Have you spent all your old fivers?

My mother sent me some £5 notes that she found in the back of a drawer for my birthday last year. They must have been at least 40 years old. I downloaded a form from the internet and sent them to the Bank of England and I got a £20 note the next day. I was very impressed with the efficiency.
Easier to spend them but not that difficult if you haven't. It is a very simple form.

thanks for the info i wasnt aware, will check all my hiding places just incase!!!!

I haven't seen a new pound coin yet round here! When are the old ones finishing? Someone told me it was May but I think they have got muddled with the £5 notes.

I love the name HootyMcOwlface. I wish to be known as
ChickenMacChickenface from now on!
I haven't seen one single new pound coin yet either. Where are they hiding them?
Regarding the £5 note, they said quite clearly that banks will exchange them indefinitely, so no problem.

Thank you found 2 smile

Try again

Sadly I don't have that much of a collection! I believe that we are also supposed to be looking out for new fivers which have Jane Austen on them (a couple of them still knocking about) which are meant to be worth a fortune. Some lucky sod will no doubt to find them.

henetha We have had a few of the new £1 coins already. Not too keen on them myself so they will get a bit of getting used to. Very light though so the purse will be less heavy with change in it. Thanks for the notice, I will check for £5 but I think I have managed to get rid of them all now.

Why don't supermarkets have tokens instead of coins when it comes to trollies? They would not have to change them then. Got to be cheaper for them.

October 15 is when the old £1 coin ceases to be legal tender.

Sainsbury's are giving away tokens that fit their trollies to tide customers over... You just pick them up from Customer Services.
I'm more concerned about the local car parks - none of the machines take the new pound coins, so today I was scrabbling around trying to find £1.60 in change, as I'd only got three new pound coins..!!

I really like the new pound coin there's plenty about here but I hate the stiff five pound notes like having a chunk of plastic in your pocket and if they get a crease in them the machines spit them out

Thanks for the reminder, I didn't think I had any, but in reading this post a alarm bell went off in my head, and sure enough, I had a fiver stashed away in the back of my 'holiday' purse, for emergencies! As good an excuse as any to go to the shops tomorrow!

Shame though, as I must admit I definitely prefer the paper notes rather than the toy town ones that they're bringing in.

This doesn't apply to me, I am not allowed money or sharp objects.

And I thought it was just the Queen who didn't carry cash.

Are you residing at her Majesty's pleasure Phoenix ?

shall we send some Gransnetters to rescue you phoenix?

Our Waitrose doesn't need a coin, nor does the local Tesco.