News Archive 2023

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The revelation that banks order business customers to go “cashless”, with the threat that their accounts will be closed if they continue to accept cash should surprise no one. The majority of UK banks have been implementing a PLAN for 15 years plus, a PLAN to force the UK public to towards “cashless”. This PLAN was inevitable when the same banks decided to strip their bra....

It sounds good - the public is being “consulted”. However, too often such “consultations” are superficial exercises, with the outcome already decided by the “Authorities”. Statistics show that over 50 million UK adults continue to use cash. That’s more than 90% of adults. The Isle of Man “Authorities” should be planning ahead on that basis, ....

For some crazy reason Wendy’s thought it was a “good idea” to go “cashless” when opening their new restaurant in Colchester. Their customers HATE it! Wendy’s say they are “monitoring the situation”. No need! Start accepting cash NOW!

Among the many reasons why “cashless” parking is a negative move, is the fact that bogus stickers on car park payment machines are fooling customers into sending fraudsters their bank account details! We simply HAVE to maintain the public’s choice to use their cash to pay safely and securely, and how they want to! thetimes.co.uk/article/0755db9a-2874-11ee-b1db-1689eb0f258e?share....

Gloucestershire council should NEVER had made their car parks “cashless” in the first place. A Gloucestershire politician says: “It’s not a decision ever taken lightly when we move to “cashless” parking but it is …a reflection of the modern world that we are having to move that way.” Not taken lightly? The truth is the council gave not ONE SECOND....

Great article by Jake Wallis Simons in the The Spectator covering many of the reasons we MUST keep cash and Payment Choice! Simple things like Personal Freedom, Privacy, Financial Inclusion and Genuine Democracy. For everything else? Bits of plastic….

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This article just underlines that if any business is only going to accept one payment type, it has got to be cash. A Post Office survey last year showed that over 50% of small businesses only accept cash, so the Kent pub owner is following a good example! And paying staff in cash is a great idea too! Everyone was paid in cash in the 1950s - it was sensible then and it is NOW! One big advantage....

40% of all donations to the British Legion are made in cash, despite the fact that they accept “contactless”. Is “cashless” now the misers’ excuse? One thing is certain; it is cash users who will go on funding the British Legion, buskers and the poor who so often now are seemingly forced to live on British streets. Cash users NEVER make excuses - they are spontaneo....

It is beyond belief that some councils continue to conspire to create “cashless” car parks. They have been instructed NOT to go “cashless” by Levelling Up Minister Michael Gove! Rate payers will be FURIOUS when they find they will be footing the bill for converting car parks BACK to accepting cash! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66195665.amp

Good to see the Note Machine CEO on GBNews, basically informing the government that the Financial Services and Markets Bill falls a long way short of protecting cash access. Much more is needed, including sensible payments to ATM operators for providing bank customers with cash AND a Payment Choice Act, giving the British public the right to use their cash, when and where they choose! gbnews.com....

Crawley Council is doing the right thing by installing cash desks in their premises. Many ratepayers continue to want to use cash and they MUST be allowed to do so. EVERY Council please copy! sussexexpress.co.uk/news/new-cash-desks-at-crawley-town-hall-4211299
Charlie Mullins blasts cashless Britain as a 'crazy idea' as he outlines key problems

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The UK is fortunate to continue to have 11,500 post offices, providing all their original core services PLUS giving the British public and business access to cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. Of course, post office counters alone cannot provide all the cash 50 million British adults want, but without those busy post office counters a growing number of communities would have no access to cas....

It’s good to see Shadow Minister Lucy Powell speaking out in support of cash and Payment Choice, in connection with the GB News campaign in support of the British £. The Labour Party hasn’t been vocal enough on this issue. Hopefully, this intervention marks the start of massive input from Labour on all things cash. View Article >

The Royal Assent of the Financial Services and Markets Bill gives HM Treasury tremendous power to decide the fate of cash. What we know so far about the Treasury plans is NOT reassuring. For example, one ATM in a community of 30,000 people is set to be declared “reasonable” by the Treasury. It is NOT. And the Payment Choice Alliance will be making that VERY clear to Chancellor Hunt....

