It would have been so easy, and involved no cost, to have made the markings
more distinguishable. And yes, it would certainly make life easier had the
markings been on both ends of the note.
Alison
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Got to agree, Alison. The marks are just a little too far apart in a
verticle line. A horizontal one would have been an easy marked difference
to the £10. I would add that having two tactile markings for a £10 is open
to scamming some more vulnerable vi people. I can hear the scammer saying,
Its got two marks for a twenty. Too late to have one mark for £10 and
two for £20. Also, I would have liked to have seen the tactile mark on two
diagonals on each side so that we dont have to feel all around to check the
denomination. I know Im going to give a tenner away for a five one day
because Im in a rush and havent had the time to sort my notes into front
and up.
Cheers
B
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I drew some money out of the bank today and was given one of the new £20
notes which is made of the same material as the new £10 note but also has
markings on it, similar to that found on the £10 note.
I think that had I been involved with the consultation on this note I would
have made the pattern more noticeably different than it is, with perhaps a
completely different pattern.
Alison
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Subject: [access-uk] Cash on the verge of collapse
Apologies if you get this twice.
I have had a response from the Consumers Association (Which?)
Their representative did appreciate that the message could cause alarm, and
their Marketing Team have responded accordingly.
The cash in our pockets will definitely NOT be disappearing in 2 years.
I hope the following response makes things much clearer.
George
Good afternoon Mr Bell,
Thank you for your time in our recent telephone conversation. I appreciate
your understanding and patience while I looked into this further with our
Marketing Team.
The team would like to thank you for getting in touch. We know that access
to cash is a really important issue for lots of people and were really glad
youve reached out. It was not our intention to cause panic, but we did want
to raise the profile of this potentially high impact scenario if no action
is taken.
According to Link, the ATM network provider, cash infrastructure is going to
collapse within two years unless the government introduces legislation to
prevent it. That means that peoples ability to access cash (which weve
seen is at serious risk from the loss of free-to-use ATMs and bank branch
closures), will be severely compromised.
Its clear that left to their own devices the banks will not protect access
to cash - and thats why we need the government to step in.
Research has shown that 1.9 million people still rely on cash. Weve worked
with many charities on this issue, such as Refuge, and have spoken to people
who depend on cash.
Find out more about the campaign here
<https://campaigns.which.co.uk/freedom-to-pay/> , including peoples stories
and information behind our research. Again, thank you for raising this with
us, we really value your support and appreciate your feedback for future
communications.
