Plastic Money...

[sandyRoe]

There were plastic £5 notes available for a while here in NI, but they've all been withdrawn from circulation. If there was some kind of a fault with them has it been fixed now that the Bank of England plans to introduce them?

[Connemmara]

If you have 10 plastic fivers in your wallet - you are gonna feel "rich" with the bulginess.

[jno]

Australia have been using them for years. I'm hoping the plastic covering will also inflation-proof them.

[weecalf]

Well at last they are gonna make money with a piece of last to it .get it last to okay I'm away

[mallyh]

no problems when i accidently wash one lol

[factor-fiction]

Hi Conne- the new 'plastic' ones are apparently very thin- half as thick as a paper note, so wallets should bulge less

[sandyRoe]

Money laundering, Mallyh? Who'd have thought that of you? ;-)

[mallyh]

lol sandyRoe

[weecalf]

Thought we already had plastic money the debit card

[Hopkirk]

I'm all in favour - I'm tired of manky old fivers.

[stewey]

We've had "plastic" notes for a few years now. You have to be very careful when you're using them as they are so thin and tend to adhere to each other: it's easy to hand over two twenties instead of one especially when they're fresh out of the bank machine.

[sandyRoe]

You in Canada or the States, Stewey?

[stewey]

Canada, Sandy. Currently we have polymer $20, $50, and $100 bills in circulation. The denominations of $5 and $10 are due in November.

[Psybbo]

The Northern Bank plastic fivers were not good, hard and crackly and were refused by taxi drivers etc in England

[BlueToffee]

This would be an excellent opportunity to do away with the fiver and introduce a £5 coin instead.

[Psybbo]

Oh no BlueToffee, My bag is heavy enough

[sandyRoe]

You'd need a right few quid in plastic Northern Bank fivers to weigh it down.

[Brinjal]

New Zealand and Australia have been using them for years. They are not bulky. The first ones they used in NZ the dye wore off but they have perfected that now.