The UK Prime Minister is out of step with most other leaders of the planets Democracies. Rishi Sunak seemingly does not believe the British public should have the right to spend their cash - their £’s - when and where they choose. 71% of the British public disagree with Mr Sunak. Not a good preparation for a General Election in 2024... Read more here >

On Monday 26th June, Starbucks coffee shops were suddenly unable to accept credit or debit cards, or other contactless forms of payment, the Seattle-based company said in an emailed statement late in the day.

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Many cities and States in the United States already have their own Payment Choice laws. Now Washington is looking to introduce a Federal Law that will mean all Americans have the right to spends their $’s, when and where they choose. Meantime, the “Special Relationship” between the US and UK doesn’t appear to extend to a shared concern for the fundamental rights of citize....

Rishi Sunak knows that over 70% of the British public want a Payment Choice law introduced to give them the legal right to use their cash, when and where they choose. Yet when asked by one of his own Conservative MP’s - Anne Marie Morris, who holds the Newton Abbot seat in South West England - whether he would introduce a Payment Choice Act, the current Prime Minister said “NO”.....

In addition to the fact that only 3% of the British public NEVER use cash – so over 50 Million British adults continue to use cash- the PCA YouGov survey found that there are huge majorities AGAINST a so-called “cashless” society and FOR a UK Payment Choice Act. A UK Payment Choice Act would give the UK public the same legal rights to use their cash - when and where they choose ....

The Detroit government has passed a law banning “cashless” shops. In taking this stand against the awful “cashless”, Detroit has joined many large US cities and a number is States in making clear there is no place for “cashless” in any fully-inclusive genuine democracy. And that includes the UK. www.paymentsjournal.com/detroit-approves-ban-on-cashless-busines....

It is fair to say many of the Australian public are completely fed-up that their country is seemingly being pushed towards being an awful “cashless” society. Boycotts of “cashless” shops are being implemented. Could this trend Down Under spread to the UK? Why not? “Cashless” retailers best beware in case their shops also become “Customerless”! C....

The Payment Choice Alliance’s Chair, Ron Delnevo, a world expert on payments and a former boss of independent ATM operator Bank Machine. He now chairs the Payment Choice Alliance, states the case for a Payment Choice Act in this insightful article in Talking Retail. Cash continues to account for over 50% of sales in many community retailers. So those running such shops know how important ca....

[PRESS RELEASE] Research carried out last week by YouGov on behalf of the Payment Choice Alliance underlines yet again the incredible loyalty the British public in relation to cash. In addition to the fact that only 3% of the British public NEVER use cash – so over 50 Million British adults DO continue to use cash- the research highlighted that there are huge majorities AGAINST a so-called....

No need to look further for the Payment Choice Alliance quote of the week. “As we are forced into a cashless society without being asked if that is what our communities want, it is time to use cash more than ever.” James Anderson, Independent Councillor, East Berwickshire." 100% CORRECT.
USE IT - OR LOSE IT! www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/news/people/four-banks-closure-is-a-dri....

Conservative MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt asking for the public’s right to use cash to be legally safeguarded. Jeremy has already had a similar letter from the Payment Choice Alliance. Time for the UK government to sponsor a Payment Choice Act, before the HM Treasury postman gets a bad back! www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/amp/pensioners-plight-sparks....

One of our Directors, Andy Beverley, has an article featured in this quarter’s Sebra News, where he addresses some of the problems with the drive towards “cashless” payments. We support the Cash Welcome initiative and are pleased that Andy is working with other organisations and movements that support cash and cash acceptance. Click here to read the article

This is a powerful, well-reasoned article from Adam Williams, as he bids farewell to the Daily Telegraph. Fortunately, the Payment Choice Alliance is NOT waiting for “cashless” to happen. The Alliance is straining every sinew to STOP “cashless” in its tracks AND then reverse it. The Payment Choice Alliance will not be satisfied until the very notion of “cashless&rd....

”A TOTAL DISGRACE : Hundreds of Leisure Centres Around the UK have gone “cashless””! Around Britain, companies operating Leisure Centres OWNED by Local Authorities have been allowed to impose “cashless”. This is ruining the fitness and health of those who are not being allowed to use their cash to pay for entry into Leisure Centres. Such members of the public ....

The Payment Choice Alliance has been campaigning to ensure ALL pubs allow their customers to spend their cash when visiting their favourite club. We have concentrated initially on the Top Ten pub groups in the country - who between them are responsible for around 70% of the UK’s hostelries - asking them to confirm that every pub they own allows customers Payment Choice. We have only been i....