I saw this in my magazine and wanted to share it as I, for one, am worried that with the use of debit/credit cards, particularly this year, that cash will disappear. I'm just the same as the next person and have been using my plastic a lot but I do think cash if so much safer. I had some bank fraud this year and it was a very worrying time, we never had any problems with our bank account when we paid for everything using cash. I do understand that we can't get away from using cards but I do not want to lose the use of cash completely, how do you give your child pocket money with no cash?
I have signed the petition so am sharing this article just in case any of you are interested.
Stay safe and well.
Alicia
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I do pay contactless as well Alicia! But this article is right, as when I need to pay for parking off Ivy car park, bummer, I need £1 coins! Annoying 🙄! Don't want cashless society, miss banknotes and change! Especially for certain things! 👍🥰
It really is isn't it and I feel strongly about this as cash is also much safer. It's a very good petition.
That's a real pain having no change for the car park.🤔
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It's good to have a bit if cash in you, you never know when you might need it!!
Someone nearly managed to commit fraud on me this year. He/she had tried to get credit in my name, luckily this particular bank were vigilant!! Not a nice feeling, I really feel for you.
Love and hugs Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
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Precisely Lynne and it's safe.
It's a horrible feeling and I'm so glad your bank were quick, my bank weren't brilliant but it's sorted now thank goodness.
I agree and contactless does not always work. My local café has a minimum for this, so I either have to have a more expensive dish than I want, or add something like cake, nice for me, but bad for nations health.
I don't like the idea of this either but i do think that card is eventually going to take over. A few of the parking machines have stopped taking cash here now, instead they have to be paid by card. I certainly don't like this as the amount of times a machine has taken my change without issuing me a ticket, who's to say it isn't going to do the same with the card!
That's what I've been thinking,especially since COVID. When I saw that there was a petition to save the cash I didnt hesitate to sign as the more the merrier, a fair amount of petitions do work.
Oh I certainly agree with you re the car parks. Not getting a receipt and swallowing cash is nad enough but not safe when it's a card.
Same here and I've started to use it again more where I can ie. where cash is being accepted. How frightening to have your identity stolen, I hope everything is ok now. The powers that be are being shortsighted as there will be a lot more fraud if we become a cashless society.
I was fined £50 as I did not have a parking receipt in Oxford, having paid in the machine and seen it registered, but no receipt produced and no staff to speak to.
They are all heart here in the City Council.
I was on Council business so had total reimbursement for all parking so no point in not paying, , had an independent witness, and no chance of appeal.
This is the only fine I have ever had in my life having driven thousands of miles as a professional, and I will never park there again.
Be warned, parking is very expensive, permitted times are not what you would expect, but the park and rides are excellent.
I paid to park behind where I worked once and never got a receipt but had a witness. When I got back to work I quickly wrote a sign and put in the car. I got back and rang the parking firm and he said I'd still get a fine. I got the fine but fortunately I knew someone who was a parking officer for the council. I never heard anymore from the parking company. I've never parked there again.
Phew that was lucky. I have never forgotten this and it is a mental slur, i have never had a speeding ticket and no other fine despite travelling over a thousand miles a month for many years and i was furious. Had been to a very contentious meeting in the next county and returned to the carpark there where my colleague who had given me a lift was parked and she had a flat battery. She called the recovery service, it could not be started so she had to pay over £100 for a new one. When we finally got back to the car park where i had left my car, i drove a jeep, and could see a piece of paper on the windscreen from a distance, and was horrified to see it was a fine
we were encouraged by the local authority to car share even though we lived 30 miles apart.
I was not in a good place mentally at that time, normally i am a fighter but after writing a few letters I gave up and paid, even thought i know i was innocent, think it was returning to an empty house hours late when i just needed a hug!
Have never parked on a City car park again and never will, Their financial loss not mine. Now catch the bus, free with my pass.
Ps they have closed the banks where i live , just the TSB left and that is reduced to part time.
It really was, the person helped me a great deal. I can imagine how annoyed you were, I would have been the same, these private companies are a Rip off, I can't believe what they get away with.
Oh you can't car share living that far apart, that's stupid.
Oh I know what it's like when you're not right mentally.
You're the one better off now for sure.
They've removed our local bank but we still have one in the city centre which is around 7 miles away.
Thank you, it does not get any easier does it? Am sitting wrestling with flu instructions for my jab on Saturday. My surgery sent a link with information but the Ipad cannot open. Will have to contact in the morning.
I find it easy to get cash as I use the ATM which is inside my bank when I visit our city centre. 😊x
Hi Alicia, Only this morning I saw a media report saying that the Italian government is now actively seeking to push forward a cashless society. (It's an attractive proposition for any government as it could, in one fell swoop, cut down the black economy, by wiping out cash in hand payments for goods and services). It's encouraging to see that this is on 'Which's' radar and that they are taking steps to make sure that we all understand how this could creep up on us. 😊👍
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Hi Sue
That's a very good point about the black market and of course they wouldn't be able to do that. I'm also glad it's on Which's radar as we are open to a lot more fraud with plastic, particularly after what I've just experienced with fraud.
I can't believe there can be a cashless society as government needs the cash to keep our economy strong. Just think of the stimulus money that goes out. There has to be money produced to be able to back the economy. I guess if they think this would work they would try it.
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Agreed. Common sense isn't prevailing at present and that's the problem with the powers that be, they don't use common sense.
Yes I used to do little chores to get my pocket money, helps you learn got to work for things. I used to have to clean stair sides, banister and brush carpet, remember when just had dinner down steps and painted at sides. I also helped dad in garden as he grew fruit and veg, my job on Sunday morning was shelling the peas and it was one for the pot and one for me!! I'd take them in and my dad would say I'm sure I picked more than this!! Can't beat fresh picked and posted peas. Mmmmm
We used to have to save up to buy something when I got married first time around in 1976 nearly everything was second hand till we saved up to replace it. My mum bought us a fridge no freezer then and his mum bought us a bed.
Thanks we had some wonderful times . We had a touring caravan so went all over the place off every other weekend. Lovely holidays abroad especially Florida and went to a New Years eve ball every year.
We even got to retire to a park home as always wanted even though hadn't retired just made redundant and got chance of a job down here.
Not a very nice thought and i would sign any petition to save cash, but i do feel that society is headed towards a cashless society. It is inevitable the way things are going. probably twenty or so years down the line. A sad reminder of how the world is changing not necessarily for the better.
Excellent, glad to hear it. If you look at the left hand photo you will see a web address, type that address into the internet and the link will appear.
Greetings: I need to find that petition, and sign it. Cash always needs to be an option . How do I acknowledge, and tip someone who has gone above, and beyond in helping me, when I can't use a credit card . I am grateful for my credit/debit cards , but cash has to always still be an option . Sign the petition people if you agree.
Totally agree with you, it does need to be an option and it's far safer with all the online fraud. I use plastic but also use cash.
The link to the petition is in the left hand photo at the bottom, just type the web address and the petition will appear.
Thank you and agree, the more that sign the better.👍🙏🌈
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