Highland Capital Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 42 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: f**k that. Get those counted in assorted bank bags, take to the bank and don't lose a percentage of all that sweet, sweet Sterling. I think in Switzerland, you can literally deposit coins at certain machines at your bank. Not sure why this isn't a thing more widespread. To be fair, I had a big tin of coins and when the first lockdown started started taking big pocketfuls of it to put through the self-service machines (I think coppers are only legal tender up to 30 pence or something, but the machines don't know that). You'd be surprised how much they often came to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Bairnardo said: 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: RBS are a bunch of no-vote wanks though. Doesn't make you any less wrong, which is chief among my reasons for entering this particular conversation. I'd hardly call it widespread if one wanky bank is doing it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Highland Capital said: (I think coppers are only legal tender up to 30 pence or something, but the machines don't know that) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr. Alli said: I've worked with folk who've declined bets on this basis and seen bus drivers say the same. I think it might be that folk just can't be arsed counting out the dosh but who knows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Up to 20p of coppers is legal tender. Anyone using over 20p worth of coppers is OFTW anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 Genuinely bewildered at this and I'm now going to be found* screaming at till operator's that my excessive amount of coppers is "legal tender I think you will find!" * I will need to actually keep anything less than 10p for this to happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 All coppers are b*****ds. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur daley Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 I think it also applies to every coin up to 50 pence that there’s a limit how much can be used to pay for something, I think 50p and 20p was a ten pound limit , used to see a sign up about it in the old saint andrews court in Glasgow(don’t ask ) at the fine paying window ,can only presume as a reminder to stop people paying there fines in coppers or all coins . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorongil Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Stellaboz said: RBS are a bunch of no-vote wanks though. And pleasingly they are no more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted November 7, 2021 Share Posted November 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Arthur daley said: I think it also applies to every coin up to 50 pence that there’s a limit how much can be used to pay for something, I think 50p and 20p was a ten pound limit , used to see a sign up about it in the old saint andrews court in Glasgow(don’t ask ) at the fine paying window ,can only presume as a reminder to stop people paying there fines in coppers or all coins . Respect to everyone who attempted to pay their fines in the most irritating manner possible 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Coinage Act 1971 is your bedtime reading folks.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, NotThePars said: Respect to everyone who attempted to pay their fines in the most irritating manner possible but why? it's the person who works on behalf of the council (or whoever) that has to deal with it, they didn't issue you the fine. Makes no odds to those running it. Edited November 8, 2021 by red23 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 If you've got scales, just bag your coppers by weight rather than lose 10% (or whatever) of them to those machines for doing hee-haw. Personally, I still like counting them all by hand, surrounding myself with towers of coins and barking "humbug!" at an imaginary Bob Cratchit. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Stellaboz said: f**k that. Get those counted in assorted bank bags, take to the bank and don't lose a percentage of all that sweet, sweet Sterling. I think in Switzerland, you can literally deposit coins at certain machines at your bank. Not sure why this isn't a thing more widespread. If it's Bank of Scotland they'll tell you they can't bank that despite it being the whole purpose of a bank they'll sent you to the post office for the dirty work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 6 hours ago, NotThePars said: Respect to everyone who attempted to pay their fines in the most irritating manner possible Respect, from a £500 note fan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, BFTD said: If you've got scales, just bag your coppers by weight 4 x 2p coins weighs 1oz of cocaine. #SimpleMath. #ThoseWhoDare. Edited November 8, 2021 by Mr. Alli 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: Coinage Act 1971 is your bedtime reading folks.... Does it have pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Does it have pics? To be fair it's not as fun as the Pop Up version of the Karma Sutra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: 4 x 2p coins weighs 1oz of cocaine. #SimpleMath. #ThoseWhoDare. I thought it was an ounce of hash? Learn something new every day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 13/10/2021 at 20:38, Highland Capital said: People who treat supporting political parties like supporting their football team. It's become particularly prevalent over the last decade and it does my head in. The fact that support for parties should always remain massively conditional seems completely lost to some people. On 14/10/2021 at 20:52, 101 said: It's another move in our society towards Americanism. As annoying as it is when people do this, I'd say that if anything people have moved very slightly away from this model in the UK, not towards it. While across the UK as a whole Labour and Conservative still hold most of the votes, and while Westminster is still mainly a 2-paerty affair, I would suggest that it is less so than 50 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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