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The Irish Government asks the public and discovers that there is overwhelming support for the legal protection of cash use. The Irish government has put in place regulations that compel businesses to accept cash - and more is to come to guarantee the long-term future of cash in the UK’s nearest neighbours. When did the UK government or any of its departments - such as HM Treasury - ask the....

Excellent news here, in a quote here from South Holland District Council regarding new car parking payment machines which have been installed “The 14 new machines, which cost a total of £88,500 including installation and ongoing maintenance, are designed to accept contactless and chip-and-pin card payment, as well as CASH and via the APCOA connect online app.” Well done to Sout....

Starbucks have really got to pay attention to standards in their franchise network. Starbucks HQ will tell you they have no “cashless” policy - BUT they don’t stop franchisees from refusing cash. Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan needs to smell the coffee. “Cashless” is already unacceptable - and will soon be illegal - in the United Kingdom. PLEASE STOP YOUR FRANCHI....

Cash will ALWAYS be critical for businesses which truly respect their customers wishes and needs. As regards innovation, there has been huge innovation in recent years to improve the cash supply chain and cash handling. That innovation needs to now be fully implemented to ensure cash circulates smoothly - particularly at community level - for businesses and the public. Source: chainstoreage.com....

Just a week after it became apparent that Barclays UK may well close up to 1000 of the 1400 branches they have left in the UK, the bank has announced draconian limitations on cash deposits. Read this article to see what Martin Quinn, a Campaign Director of the Payment Choice Alliance, has to say about this totally unacceptable manoeuvre by Barclays UK. Many financial services “insiders&rdq....

There are MANY reasons why British businesses and the British public want and need to use cash. Martin and Bizza have a chat about just some of those reasons.

Wiltshire Council has announced that all their parking meters are being replaced - and that the shiny new ones will continue to accept cash! Well done to this Council. They did NOT wait until a UK Payment Choice Act is passed to do the right thing. All other Councils please copy! Source: gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/24249748.council-clarify-cashless-parking-concerns-marlborough/

This is a story from Swindon - BUT around the UK, customers are starting to boycott Asda because the retailer because it is imposing “cashless”. When will businesses learn? “Cashless” is a dead man walking. When the UK Payment Choice Act becomes law, the corpse will be buried PERMANENTLY. BUT do NOT wait for that, Asda! Give your customers back their RIGHT to Payment C....

It’s GREAT when research confirms what we already knew! Cash allows us to track and control our own spending better, in addition to stopping companies and governments tracking our lives! Two WONDERFUL features of cash that can NEVER be replicated by any other payment method! Source: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13305655/amp/Handing-cash-causes-psychological-pain-using-cards-research-sugge....

Well done to the supporters of Daventry Town Football Club for refusing to accept the imposition of “cashless”! Some football clubs have gone “cashless”, which, apart from anything else, is hardly in the spirit of the inclusiveness that the sport claims to promote. Of course, ALL football clubs will be forced to revert to accepting cash when the UK Payments Choice Act bec....

Payment Choice is preferable - but businesses that only accept cash certainly rubbish the notion that “cashless” is the only sensible way to run anything successfully these days. Here in the UK, many businesses made the excuse of Covid to stop accepting cash. There are NO excuses now. Those businesses that have imposed “cashless” still have a chance to honour the wishes ....

“The world’s gone mad.” That’s the view of Oldham residents faced with Asda imposing “cashless” at their petrol forecourts. There is talk of a boycott. Who could blame the public in Oldham for taking such a firm stance against the horrors of “cashless”? Source: theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/24246906.oldham-residents-blast-supermarket-card-only-initia....

A quote from this article “A digital payment system allows for greater economic transparency, which can help curb illicit activities like tax evasion and money laundering”. Just one of the issues? Who decides what is an illicit activity? The “Authorities”. In how many countries can citizens REALLY trust the “Authorities”? Approaching ZERO. Which is why th....

Reading between the lines of this article, the new UK Universal Parking App is going to be used to push up parking revenue - a new method to impose what amounts to a “Stealth Tax” to penalise already hard-pressed motorists. There are currently only 300,000 paid for car parking spaces in the UK, earning Local Authorities a horrifying £2 Billion a year. Why not double the number ....

“Cashless” has been imposed on an Australian island by a totally arrogant businessman. There is a danger that Australia is turning into a Dictatorship, with the “ Authorities” supporting Big Business and ignoring the wishes and needs of the public. Such anti-Democratic behaviour will NEVER be allowed to happen in the UK. Source: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13282105/amp/....

The oddly named “Strikepay” is a FinTech encouraging people to make “cashless” tips. But not many people seem to be using it. They claim to cover 30,000 venues and that they collected £15 million in tips last year. That’s around £500 per venue in a full year - or significantly less than £2 per day. Wow! And how much of that £2 went straigh....

