Why is English currency accepted in Scotland and northern Ireland but Scottish and Irish not in England?
Scottish money is accepted, Irish money I’ve never heard of, I thought they had the same as England? Anyway, a lot of places refuse foreign notes (if not from England) simply because it is not very often people in England see them, especially the further south you go. In the past there have been many forgeries and people have been ripped off, cause shopkeepers etc can’t always tell if they receive a dud note. It is easier for them to just say no and not take the risk. Also some smaller branches of banks/post offices won’t take them so it causes too much hassle to deposit non english notes…
Rikloc, the Republic of Ireland is now part of the Eurozone, unlike Britain, but before they joined the Euro, they had their own currency, the punt or Irish pound. It was NOT the same as the British pound. I think the questioner is referring to Northern Irish pound notes, and as Northern Ireland is part of Britain, then they use a version of pound sterling.
