Corrr I Never venture in here, but....

[B00]

Can someone help me with this hopefully VERY simple question?

My local cornershop was very reluctant to accept a Guernsey 10p that I was using to pay towards something, untill I argued that it is legal tender in the UK (NW Lancs to be precise- lol)

AI'm right aren't I? I'm questioning in my head now something I thought I knew I was 100% certain on.

[dot.hawkes]

Lol, me neither, but this says they are not legal tender but are accepted anyway, let's see if there are any numismatists about.
http://www.answers.com/topic/crown-dependency

[Postdog]

And if you were offered a coin or a note that you knew nothing about, would you take it? Best thing is get rid in a vending machine.

[kempie]

This quote from the Royal Mint website:

United Kingdom Dependent Territories, for example, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar have their own legislative and taxation systems and issue their own banknotes and coins. These, in common, with United Kingdom coins bear the portrait the Queen but they are only legal tender within the territory itself.

http://www.royalmint.gov.uk/RoyalMint/web/site /Corporate/Home/Corp_faq.asp

[Buenchico]

Watch out, Boo! I think that your question might upset any AB members who are from the Channel Islands :-)

Your question seems to imply that the Channel Islands are part of the UK. They're most definitely not! The Channel Islands are neither part of the UK nor of the European Union. They don't send Members of Parliament to the House of Commons and they don't have any representation in the Lords. No legislation passed by the UK Parliament has any standing in the Channel Islands unless the States of Jersey and Guernsey request that this should happen.

So, therer's no reason to assume that the currency of Guernsey should be accepted in the UK.

Anyway, 'legal tender' is a strange legal concept which doesn't really have much bearing on everyday life. For example, Scottish banknotes are accepted throughout most of the UK but they're not officially legal tender anywhere, even in Scotland!

Chris

[B00]

Oh rofl!!!!

So it seems I was talking utter rollox in the shop then insisting it was legal tender? Oh dear!!!!

Thanks for the replies folks- ya learn summet new everyday huh?

[B00]

And I might as well further confirm my thick status......I always thought The Channel Islands WERE part of the UK too :-(

[dzug]

Even if it was legal tender the shop is under no obligation to take it.
Never mind, you browbeat them into doing what you wanted.