Bob++ Posted February 20, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 20, 2020 New polymer £20 notes featuring painter Turner (and a lot of security features) enters circulation today. Within a couple of weeks, ATMs will be dispensing the new plastic notes instead of the old paper ones. The BoE has not yet announced when the old notes will cease to be accepted but anyone visiting the UK this year would be well advised to avoid taking any home with them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51559349 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted February 20, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Forgive my ignorance, but have the paper £5 and £10 finished already? I haven't noticed any for ages.... must search down the back of the settee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted February 21, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2020 9 hours ago, jocap said: Forgive my ignorance, but have the paper £5 and £10 finished already? I haven't noticed any for ages.... must search down the back of the settee! Yes, in 2017 and 2018 respectively! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 21, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2020 12 hours ago, jocap said: Forgive my ignorance, but have the paper £5 and £10 finished already? I haven't noticed any for ages.... must search down the back of the settee! For nostalgia, or identification purposes, the BoE has a useful page: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/withdrawn-banknotes I actually paid some paper £10 notes and old £20 notes into my bank account a few weeks back, having found a stash of cash in a drawer at home. So searching is not a bad idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob++ Posted February 21, 2020 Author #5 Share Posted February 21, 2020 It will probably be some time in 2022 before the paper £20 notes cease to be 'legal tender' but, as usual, banks and post offices will exchange them for a while after that, even if you don't have an account. Anyone who doesn't have a UK bank account, who finds a few old style £10 or £5 notes should pop them into an envelope and post them to a UK based charity of their choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted February 21, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Thanks for the heads up! I have to admit that this quick "renovation" of British banknotes is "tough" on tourists like me, who visit UK once in 3-4 years, and find themselves unable to use old banknotes.... Hope to be in London again in a month time, and will get rid of the "old" 20 banknotes.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted February 22, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Thanks for the heads up. I just checked our leftover bills and they're all polymer fives and tens. Our ship missed going to Portland, which is why I ended up with more leftover British cash than intended. When I got the cash from my bank before our last cruise, I made sure that I was getting just the current notes and not outdated ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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