Tearing a currency note in half?

Superewza said:
Surely the best thing to do in that scenario is just try to spend it until you find someone that'l take it?
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It ended up in our till at work and I noticed it when I did the banking so I just did it properly. Good luck finding someone who'll take a £50 note with a chunk missing though! I dont know who took it in at our place.

Without both serials it's not a valid note so no one has to take it, but the bank of England will pay you for it.

Unless you mean the half a note thing above... Would you take it? I wouldnt.
 
it needs to have both serial numbers visible (im not sure if that means totally and readable) , and not all banks will change it, natwest and barclays will tell you to post (or take it) the the BoE

- I have half a £5 I tried to turn into a whole £5
 
edscdk said:
it needs to have both serial numbers visible (im not sure if that means totally and readable) , and not all banks will change it, natwest and barclays will tell you to post (or take it) the the BoE

- I have half a £5 I tried to turn into a whole £5
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looks like the bank told me wrong

" there should be physical evidence of at least half a banknote before payment can be made although an explanation..."

suggesting they will replace it as long as you have at least 50% of it (ie one serial can be missing... possibly meaning you could turn one note into two with a good explanation...
 
Aye, I was going to say the Aussie bank notes are made from plastic. You can put them in the washing machine and they'll be perfectly fine. Never seen one in person though.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
lol what if its a fake note and he never comes back, then the cabbie has been robbed, i'd tell the guy i want the cab fare up front and half of the 100, and he better be back within 5-10 mins.
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In the UK that would be an offence of Fraud. It is not a Robbery. Robbery has to have the following components to be complete:

If a person steals, and immediately before or at the time of doing so, and in order to do so, he uses force on any person or puts or seeks to put any person in fear of being then and there subjected to force.
 
stulid said:
So if two people with one half each walked into a bank, they both get the full face value for having just half a note each? is that what you are saying?

effectively getting $200 between both of them for a $100 bill, by having half each.
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Half a note is not 'near enough one whole' so no, that isn't what he's saying.
 
ic1male said:
Aye, I was going to say the Aussie bank notes are made from plastic. You can put them in the washing machine and they'll be perfectly fine. Never seen one in person though.
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My sister lives in Australia and has occasionally sent some over for birthday presents and the like. It's well cool.
 
'twas on telly a few years ago, where people send/bring their "old notes" to the bank to have them replaced due to wear/tear and things like mice eating them. As long as 51% of the note can be presented and verified, they will replace it.
 
So what if you cut a note in half and go to two different banks at the same time to get them exchanged, what are the chances of doubling your money?
 
vonhelmet said:
I always heard it said that you needed more than half the note, and then you're fine, but exactly half wouldn't cut it.
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In the US more than half of the note has to be present to be valid. I figure the rules would be similar in the UK. The other portion can be lost and gone completely.
Not mutilated but damaged currency includes any bill that is CLEARLY more than one-half of the original bill, and does not require any special examination or investigation to determine its value.
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I always thought, in the US, that it was illegal to knowingly deface currently (it is definitely illegal in Kenya). Which is strange, because there are machines that you can find in festivals and such that will squash a coin into some kind of token or keepsake. :confused:
 
When I went on holiday once to Gozo in malta, I had all my notes in an envelope, when it came to opening the envelope for some reason I just tore down one of the sides without realising what I had done until the second it was too late.

I took it to the only bank on the sodding island and they replaced them for me, my punishment was feeling the twit I am in front of the cashier. I think the rule is if you have more than half the note then you are entitled to exchange it, so obviously you can't rip a note in two and ask for four notes.

Although seems a bit of a ballache for the taxi driver :p
 
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