Re: Scottish Banknotes
Originally Posted by
weedeek
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Perhaps you’ve put your finger on it, I believe retailers have the right to refuse but they have no reason to in this case.
I know for a fact that most English traders are loathed to take Scottish or Irish banknotes, it's always been that way. When I helped out at one of my son's Pawnbrokers, he would never accept them either. It's nothing to do with picking on our Celtic brethren though, more likely to do with being nervous about fraudulent bank notes.
If you think about it, after doing the usual checks on an English banknote, if we were still a bit iffy about the look of it, we could always compare it to other banknotes taken on the day. But how often do traders have even one Scottish or Irish banknote to compare the customer's banknote with? I can tell you, usually none! half of us didn't even know what to check for! hence they wouldn't take the risk, especially with £10, £20 and £50 notes, Back then, it was even worse because at the time the banks were warning traders that iffy banknotes were in abundance. (I guess old habits die hard, even though it does seem very unfair.)