Whilst many communities are reversing previous decisions to go “cashless”, there are always foolish outliers. How’s this for a quote? “Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Alderman Margaret Tinsley said: “These changes [ to go “cashless”] to council-owned off-street car parking should be minimal and therefore won’t present too much i....

The suggestion in this article of a 4 to 5% price hike to offset card costs is not at all acceptable. Some Unites States retailers are now again giving a discount to cash users - as they did years ago.  That makes more sense to me than cash users paying an extra amount to help cover card costs. Frankly, the huge profits accruing to card schemes and their partner banks since the first plast....

This was the sign at the Cricketers in Cobham, part of the Heartwood Collection, which also includes Brasserie Blanc. There are around 40 sites in this “collection” - and this number is increasing, so spreading the poison of “cashless”. To see this happening, in the same week that Payment Choice Alliance Campaign Director Martin Quinn drew attention to the fact that Bill&....

A good article. The main difficulty businesses say they have with cash is not being able to deposit it easily. The Big Five “High Street” banks have simply closed their branches without making excellent alternative provision for cash deposits. It was known more than five years ago that this was becoming a significant problem, yet for all the noise around the “Cash Access Pilot....

There is absolutely zero new in this “announcement” about Bank Hubs. The CEO of Cash Access UK had already “committed” to have 200 banking hubs open by the end of 2025. This article includes reference to banks agreeing to identify 225 locations for banking hubs by the end of 2024 - but MORE than that number of sites have already been requested by LINK Scheme Ltd. Further....

Over 90% of the British public responding to this survey said they did not want car parking to go “cashless”. There is still time for you to start listening to the voters, Rishi Sunak...

Source: express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1879135/cashless-parking-machines-councils-uk-car-park/amp

An excellent, illuminating report from the European Central Bank. One quote will do for now: “Personal choice, together with the diversity of individual situations, may be more important than external constraints to explain cash usage” CHOICE. The thing the British “authorities” never want to talk about. BUT  the Payment Choice Alliance has pushed CHOICE onto the ....

Why? BECAUSE CASH ALWAYS WORKS. 

Source: news.sky.com/story/sainsburys-suffering-technical-issues-and-is-unable-to-fulfil-vast-majority-of-online-deliveries-13095737

The North Lincolnshire council says the £90k cost of replacing the machines will save money in the long run.” In the “long run”? There will NOT be a “long run”. These car parks will have to switch back to accepting cash when the UK Payment Choice Act is passed. The North Lincolnshire councillors - the council  is controlled by The Conservative Party &nb....

Great to see cash withdrawals and deposits increasing at Post Offices. However, well over 90% of the cash the British public use every day is accessed via ATMs. ATMs are the only reliable and convenient channel for  24/7 access to cash. Time for both HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority to accept the vital role ATMs have to play and to stop posturing that it is possible to be &l....

The Swedish Central Bank - the Sveriges Riksbank -  proposes rules which ensure cash can be used for payments. YES. IN SWEDEN, WHICH WE WERE TOLD YEARS AGO  WOULD BE “CASHLESS” BY NOW. What does the Bank of England propose to ensure the British public can use cash? ZERO. Meantime, HM Treasury has seen anti cash former Junior Ministers put together “policies” w....

Privacy is not simply under threat - it is disappearing! Many organisations, including governments, want to know EXACTLY what each of us is doing at all times. We are told that this tracking is done so that the “authorities”, along with some banks and card schemes, can meet our needs more precisely. BUT THIS IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY. They want to know so they can push US - gently or ....

Richard Hughes, Chair of the UK Office of Budget Responsibility, has the bared faces cheek to use phrases like the “death of cash” and to put increases in VAT revenue mainly down to reductions in evasion due to the decline in the use of cash? Complete and utter nonsense, on both counts. It is easy to understand where Rich is coming from though. Harvard, for starters, where the world....

Last week, we had the Chair of the Office of Budget Responsibility celebrating the mythical “death of cash” and now “Bank of England researchers” nonsensically claiming “contactless” is best for budgeting. Don’t for even one moment think this is a coincidence. The “authorities” are rattled by the strength of  the British publics support....

Our Chair, Ron Delnevo, has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in no uncertain terms about cash acceptance in the UK and the need for a Payment Choice Act. You too can add your voice! You can use our letter as a guide for your own, and why not write to your MP too? We have a template for you to use if you click here. And, why not sign up to our Newsletter too? We will keep you posted on update....

Newcastle City Council need to think again. Other major cities have refused to have “cashless” car parks - and some that previously wrongly decided  to go “cashless” have now reverted to accepting cash. It is sad to see Newcastle City Council making this mistake, robbing ALL local residents of Payment Choice. They will have to reverse the decision anyway when a UK P....

