Goodbye to the 5 Pound paper note

As you know, since September 2016 there is a new 5 Pound banknote made of polymer. Well, now is the time to say goodbye to the old 5 Pound paper note.

Withdrawal of circulation of the 5 Pound paper note

The old paper note will be legal tender until next May 5, 2017. From this day no payments will be accepted in the United Kingdom with the paper note and these notes will only can be exchanged in the Bank of England.

Why do we warn you so soon?

First of all, we want to alert you of the news.

As is often the case with notes withdrawn from circulation, for reasons beyond Eurochange, we may have to stop accepting these notes a few weeks before their official withdrawal. At the moment we don’t have a specific date, but we will inform you.

If you are traveling to the UK for the next two months, you can easily use any plastic or paper note. But bear in mind to your return that if you bring  5 Pound paper notes, you will have to hurry to change it so you don’t miss the deadline.

If you come on holidays form the UK to Spain, please try to bring only 5 Pound polymer notes in order to avoid any complications.

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See you soon!