Pound notes

[Bothick]

Is it illegal to cut, grafitti or deform a pound note in any way?

[Ethel]

If you are in mainland UK, a pound note is not legal tender, you can do whatever you like with it.

[pauln90]

"Concerning notes, the Currency and Bank Notes Act 1928 says If any
person prints, or stamps, or by any means impresses, on any bank note
any words, letters or figures, he shall, in respect of each offence,
be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one pound.
The penalty was changed to �25 in 1977 (Criminal Law Act, s.31) and to
�200 in 1982 (Criminal Justice Act, s.46)."

But as already stated we dont have a one pound note in England.
But the Royal Bank of Scotland issues a one pound note but Scottish law may say otherwise than English law

[dzug]

Interesting. A lot have bank notes have figures pencilled or biroed on them - presumably jotted there by shops cashing up or even by bank tellers counting them.

I wonder when anyone was last fined for it.

[Gmcd01]

I find its always amusing to nick your mates wallet and write 'FAKE' on all his banknotes. Maybe I should disguise my handwriting...

[spudqueen]

When I worked in a bank, twenty years ago, I was told that no-one was allowed to deface a bank note at all, that meant tearing, cutting or writing on them. The only people allowed to write on them were bank officers, and then only lightly in pencil.

[sutherambler]

I was told years ago that the bank of England would honour the promise on all notes "I promise to pay the bayer on demand the sum of..... "

[Lknowsbest]

MAINLAND UK??

I think you'll find that Scotland is part of mainland uk... so therefore pound notes ARE legal tender. maybe not in England, but you certainly cant say mainland UK!!

[Gmcd01]

Although Scotland is a part of mainland UK, and I see your point (I am Scottish), the law of England & Wales is different to that of Scotland.