Sterling

porn_star

Hey, anyone know whether or not it's possible to use Scottish sterling in Belfast and the North in general?

stovelid

porn_star wrote:

Hey, anyone know whether or not it's possible to use Scottish sterling in Belfast and the North in general?

When I lived there I came across it rarely but it was accepted yeah.

thegloriousend

yes it is accepted, but they will give you a funny look indeed

porn_star

That's ok, I can give funny looks back

Ta for the replies

Dirty-Old-Man

Generally they will accept it, though will look it over a few times due to the number of different versions/issuing banks. Neither Scottish nor Norn Iron notes are legal tender, they are promissory notes so if someone really doesn't want to take it, you can't make them. Try finding a plastic fiver in the North and passing it somewhere else...

Jigsaw

Dirty-Old-Man wrote:

Generally they will accept it, though will look it over a few times due to the number of different versions/issuing banks. Neither Scottish nor Norn Iron notes are legal tender, they are promissory notes so if someone really doesn't want to take it, you can't make them. Try finding a plastic fiver in the North and passing it somewhere else...

Are you talking ****e or are you actually right? I've been in England and got looked at handing over Ulster Bank notes but they are generally taken. If some gimp doesn't understand in my experience a call for the manager will sort it out.

Balls to them!!

Peyton Manning

I recently moved up to belfast from the south, and I must say that the Northern Irish fiver is the worst looking piece of currency ive ever seen. I honestly thought id been given an obvious fake. Even after a few people had confirmed it was real, I still felt uneasy paying for some shopping with it

j0e

you on about the plastic ones? they are deady can go through the wash, cant be set alight etc etc

Peyton Manning

Oh yes, its very practical in that its resitent to water alright, I was just merely commenting on how awful it looks!