Alison, I’m not disagreeing with you, but I suspect these things are more
expensive than you might think.
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On 27 Feb 2020, at 18:14, CJ & AA MAY <chrisalismay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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Subject: [access-uk] Re: New £20 note, was Cash on the verge of collapse
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, “It’s 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 don’t have to feel all around to check the denomination. I know I’m
going to give a tenner away for a five one day because I’m in a rush and
haven’t 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 we’re really glad
you’ve 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 people’s ability to access cash (which we’ve seen
is at serious risk from the loss of free-to-use ATMs and bank branch closures),
will be severely compromised.
It’s clear that left to their own devices the banks will not protect access to
cash - and that’s why we need the government to step in.
Research has shown that 1.9 million people still rely on cash. We’ve 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 people’s 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.
