Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note

Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by lavezzi on Sunday September 01, 2019 @03:07PM (#20854087)

It's because £50 notes have always been associated with fraud and money laundering, which has negative connotations for both users and merchants.

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by jsty on Sunday September 01, 2019 @03:29PM (#20854238)

Paying for something with £50 notes is a nerve-racking experience rivalled only by attempting to attempting to spend Scottish notes in England

(I usually chicken out and just deposit them all at a bank)

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by gerdesj on Sunday September 01, 2019 @05:36PM (#20855104)

Its nowhere near as bad as it was back in the '70s or so when some places devalued the other countries' Sterling by 10% before accepting it or flatly refused it. I've spend several eg Bank of Clydsdale £20 notes in pubs in southern England. I've also spent a fair bit of English Sterling up (proper) north with no problems.

It doesn't help that there are five or so different banks in Scotland issuing notes with different designs, so to spot a dud you need to really know your stuff.

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by pidg on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:19PM (#20854604)

Top tip - if you find yourself with a Scottish note in England, use it in a self-checkout machine.

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Re:Alan Turing to be the face of new £50 note by dhruvrrp on Sunday September 01, 2019 @05:28PM (#20855044)

I had a lot of trouble spending leftover Jersey pounds when i reached London. People didn’t even recognize the bills! I think a McDonalds ended up accepting them.

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