Well that's crap. I got a fiver as change at LHR on my trip to the States last November. I'm not going to be at a UK bank any time soon. At least it's just a 5, not something bigger.

Post it to me, 3Wishes.. I'll spend it for you

How thoughtful! That will cost me another 80 Rappen.

Shops may refuse to take them after Saturday, but then again they may still take them. Entirely optional on their part from the sounds of it.

3Wishes for 20 Rappen more you can post it to the Bank of England for a replacement.

"The public can take or post any old notes, at any time in the future, to the Bank of England in Threadneedle Street in the City of London, to be replaced."

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39792170

I imagine some tourists are going to get caught out by the change, as the article says that banks will only take notes from their own customers.

These guys also take it. They send it in bulks to the different countries once they got enough even when the Swiss banks don't do that anymore.

That's a pretty nice place actually, you bring them all kinds of stuff .... money, coins, jewelry what ever and one of the guys there seems to know everything about anything and gives you a lot of interesting information. (Okay, not much history on your 5 pound note, I agree ) However, he definitely seems to have his dream job

Just English notes or have NI and Scotland also done similar?

New Scottish ones http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...iness-37542612