phabric Posted March 29, 2018 #26 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I had a £ (I think it was at 10 or 20) a few years ago, I tried to use it with the car service to LHR and LHR restaurant and they would not take it. I asked a customer at the restaurant if they saw any difference in the £ and could not. I was told to take it to one of the money exchange places at LHR. I had no problems exchanging it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgmeister Posted March 29, 2018 #27 Share Posted March 29, 2018 If you want to get rid of your old notes I would not see it as an insult if you sent them to me! The hotel staff will, in all likelihood, have UK bank accounts and will find it much easier to exchange than a tourist would (I appreciate that most of the staff encountered in the hospitality industry in London will not be UK nationals, but they will, most probably, have a UK bank account). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgmeister Posted March 29, 2018 #28 Share Posted March 29, 2018 When did they change the pound coins? I have a couple from a year ago that look like the old ones in the picture. They ceased to be legal tender in the UK on 15th October 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted March 29, 2018 #29 Share Posted March 29, 2018 The hotel staff will, in all likelihood, have UK bank accounts and will find it much easier to exchange than a tourist would (I appreciate that most of the staff encountered in the hospitality industry in London will not be UK nationals, but they will, most probably, have a UK bank account). I have significantly less confidence in that statement than you [emoji846] Also, there may be a tronc in operation and the tronc master is unlikely to be happy with non-legal tender! But I think the poster who suggested this took on Globaliser’s excellent suggestion of donating to charity instead. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise kitty Posted March 30, 2018 #30 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Bleh, I have some 5's & 10's from my 2014 trip, & won't be going back till May 2019, I'm guessing I'm out of luck. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWhiners Posted March 30, 2018 Author #31 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I just typed a really long reply but CC had a defect. So, I'll reduce it to a simple question: If all else fails, I will donate our old notes at LHR. We are flying VA upper class and theoretically have a unique security entrance. Will these pass any 'charity bins'? If not, I will ask a VA employee to drop them in a bin for me. And if they don't because they need the money, fine with me. ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newport dave Posted March 30, 2018 #32 Share Posted March 30, 2018 I just typed a really long reply but CC had a defect. So, I'll reduce it to a simple question: If all else fails, I will donate our old notes at LHR. We are flying VA upper class and theoretically have a unique security entrance. Will these pass any 'charity bins'? If not, I will ask a VA employee to drop them in a bin for me. And if they don't because they need the money, fine with me. ML Don't know about the bins, but I know some airlines come round with 'charity envelopes' for their charity of choice for that year. You could probably put them in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 30, 2018 #33 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Don't know about the bins, but I know some airlines come round with 'charity envelopes' for their charity of choice for that year. You could probably put them in there.Virgin Atlantic's charity is described here: https://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/sustainability/community/change-for-children.html Incidentally, VA is Virgin Australia, not Virgin Atlantic (which is VS). This won't cause any difficulty in London, but could cause difficulties at airports where both airlines have a presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoWhiners Posted March 31, 2018 Author #34 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Don't know about the bins, but I know some airlines come round with 'charity envelopes' for their charity of choice for that year. You could probably put them in there. Thanks for this. We'll do this with any leftover pounds/euros and if we can't get to The Bank :D Virgin Atlantic's charity is described here: https://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/sustainability/community/change-for-children.html Incidentally, VA is Virgin Australia, not Virgin Atlantic (which is VS). This won't cause any difficulty in London, but could cause difficulties at airports where both airlines have a presence. Globaliser Thanks for that link, seems like an excellent cause. Yes, brain fart on my part. I knew it was VS but I was tired when I saw the new post! Thanks for reminding me. ML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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