New five pound note

[chief barker]

I'm disappointed that Nigel Farage is not on the back.

 

[Cosimo]

I'm dissapointed that Nigel Farage is not on the back.

He's not on because you can't deface the note.

 

[thep02]

Finally we join the plastic revolution are there any see through parts on this i like that feature in the Australian money I've handled.

 

[bainbridge]

They've stuck with the same portrait of the queen which must've been done a good 30 years ago.

 

[ukxenon]

When I do carry money I forget it has been in my pocket and wash it so I like it

 

[paradigm]

Can't help but think that we might as well see out this monarch with the current notes, tbh.

 

[ethan]

Get rid of cash entirely. There's no need for it now.

Unless you like the feel of it rubbing against the inside of your thigh

That's a point, are the new notes thicker? Wouldn't want too big of a bulge

 

[MooMoo444]

Can't help but think that we might as well see out this monarch with the current notes, tbh.

We gonna get fivers with Charles' mug soon, are you not excited?

 

[novaenough]

We've had plastic £5 notes up here for a few months now. They're great.

Haven't seen any for a while though, I suspect everyone is stashing then away hoping they're worth more at some point.
I did like the ones I had, a sensible step forward.

 

[dowie]

as someone who is a futurist, and tends to be a good 5 years ahead of the curve I am not a fan of physical money. That said, I have reluctantly mellowed in my old age and understand that the majority still require coins and paper currency to function. Based on that, I quite like it for what it is.

 

[Spook187]

polymer bank notes start the process up here in Cumbria and then printed by De La Rue in Essex

 

[DXP55]

If you get stuck in a public loo with no toilet paper will poo stick to this like the paper ones ??

 

[itchy]

as someone who is a futurist, and tends to be a good 5 years ahead of the curve I am not a fan of physical money. That said, I have reluctantly mellowed in my old age and understand that the majority still require coins and paper currency to function. Based on that, I quite like it for what it is.

Pmsl! Not sure serious or troll!

I do not if I can use bank cards at all, everything is cash with me.

I know a lot of self employed and its cash or its not happening.
Funny how these so called futuristic out looking people think cash will go away.
It never will so deal with it.

Cash is king.

 

[Werewolf]

Cash is archaic, never carry any.

It's still extremely useful, and the one payment method that is almost always guaranteed to work under any conditions where the store doesn't have to shut.

I've been in my local Tesco when the card payment systems in store failed, that was mildly amusing.
Fortunately the cash machines nearby were still working, so people were at least able to leave the trolley pop across the road and withdraw some archaic method of payment.

I don't carry much cash, but always have some, in part because it is a backup payment method - the banks systems are not infallible *waves at HSBC*, and in store systems are even more likely to fail.

 

[Yaayuh!]

I don't care what cash looks like, it's just cash.

 

[HungryHippos]

Now when are they going to do away with 1p's and 2p's? I don't even keep them anymore! Smallest currency should be 5p

 

[Orionaut]

Now when are they going to do away with 1p's and 2p's? I don't even keep them anymore! Smallest currency should be 5p

Charities are utterly dependent on 1's and 2 P's. Remove those coinages from circulation and many charities would die.

I never spend coppers, but they always end up in the local charity boxes.

This means that, oh I dont know, 1% of my cash expenditure actually ends up with my local charities.

Again, yet another reason NOT to get rid of cash!

I may be happy to put my useless loose change into the box every time I shop, but I am never going to commit to a regular monthly subscription

 

[Werewolf]

I forgot to say, I like the idea of the new notes being plastic and hopefully lasting longer in circulation.

Fivers are my preferred denomination when I go to things like model shows as often I'm looking at figures that cost around a fiver or so and anything larger either results in a lot of coins in my pocked or the seller having problems making change towards the end of the day.

 

[McBain]

Spoiler

LOL.

 

[mrk]

Looks mint.