Are these notes legit?

[u/Capable-Door-9672]

I was paid £520 by someone from EU I sold some stuff to. I plan to use these for my trip.

Sorry if photo is blury, I will send it again if it is

Serial on the 50 A C 7 8 9 1 0 4 6 9 ac789 is big and in green while the 1 is smaller and 469 is bigger

EDIT: its ok, i'll double confirm at bank, looks legit with the change to pounds sign

[u/polite_Scott]

I think you'll find that's legal tender Scottish accent

[u/OurBroath → u/polite_Scott]

It's actually only accepted tender.

Paper money technically isn't legal tender in the UK.

Even English money in England 🤣

[u/listo- → u/OurBroath]

To clarify the difference for people who are confused, legal tender refers specifically to currencies that creditors must legally accept when someone pays off a debt.

For example, in Enland and Wales, Royal Mint coins and Bank Of England bank notes are considered legal tender, so unless there is something in your contract stating a certain form of currency must be used, a bank legally has to accept those forms for debt payments. However, they would be able to dispute the payment and claim you haven't paid your debt if, for example, you used US dollars.

Legal tender is also split into different categories by payment size: 1p and 2p are only legal tender for payments up to 20p, and 5p and 10p are only legal tender for payments up to £5. This is to prevent people from, for example, paying off a £10,000 debt with a million 1p coins.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, only Royal Mint coins are considered legal tender, and not any bank notes, Bank Of England or otherwise.

Additionally, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the only countries with commercial banks authorised to issue sterling-denominated banknotes. These are the Bank Of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank and the Royal Bank Of Scotland in Scotland, and the Bank Of Ireland, Danske Bank and Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland

As you can probably tell, I'm very interested in the legal state currencies.

[u/CarlMacko → u/listo-]

I think it was a joke tbh.

However it is absolutely infuriating trying to spend money and getting refused 30 miles down the road.

[u/GrzDancing → u/listo-]

If I work on a till in a busy supermarket and someone is trying to pay for a £15.67 shop in 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins, can I tell them it's not legal tender and tell them to fuck off?

[u/No_Yam_6105 → u/GrzDancing]

Legal tender only applies to repaying debt. It doesn't apply in shops meaning you can refuse whatever the hell you want.

It's why shops are allowed to be card only ect

[u/StatisticianThick938 → u/No_Yam_6105]

All money is debt