuuhhhaaa

All that walking will keep you fit then

[HairyArsedBloke]

Yeah, that 'll learn 'em.

[scooterscot]

I'm in now Edinburgh, just withdrawing a bunch of £10, £20's, one £50 and one £100 note all RBS's finest

That'll teach the cabies of Bedford - MMMmmuuuhhhaaa