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rockchickeelicious
In: Newcastle
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?1p and 2p coins are legal tender only if you are paying for something costing 20p or less: once you have amassed 21 or more 1p pieces.. your coins contravene the Coinage Act 1971 if used in a single transaction... Even if you are buying penny sweets!! - didn't know that! And.. And.. AND according to The Guardian.. a man has been fined under said act for trying to pay an £800 tax bill in pennies... so I'm popping all thoughts of smashing the pig to pay for the council tax well and truly away... Soooooooo.. am thinking.. what has everyone else said "eeeesh didn't know that!" too lately.. or words to that effect...

rockchickeelicious @ 16/05/2012 16:23

clarkee
In: Stockport
Posts: 376
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eeeeeesh, didnt know that!!!! there, I said it and I didnt know...honest

clarkee @ 16/05/2012 18:32

Gloom
In: Southport
Posts: 216
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It's to stop idiots paying £800 bills in small change. I believe there is a £10 limit for 20 and 50 pence coins and a £5 limit for 5 and 10 pence.

I didn't realise it was a criminal offence though I always though it just gave you the right to refuse to accept it.

Gloom @ 16/05/2012 18:45

Sandi
In: Huddersfield, W
Posts: 17942
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I first knew of this law many years ago, 20 to be exact, when I tried to pay for an ice cream, from an ice cream van, with 1p and 2p coins, the vendor wouldn't accept them and told me the coinage wasn't legal tender above 20p. FGS!! Whatever next?! How the heck are we supposed to take our coppers in to the bank? Thank gawd for CoinStar, the money machines in supermarkets, that take all coinage, as long as it's sterling.

Sandi @ 16/05/2012 18:54

Matt
In: Veldhoven
Posts: 8053
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when going to the bank you're not purchasing goods, you're exchanging and that's what the bank is there for.

I think lol

Matt @ 16/05/2012 19:12

Deleted Member
In: NA
Posts: 0
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Again banks will only take so much (not sure how much that is) and will only pay into your account (not swap) Sandi I take my small coins to the amusement arcade and get pound for pound unlike the machine's in the supermakets

Deleted Member @ 16/05/2012 19:32

davidneale
In: London
Posts: 25650
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But how much is in your pocket when you leave the amusement archade?

davidneale @ 17/05/2012 01:38

Deleted Member
In: NA
Posts: 0
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Oh plenty, after working in a casino for a lot of years I don't gamble lol

Deleted Member @ 17/05/2012 07:00

jinx57
In: Leonard Stanley
Posts: 28149
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well would you beleive it.....did you know that the booby traps in my garage,to prevent little s**tes from breaking in and stealing bike gear ,tools,bikes are probably punishable by law and would certainly result in them sh***ing themselves till i've got time to let the dog out on them!would you beleive it eh?do i care ohno.......

jinx57 @ 17/05/2012 07:23

jinx57
In: Leonard Stanley
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p.s.where can i cash in all the white fivers in me mattress??eh?if they dont take pennies well............

jinx57 @ 17/05/2012 13:19

rockchickeelicious
In: Newcastle
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rockchickeelicious @ 11/06/2012 18:21

suzyamki
In: Wakefield
Posts: 357
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Well there's good reason not to chuck it on the floor for starters, not that the people who chuck it on the floor would be bothered about birds, seeing as they are not bothered about the people who step in it. Thanks for raising that Anne. Repost on FB ??

suzyamki @ 11/06/2012 19:42

jinx57
In: Leonard Stanley
Posts: 28149
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what a waste of space large chunks of the human race are....no wonder i often prefer the company of animals....

jinx57 @ 11/06/2012 21:19

TigerTim
In: Bishop Auckland
Posts: 2111
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I knew about the small change law, I used to run a post office. I hate chewing gum and really hate to see people,especially good looking lasses,walking down the street chewing mindlessly. I'd ban the foul stuff. Yes jinx I whole heartedly agree, I'd rather be with my animals a lot of the time

TigerTim @ 11/06/2012 21:41

Sandi
In: Huddersfield, W
Posts: 17942
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I chew gum a lot, I think I'm addicted to the sorbitol in it. Since I started chewing it I've not had any plaque on my teeth so chewing gum isn't all bad. I don't spit it out or bung it under tables either, I put it in tissue then bin it. In Huddersfield town centre there are some sheets of paper attached to lamposts so that we can attach our gum to it, now I find that disgusting, just put it in the bin.

Sandi @ 11/06/2012 23:06

hurtz
In: Farnborough
Posts: 208
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Some supermarkets now have a coin checker on the quick queue aisles. They do not take a percentage from the amount entered and makes my life a lot easier!

hurtz @ 12/06/2012 08:16

Deleted Member
In: NA
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sorbital in gum is toxic to dogs , should they try to steal chewing gum out of your bag / shopping or off the floor , can kill them

and yes I am another who often prefers the company of animals to humans

Deleted Member @ 15/06/2012 08:23

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