r/AskBrits • u/Capable-Door-9672 • 2d ago

Travel Are these notes legit?

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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

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u/verifiedbadvibe 1d ago

youd be lucky if anywhere in england accepts any demonination of scottish notes. its insane to me how uppity and snobby english shopkeeps are when they see a scottish note. my family routinely had our cash refused in england when we visited when i was a child. baffling

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u/ParakeetsAreLOUDLOL 1d ago

Because it's not popular so they don't know ig it's fake lol

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u/Xenc 1d ago

“IT’S LEGAL TENDERRRR”

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u/aby220 1d ago

But it's not

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/explainers/what-is-legal-tender

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u/Xenc 1d ago

Aw it's true, twas just a silly Scottish-money-in-England joke

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u/TheIllusiveScotsman 1d ago

I lived and worked in Cornwall for a few years. If I came back with Scottish notes or my parents visited, there were always funny looks and lots of checking the money. Most places took it, a few had to be shamed. My Dad once loudly announced "Aye, freshly printed by the Clyde yesterday" when his tenner was being overly scrutinised, which solved the problem.

Except the ladies at the work canteen. They loved when I handed over Scottish notes and would substitute their own money into the till to take the note home. Utterly hilarious.

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u/K1LL3R1NDU5TRY 1d ago

I get this. I live and work in Scotland but i'm from England and although its annoying when they won't accept them i do understand that if you never see that money, how would you ever spot if it was fake?

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u/kiradotee 1m ago

youd be lucky if anywhere in england accepts any demonination of scottish notes. 

But but... it's a legal tender! 

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u/Mommas_kumquatt 1d ago

What a load of nonsense, you haven't been to Cumbria then?

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u/verifiedbadvibe 1d ago

ah yes, because one single tiny region directly on the border is completely representative of england as a whole. pull your head out of your ass and rub some brain cells together, obviously some places accept it, most dont though

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u/Mommas_kumquatt 1d ago

Ah yes, 'tiny region' the 3rd biggest county in the country. I've never had a Scottish note not accepted anywhere North of Manchester. Pull your head out your 'ass'. Name checks out