UK Small Business Org. Urges Shops to Take Old Pound Coins Past Deadline

UK Small Business Org. Urges Shops to Take Old Pound Coins Past Deadline
A old issue one pound coin (R) is pictured alongside a newly issued 12-sided one pound coin in London on March 28, 2017. Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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If you haven’t fished out your old pound coins from under the sofa or the depths of the change jar, don’t panic, you may have a reprieve. With just five days to go before the old coin is no longer legal tender, shopkeepers are being urged to accept the old coins from customers beyond the official deadline of Oct. 15.

In fact, you might still be able to use those old coins to purchase train tickets, use a supermarket trolley, or use your local car park for a while yet because some machines are not yet converted after six months of the new coin.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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