Elgar £20 notes...

[theironduke]

I know they aren't accepted in shops etc anymore but will a bank still change them? I'm with Natwest.

On the Bank of England website they say they will always change them if you take them to London but thats a faff. If i had one or two i might let it slide but ive got 6 of the buggers

[DocJock]

RBS are still accepting them, so I presume the other banks will.

[Reload]

Banks should change them for you as face value of the note hasn't changed, they've just been taken out of circulation. If they refuse then try the Post Office.

[Neil H]

Yes just take them to a bank and they should change them.

[Steve-o]

I changed a few hundred quids worth last week in a Barclays without any quibble.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

How/Why do you have a few £20 notes lying around?

Ones that dropped from the bag, or has it taken you this long to get the dye out of them???

[gareth.e]

yes, natwest will take them

[HOGEPH]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

How/Why do you have a few £20 notes lying around?

Ones that dropped from the bag, or has it taken you this long to get the dye out of them???

Father Ted: (as Tom comes out of the Post Office with money, to the sound of a robbery alarm and a gunshot) Ya haven't been up to your auld tricks again, have ya?
Tom: No, Father. 'Tis my money. I just didn't want to fill out the forms.

[Original Poster]

All banks will take them.

[Podie]

As do TFL's Oyster machines....

[RobFerrari]

Lloyds TSB took a fair few of mine the other day, hadn't realised I had them knocking around. All banks should still be accepting them for a little while at least.

[Petrolhead_Rich]

RobFerrari said:

Lloyds TSB took a fair few of mine the other day, hadn't realised I had them knocking around. All banks should still be accepting them for a little while at least.

Can I come tidy your house, I will remove all the old bits of paper you have forgotten about!!

[deevlash]

Theyre worthless, send them to meand I'll give you £5 each for them for my note collection

[RobFerrari]

Petrolhead_Rich said:

RobFerrari said:

Lloyds TSB took a fair few of mine the other day, hadn't realised I had them knocking around. All banks should still be accepting them for a little while at least.

Can I come tidy your house, I will remove all the old bits of paper you have forgotten about!!

Haha, trust me it is most definitely a one off occurrence that one!! As a student all of my money is usually allocated (mostly to the pub) :P

[Westy Pre-Lit]

Stuff the banks that's hassle.

Take them to the supermarket, buy your shopping, then stick them in the unmanned tills.

I've got rid of all mine in Asda's Waitrose and the last one I had was spent last week.

Edited by Westy Pre-Lit on Monday 2nd August 19:35

[Gareth79]

I've heard a few reports that some banks aren't changing them outright, you need to pay them into an account so they have a record.

Presumably this is because either there are good forgeries which might slip through, or there are some large quantities of stolen Elgar notes which they think might resurface in time (Securitas Tonbridge? There is a LOT of that still outstanding).

Edited by Gareth79 on Monday 2nd August 23:52