Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender

  • metaStatic
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    107 months ago

    I thought this was already covered by cash just being legal tender.

    • @[email protected]
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      17 months ago

      You can’t pay our council rates or water bills with cash. Come to think of it, I don’t think you can pay electricity with cash either.

    • @[email protected]M
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      67 months ago

      There are a few retailers these days who don’t deal with cash. It’s just as weird to me as the retailers who only deal with cash.

      • Hotdog Salesman
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        67 months ago

        Personally it makes more sense to me to not deal with cash. Most people prefer card now and it makes you a lower target to be robbed if there’s no cash

        • @[email protected]
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          27 months ago

          Plus banks are a pain to get to and do deposits. Cash is risky and costly to deal with. CC charges a fee, so maybe those costs are less visible as it’s skimmed right off the top, but many retailers just pass that on,