I was refused in my offer to pay with a Danske Bank note onboard a ScotRail train once. The customer host even said to me after making my drink "that's not our money".
After about 10 minutes of waiting around the card machine did work so at least they got paid, but the crew were certainly displeased about it. I couldn't help but wonder how they'd have reacted if they'd been told that in England to a Clydesale Bank note, say.
After about 10 minutes of waiting around the card machine did work so at least they got paid, but the crew were certainly displeased about it. I couldn't help but wonder how they'd have reacted if they'd been told that in England to a Clydesale Bank note, say.
It's just a local thing. HSBC can issue banknotes they've taken in from customers, same as any other shop could, if they want to, but it obviously depends on where their supplier tops up the machine from. If the branch orders cash in for delivery through their secure courier it probably usually comes as Bank of England notes, or comes from an HSBC facility in England. Sometimes large firms or banks set Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes to one side and don't courier them around with the main cash.I've never had Scottish notes from HSBC.
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