Torn bank note any advice?

[BoRED S2upid]

By accident a £20 note has been torn in half. Does this mean im 20 notes down and may as well throw it in the bin or can I tape it together?. Never had this happen before is it still valid currency even though its in 2 bits?.

[wideload]

Cellotape it back together and job is a goodun, sombody will take it at some point

[Pesty]

take it to your bank, they will replace it if the two halfs match.

[The Moose]

Still legal tender. Go into a bank with both halves and they should give you a new one.

Cheers

The Moose

[Rude-boy]

The Moose said:

Still legal tender. Go into a bank with both halves and they should give you a new one.

Cheers

The Moose

So long as you have both sets of serial numbers from the note you will be fine. I would suggest you don't bother with trying to tape it up though. I never have on the couple of times it has happened to me.

[Raverbaby]

i'm pretty sure if you take the 2 parts to the bank they exchange it for you, might be mistaken tho!

[Crusoe]

borrow one of tuffin's special ones

[Swilly]

BoRED S2upid said:

By accident a £20 note has been torn in half. Does this mean im 20 notes down and may as well throw it in the bin or can I tape it together?. Never had this happen before is it still valid currency even though its in 2 bits?.

You are either very bored or very stupid !!

[hman]

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/damaged_b...


I sent half a tenner back to them and got a 10 quid cheque.

Which was nice.

[DoubleYellow]

If they wont accept it there is a form you can send it off with and you can get it replaced. Millions are claimed back that way every year.

[squareflops]

this happened to me not long ago in a multi story. Put a slightly torn 5ver in the machine and it duly ripped it in half and spat the other half back out. I turned around and said the que waiting to pay "anyone want to swap this 5ver for the cost of my ticket?" (£2.60) i got this repsonse then i noticed the obligatory tramp next to the venders, he almost dropped his JD at the chance, did the deal and he scarpered. Result or did i get ripped by a vagrant?

[bigTee]

You can take it to any bank and they will swap it as long as it has at least one of the serial numbers on – so you can take it in even if you have only 1 half.

If you quickly go to another bank with the other half ………

[john_p]

bigTee said:

You can take it to any bank and they will swap it as long as it has at least one of the serial numbers on – so you can take it in even if you have only 1 half.

If you quickly go to another bank with the other half ………

*Goes to cash machine in lunch hour*
*Tears up multiple £10 notes*
*Swaps at bank*
*repeats all day*

I'd be a billionaire within hours!

Edited by john_p on Tuesday 24th February 12:04

[hman]

bigTee said:

You can take it to any bank and they will swap it as long as it has at least one of the serial numbers on – so you can take it in even if you have only 1 half.

If you quickly go to another bank with the other half ………

have you actually tried this sucessfully, the half a note in the bank thing, not the scam...

[V8S]

If each bank note has a serial, surely they would log that that particular serial has been refunded, meaning you could not try to get the other half refunded by another bank?

Or do I have too much faith in the system?

[bigTee]

hman said:

bigTee said:

You can take it to any bank and they will swap it as long as it has at least one of the serial numbers on – so you can take it in even if you have only 1 half.

If you quickly go to another bank with the other half ………

have you actually tried this sucessfully, the half a note in the bank thing, not the scam...

I've had less than half a bank note replaced. I can't remember if i took it to a bank or sent it off though.

[bigTee]

V8S said:

If each bank note has a serial, surely they would log that that particular serial has been refunded, meaning you could not try to get the other half refunded by another bank?

Or do I have too much faith in the system?

no idea. i've never tried it and don't think i would have the balls to.


a 'mate' in the pub says he has done it. but who knows!

[catso]

hman said:

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/damaged_b...


I sent half a tenner back to them and got a 10 quid cheque.

Which was nice.

Did you send them the other half later?........

[shakotan]

I always thought it was as long as you had an obviously more than 50% of a note, which contained a full serial number, it could be swapped for a new note?

[hman]

catso said:

hman said:

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/damaged_b...


I sent half a tenner back to them and got a 10 quid cheque.

Which was nice.

Did you send them the other half later?........

nah, i dont have it, a former friend owed me a fiver so ripped a tenner up and gave me half.

Now who's laughing!