What Jersey is doing must happen EVERYWHERE around the UK. It is an absolute disgrace that British  Local Authorities have allowed organisations like GREENWICH LEISURE LTD and Fusion Lifestyle to operate hundreds of “cashless” sports and leisure centres. These facilities are OWNED by Local Authorities. They ought to be offering ALL residents of the communities they serve Payment....

A Jet2.com and Jet2holidays  spokesperson told Travel Gossip: “We are always looking at ways at improving and enhancing our award-winning onboard experience and we are running this [“cashless”] trial with that in mind.” Eh?! “Cashless” enhances ZERO, apart from the profits of card schemes! Think again, Jet2! You will be hearing from us.

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The first line of this “Research Briefing” for MPs, made available in the House of Commons library last week: “People are relying less on both physical cash and traditional bank branches..” So basically anti cash/ anti bank branch propaganda from line one. Did it ever occur to the “researchers” to examine why US bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. have more branche....

Well done to City of York Council ! They consulted the public, listened - and changed their plans. All York car parks will NOT go “cashless”! Just as well - when the UK Payment Choice Act becomes law, ALL car parks will be legally obliged to accept cash payments. So City of York Council have saved themselves the cost of switching back to cash acceptance! Source: yo1radio.co.uk/new....

According to some, imposing “cashless” on the British public would somehow be “progress”? Removing CHOICE is never “progress”. In the case of payments, all other payment methods require technology to work and for third-party authorisation to be forthcoming. We all know that technology often does NOT work - and that third-party authorisation is sometimes denie....

The coalman’s son, Richard, who runs World of Inks on Lavant Street, has shared his father’s annoyance and sums up the position perfectly. He said:  “This cashless thing really frustrates me. When card readers or the WiFi go down there’s always a sign saying cash only. We should still have the freedom to be able to use card or cash.” Well said, Richard! 100% c....

Another great story from Martin Quinn  of the Payment Choice Alliance on GB News, this time about how much love there is for cash on Valentines Day! Give your ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ to cash - or you might well lose it. What becomes of the broken hearted?  They run out of cash FOREVER! Source: gbnews.com/money/cash-use-access-bank-branch-closures

A very good interview here with Vincent Jennings, CEO of Ireland’s Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA). Even before the Irish governments legal measures come into force, compelling retailers to accept cash, Vincent is proud to say that none of his 1500 members are “cashless” and that “it’s a fool that turns down money”. It’s great to hea....

A great quote from a resident of Andover: "A “cashless” bank is like a car without brakes, useless." So that’s what Barclays customers think about the “cashless” branch they have been offered as a consolation prize, after the real branch closed. Hardly surprising, when visiting their nearest proper branch now involves a 35 mile round trip… Rishi Sunak needs ....

Cash gives us FREEDOM - but some businesses and those in government want to take freedom away from us. Choice is something that is precious. As we grow up, maturing into adulthood, one of the great pleasures is being able to choose for ourselves what we do. Now, however, there is an increasing trend to businesses and the “Authorities” to try to dictate to us. There is still time to....

Well done to this cafe owner! A 10% discount is given to customers using cash! Quite right too! Discounts for using cash are common around the planet - including in the United States. Think about it. In the country which is the home of Visa and Mastercard, businesses - such as petrol stations - charge customers LESS when they use CASH! The British public - WE - are being conned into believin....

This pub is rated the best in London - and the owner believes Cash is King! A brilliant combination! The owner of the pub has clearly worked out what his customers want and need - and he knows how to deliver it! Well done to him! Source: telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/london-best-pub-fighting-back-war-on-cash-skehans-nunhead

Many customers of this cafe have rejected “cashless” - and they are absolutely right to do so! And up and down the country, exactly the same thing is happening. The British public have had enough of “mustn’t grumble”. Now the message is “accept our cash or you will never see us again”. The mighty Asda think they will get away with going “cashless....

This is more brilliant news for the Irish public! Last week, the Irish government brought in Payment Choice regulations which give the Irish public the right to spend their cash when they want to do so, in many thousands of shops around the Irish Republic. This week, it’s the Bank of Ireland who deserve a massive round of applause for looking after the Irish public! The Bank of Ireland ar....

This is brilliant news from Ireland! New “access to cash” laws will make it compulsory for supermarkets and pharmacies to accept cash. A great quote in this article from the minister of finance, Michael McGrath. “We must recognise the important role that cash continues to play in all our lives, and this is a role I am determined to protect.” Note “ALL OUR LIVES&rd....

