I was in Sainsburys yesterday and the chechout girl was loading up her till and all the £5 note looked like they had been lying in the street for a few weeks all tatty, dirty and split. Why do they keep changing the other notes but forget the Fiver. Maybe by now it should be a coin as it is hardly worth the paper it is written on. My wife (who works in a post office )says that fivers have always been falling to pieces and that some of the older people are worried that shops wont take them if they are to bad.

i work in a shop and quite often have to cellotape a fiver back together,i held one up the other day to check it wasn't a fake and it just tore straight in half

They just dont make things like they used to:hihi:

I'm glad others had noticed I usually end up getting one that's folded so it strengthens it I suppose, I put it in the pocket of my handbag, the upside is I usually find one when I need one it becomes a welcome surprise. Never had a new one except from the bank months ago

I don't carry anything smaller than a £20.

I thought they weren't being replaced because we're soon to get a £5 coin ?

I got a nice one the other day but my lad found out & now it's gone :hihi:

It's hard for the Bank of England to replace them simply because most cash machines don't issue £5 notes. The bulk of new notes banks circulate are done through ATMS. I did hear the Bank of England actually have loads of new fivers in their vaults, but they're struggeling to get them into circulation.

Does everyone else spend tatty notes first and keep the nice, clean new ones as long as possible?

Any £5 not is a good £5 note in my opinion!!!!!

I thought they weren't being replaced because we're soon to get a £5 coin ?

I've been waiting for that too

It's hard for the Bank of England to replace them simply because most cash machines don't issue £5 notes. The bulk of new notes banks circulate are done through ATMS. I did hear the Bank of England actually have loads of new fivers in their vaults, but they're struggeling to get them into circulation.


Very true. Once the bank (or counting centers like Securitas) get old, tatty, damaged notes in they remove them from circulation and crisp notes go back. Problem is that £5 notes rarely get sent off to banks by shops etc as they are needed to ensure change given to customers isn't loads of £1 coins.

I've been waiting for that too

I think they are trialing it now : http://www.diamond-jim.com/unique/pics/5inchcoin.gif

That would make a fab medallion Nick - I might get one for next time I'm out disco dancing :thumbsup:

That would make a fab medallion Nick - I might get one for next time I'm out disco dancing :thumbsup:

I was thinking more of a sovereign ring

I was thinking more of a sovereign ring

Hmmm a tad vulgar unless it comes in gold I think

I have one in my wallet at the moment - mint condition.

Anyone want it for £10? :)

just now at the post office she handed me 2 fives for a ten.Nice and fresh they where charlie x

A crisp £20 rolled up provides a much cleaner snort.

There are £5 coins out there.
Silver, as big as an old crown :)

A crisp £20 rolled up provides a much cleaner snort.

if not crisp, it provides a mixed one

I was in Sainsburys yesterday and the chechout girl was loading up her till and all the £5 note looked like they had been lying in the street for a few weeks all tatty, dirty and split. Why do they keep changing the other notes but forget the Fiver. Maybe by now it should be a coin as it is hardly worth the paper it is written on. My wife (who works in a post office )says that fivers have always been falling to pieces and that some of the older people are worried that shops wont take them if they are to bad.

£5 notes aren't paid out in cash machines which are capable of doing so, therein lies the problem.
I have 3 £5 coins and a £25 one, all are legal tender but the £25 coin i have is worth more than its face value :P

I've got a few £5 coins from my coin-collecting days, the Royal Mint makes them for commemorative reasons. £5 can still feed someone for a day so five pound notes will be around for a while.

If you want nice clean fivers walk into a bank/post office with £20s and ask nicely. The cash puggy on the front of the student union also spits out clean, crisp fivers but it takes forever to get a decent handful.