Taxi Driver Online

Treated 'almost like a criminal'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7842384.stm

Mr Calder suggested the law to his local MP David Mundell

A bid to make it legally binding for shops and business in England to accept Scottish banknotes started life at a taxi firm in the Borders.

Peebles businessman John Calder, 42, responded to a call from MP David Mundell seeking new proposals for new laws.

Now the private member's bill is being debated in the House of Commons.

Mr Calder told the BBC Scotland news website he was tired of being looked on "as if you were a criminal" during trips across the border.

Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP Mr Mundell had launched an appeal for constituents to come up with suggestions for a new law.

A few people - including Mr Calder - came up with the banknote plan.

His suggestion was due to go before the UK parliament on Wednesday.

It really does irk you when you go down south and they won't accept it


'Legal' bid over Scots banknotes

Mr Calder said the idea came from his own experience of visits to England.

"It always frustrated me that sometimes you would go into a shop and they would almost look on you as if you were a criminal," he said.

"I run a taxi company here in the Scottish Borders.

"We accept English money and Irish money on a regular basis and we don't even question it."

He said he hoped Scottish notes could soon enjoy the same treatment in the rest of the UK.

"It just seems a ridiculous situation and David said he could actually take it further and push so that it was actually illegal not to take Scottish tender," said Mr Calder.

"Sometimes they will actually refuse to take your money.

"It really does irk you when you go down south and they won't accept it."

He claimed he even knew of situations where euros were taken more readily than Scottish notes.

'Feel strongly'

Mr Calder said he was pleased the matter would be discussed in parliament.

"It is good that we have actually managed to get it to the point of being debated in the House of Commons," he said.

"Hopefully it will be debated and passed."

His constituency MP said he had been happy to take the proposal forward and felt it had a genuine chance of becoming law.

"I publicised it across the papers and I had two or three people came up with this," said Mr Mundell.

"It is an issue people feel strongly about and it is also one that would not cost a lot of money."

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I didn't know it was legal to refuse.

Funny thing is I never refuse anyone's money.

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IDFIMH

It's true. Some places refuse scottish notes, others try to rip you off by giving you less than a £ for your £. They try to justify this by saying their bank charges them to deposit scottish notes.
It's bullsh*t, no bank charges to accept scottish money.

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http://wingsoverscotland.com/ http://www.newsnetscotland.com/

I just buy my Scottish diesel with Scottish notes.

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IDFIMH

Yeah, its truly awful

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I have seen plenty of Scottish notes, in fact I have several Scotish £1 notes at the moment. I got them from doing Indian weddings in the limos. It is a tradition in some Indian faiths to throw money over the front of the car but obviously we won't let them throw coins. The notes get sucked into the air inlets. You drive a couple of miles up the road and then remove them and you are quids in.
I did have a fare in the taxi a while ago and the chap paid me with a £20 note from Northern Ireland. That one threw me a bit.

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Grandad,

There's too many fake notes about here, and it aint legal tender, strange, they dont mind accepting our money to prop up their country

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Where you been..its the rest of the world thats Propping up the UK these days....were all skint here and that includes Mick, Mac, Paddy and Wack..we are in debt to the tune of several thousand quid each..

You dont have to use all those words.....a simple 'thank you' will suffice for building your country.

Always here to help

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Our pound notes are good when you go to a club in England you get change of a fiver
Took loads with me on a night out to the hippodrome in London and came out with more than I went in with

Have you suffered from these Delusions for a while...you may need to go lie down in a darkened room until they pass, otherwise they may deem you unfit to be driving.

I think you'll find he already spends a great deal of time lying down in darkened rooms, but then Again, he also spends a great deal of time standing up drinking..

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

I think you'll find I can stand up a little longer than it takes you to spill it......that aside, he's a scotch person like my relatives, and the best source of medicine is usually the truth.

CC

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

I hear 2009 is the year of the BB revenge act?

The problem is I like to drink large Scotch and dry , two or three per hour and then on top we had a couple of bottles of red wine.... but I have now found the answer....... and don't drink dried ginger.

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!