In the last sentence of his article, this American professor states unequivocally that the simplest way of avoiding financial exclusion is to pass a law compelling businesses to accept cash. Absolutely correct. And that no doubt is one reason why 71% of British adults - the electorate - told YouGov they want such a law passed. In a UK election year, do those 40 million potential voters matter? ....

There is a lot of anger amongst the British public at the moment. The Post Office scandal has shaken the faith of many in the quality of British justice and government. Rishi Sunak can win back some of the trust of the British public by refusing to allow “cashless” to be imposed on the UK. Time is running out fast though, with a General Election looming later this year… Sour....

Ireland banning “cashless” is surely the beginning of the end for “cashless” in the UK. It would be absolutely crazy if a few yards across the border in the Irish Republic you can insist on having your cash accepted BUT back in Northern Ireland you can’t! Rishi Sunak can prove that he is not as out of touch as he sometimes seems by announcing the same measures in th....

Cheshire East council is considering scrapping cash payments in car parks? They claim it would save £100k a year? The fact is that councils are all over the place in terms of claimed savings via “scrapping” cash acceptance in car parks. Oxford council said the saving was £12k. Do these figures include a “cashless”, no options, future where the card and digit....

It will be a great pity if the excellent Sainsbury's Bank is sold to a Big Five High Street (?) bank. We - the British public - need more choice, not less. A proliferation of App banks is NOT enough to meet the wants and needs of everyone in the UK. Let’s hope we see Sainsbury’s Bank signs over ATMs in our High Streets for many years to come! Source: bbc.co.uk/news/business-68....

The installation of a new cash machine is now about as rare as the sighting of a Golden Eagle in Hyde Park! Even the heavily-hyped Cash Access UK “Bank Hubs” mysteriously don’t have ATMs? This when ATMs delivered £81 BILLION to the British public in 2023, OVER 90% of the total amount of cash used in the UK last year! The reason for this lack of ATM installations? The fe....

Michael Gove, Minister for Communities, wrote to every Local Authority in 2023 telling them they must accept cash in their car parks. Every Local Authority in the UK should know by now that a Payment Choice Act will be in place by 2025. Yet some misguided Councils are STILL switching their car parks to “cashless”. This is yet another British Public Scandal, with ratepayers money bei....

The Swedish government has clearly had quite enough of the commercial banks dictating to the Swedish public by trying to impose “cashless”. In 2019, the Swedish government advised ALL Swedish residents to keep some cash at home to deal with emergencies. In 2021, a law came into force compelling the banks to provide cash services to their customers. Soon the Swedish government will a....

The British public continue to want cash! Over 90% of us continue to use cash, whether rarely or every day. Over 70% of adults told YouGov recently that they want a law passed giving them the right to use cash, when and where they choose. There are only two issues. 1. The Big 5 High Street (?) banks, who hold the funds of over 50 million British adults, don’t want to give our money back ....

A quote from this article: “When people then buy those things with a card it makes it a lot harder to meet your mark-up - to the point where you wonder if it's worth it because you’ve made so little profit on it.” There is not a shadow of a doubt - “cashless” would destroy small businesses. So it is NEVER going to happen. Source: [link]....

Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves need to be paying attention to what is happening in the United States. States and cities around our “Special Relationship” partner are passing Payment Choice laws, giving the public the right to use their cash, when and where they choose. YES. In the United States, the birthplace of Visa Mastercard Apple Bank Google Pay, &ldquo....

Nationwide Building Society is providing excellent service to their Members & the British public in general. The figures are even more impressive than they seem at first glance, because even with a welcome policy of keeping branches open, Nationwide Building Society has actually seen a reduction in their own ATM numbers since January 2022. So the real increase in cash withdrawals per ATM wil....

GREAT news for cash! Because those under 25 years of age who are now using more cash abroad are very likely also to be increasing their use of cash in the UK! Source: [link]

Almost unbelievably, the UK bank branch closure has cut so deep that some people now have to travel over 60 MILES to their nearest bank branch! “Customer Service”? Some High Street (?) banks clearly don’t know the meaning of the word! Source: [link]

Two very savvy mums reveal just how much money they save by shunning contactless and using cash - and it’s a LOT! Source: [link]

The amount of cash dispensed by ATMs in the UK on 22 December 2023 was £460 million. This is the busiest day at UK cash machines since before the pandemic, when £471 million was withdrawn on 28 February 2020. And when one adds the extra £10 million withdrawn over Post Office counters on 22 December, demand for cash was identical to that February 2020 pre pandemic level. So des....

It is all too easy to feel helpless. As we enter 2024, there are so many major problems in the World today where surely no individual living in the UK feels they can make a difference. So perhaps it is time to STOP thinking GLOBAL - and START thinking LOCAL! Around the UK, “High Streets”, the shopping streets in towns and villages which used to buzz with excitement, are falling quie....