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Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 12:37
by waynesworld
Does anyone know if the old notes are still being accepted in Icmeler as they are being phased out in the uk soon.As I still have some in my holiday wallet.

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 12:40
by Colette
I thought they were going to be obselete in the uk from July ? ??

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 12:40
by mammygazzo
I never take £20's always £10's don'thave a problem then. If I were you I owuld change your £20's to £10's over here and then you will be okay :D

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 12:57
by waynesworld
They are thats why I asked.Perhaps I should better explain why I asked.
Each week I put £20 into my holiday wallet for my spending money so I find I have quite a few old ones in there. Think I will do as suggested and replace them with new ones before I go to be on the safe side.

Thanks.

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 13:04
by Colette
I would replace them, just to air on the side of caution :D imagine getting there and there no good :shock:

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 18:05
by dksbbs
The old £20 notes cease to be legal tender on the 30th June 2010

See http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publicat ... 10/024.htm

Dave

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 25 Apr 2010 18:07
by eddie&gwen
my bank (natwest) advised me that the old £20 note will finish in june2010, so in process of changing holiday spends into new £20 and my usual £10 don't want to have the wrong notes for EFES :lol: :lol:

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 26 Apr 2010 18:40
by Susi1962
Help please - what do the new notes look like? I'm Scottish and have gathered some Bank of England twenties for the holiday but we don't see them very often so - what's the difference between them and the old ones (just in case I need to change them before June)?
Thanks

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 26 Apr 2010 18:53
by eddie&gwen
hi susi 1962, check dksbbs link further up the page it will explain it all, hope this will help.

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 26 Apr 2010 20:06
by dksbbs
Pictures of the old note are shown at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknote ... /index.htm

Dave

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2010 08:07
by tamii
Susi1962 wrote:Help please - what do the new notes look like? I'm Scottish and have gathered some Bank of England twenties for the holiday but we don't see them very often so - what's the difference between them and the old ones (just in case I need to change them before June)?
Thanks


if you have any HSBC cash machines where you live, withdraw the money from them - you get english notes.

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2010 10:32
by Katiehutchinson_1991
hiya :)
im from aberdeen so also scottish
if you withdraw money at the airport it comes out with english notes
you can only withdraw like £200 maximum though
xxxx

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2010 12:08
by tamii
Katiehutchinson_1991 wrote:you can only withdraw like £200 maximum though
xxxx


depends on your daily cash allowance on your card. I can withdraw £500 from mine each day. Check with your bank :D

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2010 12:19
by blondie
tamii wrote:
Katiehutchinson_1991 wrote:you can only withdraw like £200 maximum though
xxxx


depends on your daily cash allowance on your card. I can withdraw £500 from mine each day. Check with your bank :D


Also depends on the particular bank - some have lower limits on what you can withdraw from their machines at any one time.

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 27 Apr 2010 14:48
by Katiehutchinson_1991
aw just my luck that my bank is only £200 :(
xxxxx

£20-00 notes

PostPosted: 28 Apr 2010 16:48
by geordie mafia
is there any problem getting old type (in good condition) £20-00 notes changed?
Conflicting feed-back from forum & friends.
P.S. 9 more sleeps!!!!!

Re: £20-00 notes

PostPosted: 28 Apr 2010 16:49
by geordie mafia
geordie mafia wrote:is there any problem getting old type (in good condition) £20-00 notes changed?
Conflicting feed-back from forum & friends.
P.S. 9 more sleeps!!!!!

Re: £20-00 notes

PostPosted: 28 Apr 2010 17:55
by dksbbs
geordie mafia wrote:is there any problem getting old type (in good condition) £20-00 notes changed?
Conflicting feed-back from forum & friends.
P.S. 9 more sleeps!!!!!



Depends when you are going, from 30th June they are no longer legal tender.

Dave

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 28 Apr 2010 18:59
by Susi1962
if you have any HSBC cash machines where you live, withdraw the money from them - you get english notes.[/quote]

Thanks - I've been withdrawing them from a Lloyds machine near where I work but wasn't sure if it was giving out the new notes!

Re: Old £20 notes

PostPosted: 06 May 2010 14:13
by waynesworld
Finally done it.
After pestering friends and relatives to swap my old ones with their new ones.

No promlems now.